…r website (story and interview excerpts, a literary calendar for events in New York, newsy items about the book world, blog posts). We also have a Twitter/Tumblr feed called CoverSpy that has received rave reviews from the press. A team of undercover Slice spies hit the New York City streets and post the covers that they spot, in addition to brief descriptions of the people they see reading them. CoverSpy offers a unique blend of old (featuring pr…
…ators. And the more art you take in, the more you’re inspired to put out, right? But above all else, we want to create stories that work to get people telling their own, both out loud and on the page. Links & Resources Visit 2nd Story’s website for upcoming events. Buy Briefly Knocked Unconscious by a Low-Flying Duck from Elephant Rock Books. Here is a recent podcast for Briefly Knocked Unconscious, including studio recordings of three stories and…
…me stretch, and you have the satisfaction of knowing—or believing—that the latest revision just may be the last: a vain hope in my case, usually. But I also relish the process of fine-tuning, of sweeping away every last bit of sand and sawdust, filing down the mold edges, making every sentence ring like a bell. I think of Gene Fowler’s quote: “Writing is easy, all you have to do is stare at a blank piece of paper until drops of blood form on your…
…published numerous acclaimed books and was at the festival to promote his latest collection of essays and reviews, Otherwise Known as the Human Condition. Praised far and wide for a brave and flippant attitude toward genre boundaries and his broad range of subject matter (from photography to art to couture to, soon, film), Dyer read from a section of Out of Sheer Rage—regarding his youthful disdain for all things academic—before reading from his…
…another name kept popping up: Benjamin Percy. Percy is a key member of the latest generation of writers who have been vaulting back and forth over the wall separating literature and genre fiction, writers who want their work to be challenging–both intellectually and emotionally–as well as entertaining, riveting reading. He’s in the good company of highly respected literary authors like Michael Chabon, David Mitchell, and Jennifer Egan. To read the…
…another name kept popping up: Benjamin Percy. Percy is a key member of the latest generation of writers who have been vaulting back and forth over the wall separating literature and genre fiction, writers who want their work to be challenging–both intellectually and emotionally–as well as entertaining, riveting reading. He’s in the good company of highly respected literary authors like Michael Chabon, David Mitchell, and Jennifer Egan. To read the…
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…ort to save the short story. Each issue will include an invite to a One Story reading by Brooklyn OS authors James Hannaham, Reif Larsen and Caedra Scott-Flaherty at noon at The Brooklyn Book Festival on Sunday, September 12th. Admit it, a free short story is way better freebie than a sample of gum, a subway map, or a religious pamphlet. A complete list of participating stations can be found here. New Yorkers, let us know if you spot One Story vol…
…way from our individuality and our art. In my case, I got a lot of Amy Tan comparisons, some of which were complimentary and some of which were dismissive. And in terms of the novel being set in China, there were times that I felt like I’d wandered into a preexisting shouting match between “pro-China” and “anti-China” camps. But there’s only so much that a writer can control. I find that anytime I hear from people who’ve actually read the novel, t…
…ace—both from a place and made up of this place, at least for a while. But new place, new water, new person, right? What drew you to this idea of transformation? I don’t think I’m alone in experiencing the self as a cage and also as a fable we tell ourselves. We speak of “who we really are” as though we know what that means. The philosopher David Hume is penetrating on this question. He reduces the thing we call self to a bundle of sense impressio…
