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The award-winning Irish author on losing his father at 18, the drawbacks of English editors and the theme of imprisonment in his workMike McCormack was born in London in 1965 and raised on a farm in County Mayo in the west of Ireland. He published his first story collection, Getting It in the... Continue reading at 'The Guardian'
[ The Guardian | 2023-11-11 18:00:01 UTC ]
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Story collections are the country cousins of the American publishing landscape, tolerated with benevolent condescension while their authors are urged to produce that more glamorous product: novels. A novel might find a broad audience, even become a bestseller! Whereas—as a writer friend once put... Continue reading at 'Literrary Hub'
[ Literrary Hub | 2023-04-13 08:53:59 UTC ]
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One of the central questions I had when shaping my story collection, Proof of Me, was how to invite into it a unified feel, how to place each story to be in conversation—geographically, thematically, linearly—with what follows. I also sought for each story to stand on its own, offering a... Continue reading at 'Electric Literature'
[ Electric Literature | 2022-08-05 11:00:00 UTC ]
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The late author's story collection 'Back in Brookford' was released through his self-publishing imprint, Nichols Street Press, in June. The stories use details common to late-20th-century life as anchors for eerie and unsettling events. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'
[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-07-29 04:00:00 UTC ]
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Kathryn Harlan, author of the new story collection 'Fruiting Bodies,' picks 10 books that represent fabulism at its best. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'
[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-06-22 04:00:00 UTC ]
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"The Memory Librarian," by Janelle Monáe, is a story collection about a dystopian near-future surveillance state where all who don’t conform are hunted down. Continue reading at 'The Washington Post'
[ The Washington Post | 2022-04-20 12:01:15 UTC ]
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George Saunders has been busy—teaching the craft of writing (rigorously, one might add) on Substack, as well as continuing to teach at Syracuse—but his personal writing hasn’t taken a backseat: on October 18, Random House will publish Liberation Day, his new short story collection. (!!!)... Continue reading at 'Literrary Hub'
[ Literrary Hub | 2022-03-11 18:09:44 UTC ]
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Lyndsay Faye, author of the new story collection 'Observations by Gaslight,' ranks the 10 Sherlock Holmes adventures most deserving of greater recognition. Continue reading at 'Publishers Weekly'
[ Publishers Weekly | 2022-01-11 05:00:00 UTC ]
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Sarah Shun-lien Bynum, author of the story collection "Likes," a finalist for the Times Book Prize in fiction, talks about her destabilizing work. Continue reading at 'Los Angeles Times'
[ Los Angeles Times | 2021-04-08 13:30:24 UTC ]
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Each of the stories in Kevin Brockmeier’s story collection can be read in less than two distressing minutes. Continue reading at 'The Washington Post'
[ The Washington Post | 2021-03-16 12:00:00 UTC ]
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Picador has landed a story collection and debut novel from Niamh Mulvey, writer of publishing newsletter “In the Read” and a former Quercus commissioning editor. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2021-03-04 22:15:18 UTC ]
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The author of “Before You Suffocate Your Own Fool Self” delivers a magnificent, searing new story collection. Continue reading at 'The Washington Post'
[ The Washington Post | 2021-01-15 14:00:00 UTC ]
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The story collection is a departure for the beloved writer best known for his Easy Rawlins mysteries. Continue reading at 'The Washington Post'
[ The Washington Post | 2020-09-15 12:00:00 UTC ]
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Izumi Suzuki, whose works of science fiction have earned her a special place in Japanese counterculture, will soon make her English-language debut with a story collection whose synopsis sounds almost unbearably cool. Verso Books will publish Terminal Boredom, a short story collection, in April... Continue reading at 'Literrary Hub'
[ Literrary Hub | 2020-09-04 16:26:09 UTC ]
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As in “The Girls,” Cline’s wit is on point and her writing is evocative and seductive. Continue reading at 'The Washington Post'
[ The Washington Post | 2020-09-04 08:54:40 UTC ]
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The story collection follows dishwashers, sandwich makers and machine operators going about their days. Continue reading at 'The Washington Post'
[ The Washington Post | 2020-03-19 14:59:56 UTC ]
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4th Estate will publish Katherine Heiny’s new novel and story collection. Heiny is the author of Standard Deviation and Single, Carefree, Mellow. Continue reading at 'The Bookseller'
[ The Bookseller | 2020-03-17 14:37:18 UTC ]
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This week, Annalisa Quinn reviews John L’Heureux’s story collection “The Heart Is a Full-Wild Beast.” In 1984, L’Heureux wrote for the Book Review about “The Best American Short Stories 1984,” selected by John Updike. Continue reading at 'The New York Times'
[ The New York Times | 2020-01-03 10:00:04 UTC ]
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In his story collection ‘What Burns,’ Peck doubles down on his urge to unsettle. Continue reading at 'The Washington Post'
[ The Washington Post | 2019-11-06 16:04:43 UTC ]
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Rion Amilcar Scott’s story collection is set in Cross River, founded by the members of a successful slave rebellion. Continue reading at 'The Washington Post'
[ The Washington Post | 2019-09-09 22:09:32 UTC ]
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