Posts Tagged ‘short stories’

The Mystery of Fiction: An Interview with Ana Menendez

The Mystery of Fiction: An Interview with Ana Menendez

Viva Cuba! Myth, magic, ghostly remains: Ana Menendez’s latest story collection, Adios, Happy Homeland! shadows people on the run from their circumstances and themselves. The journalist and Pushcart Prize-winning author talks communal bonds, fictional bibliographies, the elusiveness of identity, and much more.

Don't Take Yourself Too Seriously: An Interview with Scott Nadelson

Don’t Take Yourself Too Seriously: An Interview with Scott Nadelson

In conversation with Julie Judkins, author Scott Nadelson discusses how the “mad mystic hammering” of Bob Dylan inspired him to become a writer, why being a formerly reluctant reader informs his teaching, and how New Jersey has evolved in his fiction from an actual place to a state of being.

Stories We're Thankful For: "Pilgrims"

Stories We’re Thankful For: “Pilgrims”

I’m thankful for many things this Thansksgiving–friends, family, bits of good fortune large and small that have come my way over the past year. But in terms of stories, there’s one I’m eternally grateful for: Julie Orringer’s “Pilgrims.”
I first encountered “Pilgrims” in The Best New American Voices 2001, where it was the lead-off story. [...]

[Reviewlet] <em>Quarantine</em>, by Rahul Mehta

[Reviewlet] Quarantine, by Rahul Mehta

V. Jo Hsu considers Rahul Mehta’s debut story collection, which she says addresses issues connected to sexual, racial, and cultural identities in artful ways, and through evocative language.

Halloween lit

Halloween lit

We don’t usually think of Halloween as a “reading” kind of day, but I can think of at least a couple of Halloween-related stories.
In Lorrie Moore’s classic short story “You’re Ugly, Too,” a history professor escapes her life by visiting her sister over Halloween weekend–to attend what may be the most painfully awkward [...]

The Man and the Making: An Interview with Bruce Machart

The Man and the Making: An Interview with Bruce Machart

“Thunderstruck,” Aaron Cance describes his reading of Bruce Machart’s two debut books: a novel, The Wake of Forgiveness, and a story collection, Men in the Making, out this week. They also discuss the themes of faith, masculinity, and love, and how a New England basement is a helpful metaphor for writing.

Book-of-the-Week Winners: <em>Orientation</em>

Book-of-the-Week Winners: Orientation

Last week we featured Orientation as our Book-of-the-Week title, and we’re pleased to announce the winners. Congratulations to:

amyguglielmo (@amyguglielmo)
Taisa Frank (@ThaisaFrank)
Randy Simons (@RJSimonz)

To claim your copy of this collection, please email us at the following address:
winners [at] fictionwritersreview.com
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Stories We Love: "Irish Girl"

Stories We Love: “Irish Girl”

I don’t mind admitting that I get stuck as a writer—occasionally. Well, pretty often. Okay, I mean constantly. And I’m not talking about jamming up over a flowery paragraph or a pivotal scene. I’m saying that I’ll be four pages into a new story (on what I’ve come to imagine on my worst days as [...]

Book of the Week: <em>Orientation</em>, by Daniel Orozco

Book of the Week: Orientation, by Daniel Orozco

This week’s feature is Orientation, by Daniel Orozco. Published in May by Faber & Faber, this long-awaited and much-anticipated collection is Orozco’s first book. His stories have appeared in such places as Zoetrope: All Story, Ecotone, Harper’s Magazine, McSweeney’s, StoryQuarterly, Mid-American Review, Seattle Review, and Story. In 1995 the title story of this collection was [...]

Book-of-the-Week Winners: <Em>Miracle Boy</em>

Book-of-the-Week Winners: Miracle Boy

Last week we featured Miracle Boy as our Book-of-the-Week title, and we’re pleased to announce the winners. Congratulations to:

Kate Thompson (@kateEthompson)
Francesca Miller (@creoleimp)
Angela Meyer (@LiteraryMinded)

To claim your copy of this collection, please email us at the following address:
winners [at] fictionwritersreview.com
If you’d like to be eligible for future giveaways, please visit our Twitter [...]