The novelist and short story writer on her new book about Azrael, the angel of death, her encounters with Raymond Carver and Richard Yates, and why fiction should be uncannyJoy Williams, 80, has written five novels and four story collections and is the recipient of numerous awards. Her most... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2024-10-19 17:00:20 UTC ]
Edna O'Brien published more than 20 books, most of them novels and story collections, and would know fully what she called the "extremities of joy and sorrow, love, crossed love and unrequited love, success and failure, fame and slaughter." Continue reading >> [ Source: CBC | 2024-07-28 20:27:20 UTC ]
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 >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2023-04-13 08:53:59 UTC ]
We've rounded up the 15 best fiction books published this year to gift any lover of novels or story collections in your life this holiday season. Continue reading >> [ Source: Los Angeles Times | 2022-11-02 16:00:00 UTC ]
At the Rumpus, Xuan Juliana Wang discusses the art of the short story in a round table that includes Kimberly King Parsons, Dantiel W. Moniz, Mary South, and Ashley Wurzbacher. The panel shares their thoughts on crafting a collection, along with what draws them to short stories in the first... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Millions | 2021-06-24 20:30:14 UTC ]
She campaigned against female genital mutilation and wrote more than 50 novels, plays, story collections and nonfiction books. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Washington Post | 2021-03-23 09:59:11 UTC ]
Ho Sok Fong is without a doubt one of the most lauded Malaysian short story writers working in Chinese. Since winning her first literary prize in 2002, she has authored two story collections, namely Maze Carpet and Lake Like a Mirror, both published in Taiwan. Lake Like a Mirror is now available... Continue reading >> [ Source: Electric Literature | 2020-04-28 11:00:09 UTC ]
In many months this list contains five novels—but never before has it consisted of five story collections. Given the global pandemic, its effects on economies, and everyone’s anxieties, some of us are getting lost in long, complicated sagas—witness Yiyun Li’s #TolstoyTogether online book group.... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2020-04-21 08:47:00 UTC ]
Raina Telgemeier and George Takei were among the creators whose stand-out books mined traumatic real-life experiences. Continue reading >> [ Source: The Washington Post | 2019-11-21 14:08:00 UTC ]