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Tag Archives: short stories
What’s in the box? Part 3: Charles Todd
The Mystery Writers of America, along with editor Brad Meltzer, have brought together 21 original stories from 21 contemporary mystery writers in The Mystery Box. On Monday, author Jan Burke introduced readers to the question behind The Mystery Box: What’s inside … Continue reading →
What’s inside the box? Part 2: Katherine Neville
The Mystery Writers of America, along with editor Brad Meltzer, have brought together 21 original stories from 21 contemporary mystery writers in The Mystery Box. Yesterday, author Jan Burke introduced readers to the question behind The Mystery Box—what’s inside the box? (any … Continue reading →
What’s inside the box? Part 1: Jan Burke
The Mystery Writers of America, along with editor Brad Meltzer, have brought together 21 original stories from 21 contemporary mystery writers in The Mystery Box. In the first of three guest blog posts, Jan Burke, whose Mystery Box story is titled … Continue reading →
What we’re reading Wednesday: ‘Tenth of December’ by George Saunders
Tenth of December by George Saunders Random House • $26 • ISBN 9780812993806 Pubbed January 8, 2013 The year has just begun, and right out of the starting gate, the New York Times is calling George Saunders’ new collection of … Continue reading →
Best Books of 2012: #1, ‘This Is How You Lose Her’
As part of our Best Books of 2012 coverage, our editors weigh in on some of their personal favorites from the list. Junot Díaz’s second collection of short stories is like a downed power line, sparking and twisting as good love goes … Continue reading →
2012: A banner year for short stories
In my nearly 10 years at BookPage, I can’t remember a year that was as good for the short story as 2012. Things got off to a bright start in January, with the release of the startling, stellar Smut, a collection … Continue reading →
Monday contest: This is how you win ‘This Is How You Lose Her’
Junot Díaz’s second collection of short stories, This Is How You Lose Her, is one of the biggest titles of the season and our September cover story. This week, two BookPage readers will win their own copies! First, if you … Continue reading →
What we’re reading Wednesday: ‘This Is How You Lose Her’ by Junot Díaz
This Is How You Lose Her by Junot Díaz Riverhead • $26.95 • ISBN 9781594487361 On sale September 11, 2012 Junot Díaz won the Pulitzer (and a pile of other awards) for The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao, but … Continue reading →
Celebrities read ‘Suddenly, a Knock on the Door’
Last year, I had the privilege of hearing Etgar Keret read from his latest collection Suddenly, a Knock on the Door at Vanderbilt’s visiting writers series event. This year, we can all have the pleasure of hearing celebrities, actors and literary … Continue reading →
12 super story collections
A great short story can convey a world in just a few well-written pages. (They have to be well-written, because the author has such a short space to hook the reader!) I have always had a soft spot for short … Continue reading →
Fall fiction: Alice Munro
The literati can’t get enough of the short stories of Alice Munro, one of Canada’s most celebrated author. This fall, she returns with a new collection Dear Life (Knopf). “Suffused with Munro’s clarity of vision and her unparalleled gift for … Continue reading →
Book fortune: Literary works for Lacey
Click here for more info on this feature. Reader name: Lacey Hometown: Minneapolis, Minnesota Favorite genres: Literary fiction, short stories, LGBT, children’s/YA Favorite authors: David Mitchell, Don DeLillo, Jeanette Winterson, Flannery O’Connor Favorite books: Cloud Atlas, House of Leaves, Drown (by … Continue reading →
What we’re reading Wednesday: ‘Other People We Married’
Other People We Married by Emma Straub Riverhead • $15 • ISBN 9781594486067 On sale February 7, 2012 Emma Straub is a bookseller in Brooklyn and an entertaining Tweeter, and I’ve had my eye on her story collection ever since … Continue reading →
Book fortune: GLBT fiction, short stories & YA
Click here for more info on this feature. Reader name: Aisha Hometown: Tacoma, WA Favorite genres: GLBT fiction, short stories, realistic YA thrillers Favorite authors: Emma Donoghue, Sarah Waters, Jeffrey Archer, Lee Child, Caroline B. Cooney Favorite books: Room, The … Continue reading →
What we’re reading Wednesday: ‘Blueprints for Building Better Girls’
Blueprints for Building Better Girls by Elissa Schappell Simon & Schuster • $24 • on sale September 6, 2011 Elissa Schappell’s story collection Blueprints for Building Better Girls is BookPage’s top pick in fiction for the month of September. Last week, … Continue reading →
