Wednesday, February 27, 2013

Has George Saunders Caused a "Boom" in the Short Story in 2013?

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Can one high profile collection of short stories actually spark a “Boom” in the short story?  Can one rapturous review spark a frenzy of p...
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Friday, February 22, 2013

Carys Bray and Carol Shields: Whimsy and Artifice

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Carys Bray, whose first collection of stories, Sweet Home , was published in November 2012 by Salt Publishing, received her M.A. in Creati...
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Wednesday, February 6, 2013

The Antisocial Nature of the Short Story: William Trevor's "An Idyll in Winter"

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I wish to thank my fellow blogger Trevor Berrett at http://mookseandgripes.com/reviews for calling my attention to a William Trevor sto...
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Monday, February 4, 2013

Why Some Short Story Writers Don't Want to Write Novels

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Well, this is interesting.  Last week I opened the LA Times and was caught by this headline:  PERFECTING THE SHORT-STORY FORM. It’s not a...
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Wednesday, January 30, 2013

Story Prize and Booker International Prize Shortlists, 2013

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I try to read as many new short story collections as I possibly can, but even though, (compared with the novel) not that many short story ...
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Monday, January 28, 2013

Memoir or Story? Munro, Moody, and Me

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I have been reading and rereading the four pieces in the “Finale” section of Alice Munro’s new collection Dear Life .  Munro calls the...
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Tuesday, January 22, 2013

The Secret Life in the Short Story and William Trevor's "The Women"

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Although many readers agree that Alice Munro and William Trevor are the two greatest short story writers in the world today, Munro, whos...
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