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Tag Archives: short stories
The best (recent) story collections
Several of you requested a Top 10 list of short story collections back when I asked what “best” lists you want to see. This one was tough to compile. To make it easier on ourselves—and to mix it up—we decided … Continue reading →
Catching up with Ann Packer
Ann Packer‘s The Dive from Clausen’s Pier is one of my favorite novels. I read it when I was just about to graduate from college and move to a new city, and the story of Carrie Bell really resonated with … Continue reading →
Monday contest: Win a set of Madras Press short stories
Last year, we blogged about Massachusetts-based Madras Press, a nonprofit who publishes short stories by well-known authors for just $6 each, with the proceeds going to the charity of the author’s choice. Their second series of books is now available, … Continue reading →
A new story collection from Dan Chaon
Dan Chaon‘s novel Await Your Reply was “a profound and haunting exploration of the shifting, often tenuous, nature of identity . . . a thrilling example of the best of contemporary literary fiction,” although he’s probably best known for his … Continue reading →
What we’re reading Wednesday: Before You Suffocate Your Own Fool Self
Before You Suffocate Your Own Fool Self by Danielle Evans Riverhead • $25.95 • September 23, 2010 I was first drawn to Danielle Evans’ debut book—short story collection Before You Suffocate Your Own Fool Self—because of the title, which is … Continue reading →
Monday contest: Gold Boy, Emerald Girl
Last week Yiyun Li was named a recipient of a 2010 MacArthur “Genius” Grant. Li is one of 23 fellows who will receive $500,000 over the next five years. One thing I like about this incredible grant is that it … Continue reading →
Karen Russell returns with a first novel
One of the most promising short-story collections in recent years hit bookstores in September 2006. Karen Russell’s St Lucy’s Home for Girls Raised by Wolves was as creepy and magical as the title implies, collecting 10 eerie tales set in … Continue reading →
Best of the blogs
What blog posts have you enjoyed this week? My picks: Claire In Africa — Part One Posted by FiveChapters I just stumbled on this site today and thought readers would enjoy it—FiveChapters publishes a short story in five parts every … Continue reading →
Write your way into a Jane Austen tribute
Are you all clamoring for any and all Jane Austen news—or has the trend gotten tired? Either way, I figured the following news would be of some interest to our readers who also love to write. Blogger Laurel Ann Nattress … Continue reading →
Big PEN/Faulkner news for a Nashville writer
When the 2010 PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction finalists were announced yesterday, the names were recognizable—even predictable: Barbara Kingsolver, Lorrie Moore, Colson Whitehead and Sherman Alexie. But the fifth finalist, Lorraine M. López, nominated for Homicide Survivors Picnic and Other Stories, … Continue reading →
Innovations in publishing: Madras Press
Whether or not it’s warranted, news about mainstream publishing tends to trend toward the bleak. So it’s always encouraging to hear about a company who is generating excitement about reading in a new way. Madras Press, a Massachusetts-based nonprofit publisher, … Continue reading →
Amy Bloom in 'Love' again
In January, author Amy Bloom returns with her first work since 2007′s much-lauded Away. The new book, Where the God of Love Hangs Out (Random House) will be an interconnected collection of short stories that “explores the unexpected patterns that … Continue reading →
Honoring a voice for peace
July 18 marks Nelson Mandela’s 91st birthday, and in celebration Hachette Audio is releasing a remarkable three-disc audio version of Nelson Mandela’s Favorite African Folktales. The 23 tales from across the African continent, all wonderfully enhanced with traditional African music … Continue reading →
The summer of the short story
One of the best parts of my day is going through the mail here at BookPage. That might sound strange, but it gives me a chance to get up from my desk, clear my head and see what goodies the … Continue reading →
