The Story Prize announced its three finalists today for this year's award, which recognizes outstanding short fiction: Tenth of December by George Saunders Archangel by Andrea Barrett Bobcat and Other Stories by Rebecca Lee Some of us (maybe it was even perhaps the person typing up this post) have been gushing about Rebecca Lee for quite some time now: "I … Continue reading Story Prize Finalists Announced
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George Saunders Reading from TENTH OF DECEMBER
Thanks to the LA Review of Books, we now have this nifty video of George Saunders reading from Tenth of December here at the store last week. We fell in love with this collection of short stories (along with a good portion of the reading public, we know). And we absolutely fell head over heels … Continue reading George Saunders Reading from TENTH OF DECEMBER
TENTH OF DECEMBER (!)
Tenth of December by George Saunders Reviewed by Liz Wyckoff Short story collections don’t often make headlines. But less than a month ago, George Saunders’ fourth collection, Tenth of December, rocketed onto the literary scene accompanied by this boldly-titled New York Times Magazine article: “George Saunders Has Written the Best Book You’ll Read This Year.” … Continue reading TENTH OF DECEMBER (!)
Statesman Selects: TENTH OF DECEMBER
From the Statesman: "Fun is an aspect of fiction that often gets undersold,” says Saunders, talking about craft over the telephone, from his car, in a parking lot in Albany, N.Y. On his end, the connection flutters in and out throughout the interview. “Fun is hard to talk about. It doesn’t ‘teach’ well. … All … Continue reading Statesman Selects: TENTH OF DECEMBER
George Saunders Live Up to the Hype
"Saunders' short stories have it all — the flexibility of language, the social criticism, the moral ambition, the entertaining dark humor. Check back with me at the end of 2013; if his collection isn't in this year's top 10, it will really have been an extraordinary year for books." -NPR's Maureen Corrigan promises that George … Continue reading George Saunders Live Up to the Hype
Statesman Selects: TENTH OF DECEMBER
We're happy to announce that one of our favorite new books of 2013 is the official Statesman Selects pick for the month of January! Tenth of December by George Saunders has made the top of the Statesman's reading list, and we highly recommend adding it your list, as well. Copies of Tenth of December hit shelves tomorrow. … Continue reading Statesman Selects: TENTH OF DECEMBER
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