Vlautin debuterade med romanen The Motel Life (utgiven på svenska på Bakhåll med titeln Motellivet)

Det är som att bada i silver

och har pengarna

och Oliver som läser så många böcker på engelska att han blir alldeles uttråkad av engelskalektionerna i skolan

Sweet Porridge – E-bok 9789140680136 Vlautin debuterade med romanen TheA poor mother and her daughter are starved to death. One day the miserable girl meets an old lady in the woods who gifts her with a small magical pot which fills with sweet porridge each time they say "Cook, little pot, cook". The girl rushes to her mother and they can finally satisfy their hunger. The pot starts cooking. They start eating. However when they are done, the pot is still cooking. And they cannot make it stop. It starts spreading through