The Great Expectation by Rachel Kushner is a collaboration with artist Colin Roberts and was published by Nothing Moments Press in the fall of 2007. This is a collection of stories that investigate all aspects of exploration, the search for grants, travel and the encounter of land unknown.

Rachel Kushner is an American writer, known for her novels Telex from Cuba (2008), The Flamethrowers (2013), and The Mars Room. After completing her MFA, Kushner lived in New York City for eight years, where she was an editor at Grand Street and BOMB. She has written widely on contemporary art, including numerous features in Artforum.