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~post by Ben I'll admit, the first fifteen minutes after reading this announcement was spent gargling in my excitement, until I realized I don't live in upstate New York. BUT if you do, a new, half-hour documentary on American short story master, George Saunders, will air tomorrow night, 5/16 at 9:30PM (EST) on WCNY TV. … Continue reading “THE BOOK OF SAUNDERS” PREMIERES 5/16 @ 9:30PM EST
George Saunders, veritable King of the Short Story at this point, has gone ahead and won yet another thing, this time in England. Moments ago, Saunders was announced the winner of the inaugural Folio Prize for his can't-beat-it-don't-even-try collection, Tenth of December (published by Bloomsbury Books over in the UK; Random House here in the US). From … Continue reading George Saunders Wins The Folio Prize
Bestselling author George Saunders took home the Story Prize last night for his collection, Tenth of December. In addition to honor and glory and yet more applause for these terrific, funny, strange stories, Saunders received a check for $20,000. From the judges: "George Saunders offers a vision and version of our world that takes into account the serious … Continue reading George Saunders Wins Story Prize
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
_____________________________________________ HARDCOVER FICTION Radiance of Tomorrow by Ishmael Beah When Ishmael Beah’s A Long Way Gone was published in 2007, it soared to the top of bestseller lists, becoming an instant classic. Now Beah, whom Dave Eggers has called “arguably the most read African writer in contemporary literature,” has returned with his first novel, an … Continue reading New Releases – 1/7/14
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 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 (!)
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
"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
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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