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The Fantastic Book of Everybody's Secrets Sophie Hannah Masquerading as provincial tales of domestic intrigue, the best of these stories packs a terrific and memorable punch. Read more... |
 Perverted by Language: Fiction
Inspired by The Fall
Peter Wild (ed) An anthology of stories based on songs by a distinctive UK band is caught in an editorial cleft stick.... Read more... |
 Bang Crunch Neil Smith A witty and tender collection. Read more... |
Invisible Cities Italo Calvino About as close to poetry as fiction can come without developing unexpected line breaks. Full of mystery and beauty rather than plot and characters.Read more... |
Cheating at Canasta William Trevor William Trevor’s 12th short
story collection spins 12 sad tales of infidelity, hopelessness and
death. |
For the Relief of Unbearable Urges Nathan Englander Despite
the deceptively narrow focus of many of the stories in the Orthodox
Jewish community, this beautifully -written collection reveals
universal truths about human beings, the heights we can rise to and the
depths to which we sink. . |
 Phobic Andy Murray (ed) I loved horror stories… or used to. The challenge was this: could I be frightened by words again? Well-written horror stories? And oh yes, I could… Read more... |
Dangerous Space Kelley Eskridge Poignant, sensual and often poetic stories of love, gender, identity and passion that redefine the term "science fiction". Read more...
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Crimini: The Bitter Lemon Book of Italian Crime Fiction Giancarlo de Cataldo (ed) A collection for devotees of
the bleak and cynical and for those willing to view Italy in the light
of a flickering flashlight beam which may at any moment fade to black. |
Why The Devil Chose New England for His Work Jason Brown Deeply rooted in Edgar
Allen-Poe-esque symbolism and the most fragile of human virtues-
mortality and sexuality |
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Kelley
Eskridge "I could have written more quickly and less deeply during those years, and probably published more.... But the work would not have been as good. I had to make a choice a long time ago between volume and quality." Click here for the rest of the interview.
Neil
Smith "I could never picture people reading my book until I started getting emails from readers through my website. I’m so touched when people take time to send me encouragement." Click here for the rest of the interview.
Sophie
Hannah "I write what I would like to read,the stories I wish someone else had written and think ought to exist!" Click here for the rest of the interview.
Jason
Brown "In my point of view, there are no ulterior motives for writing a short story or a collection of stories. You write a short story to write a short story." Click here for the rest of the interview.
I just finished writing a novel called The World in Half, which will be published next year. But almost the day after I turned it in, I started a new story. I can't help myself. Short stories are my true, true love. Click here for the rest of the interview. |
