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Misadventure by Nicholas Grider Reviewed by Ben I want to talk about something for a minute here. I’ve been in Austin since August, so I’m new to the scene and you’ll have to forgive me. It was a couple months after moving before BookPeople took me in from the cold(?), but it didn’t take me nearly … Continue reading MISADVENTURE: Urgent and Unflinching
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
They look like this: The beautiful sandy animation was done by artist Corrie Francis Parks. Three Scenarios in Which Hana Sasaki Grows a Tail is a new collection of short stories from Austin author Kelly Luce. You'll find it on our shelves October 1st. It's the first book to come from Austin's new small press, … Continue reading When Book Trailers Are Art
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 (!)
Attention all hopeful Hemingways, could-be Carvers and wanna-be Weltys: the annual Austin Chronicle short story contest's deadline is approaching quickly. Stories must be post marked by December 15th in order to be eligible.
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