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Short Listed: September 2022

5 Sep 20224 Sep 2022

All we have to decide is what to do with the time that is given us. The Fellowship of the Ring by JRR Tolkien Goodbye, Summer. Thanks for the memories.…

Doughnuts and Doom

1 Sep 20222 Sep 2022

With the autumn coming to soon say farewell to summer, a novel with a premise about a Sapphic romance between a witch and a struggling musician was enough to sell…

Book and Reading Culture…

Carmilla

16 May 202215 May 2022

With every book they publish, many authors likely have a goal to have their stories immortalized forever. Some stories fade into obscurity, while others have staying power that outlasts in…

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A Short Story Fest 2022 Feature: Interview with Donna Ledbetter

21 Apr 202215 May 2022

With 2022, comes a return for Short Story Book Club (SSBC). Kicking off in May comes Short Story Fest 2022. Short stories are a great way to get reading into…

The Man Who Lived Underground

19 Feb 202219 Feb 2022

By Donna Ledbetter It seems the police have always been at odds with oppressed people. At a time when misgivings about the police run rampant through the minds of poor,…

Cheer Up! Love and Pompoms

31 Jan 202219 Feb 2022

By Olive Dausinas As August skims away into September, so does the summer inevitably fade. With vacations ending and people heading back to school, perhaps it would make sense to…

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Short Story Reading Challenge 2022

29 Jan 202222 Apr 2022

How many stories will you read in 2022? Short Story Book Club member Kate Wood read over 100 books in 2021, and she doesn't have plans to stop any time…

Weather

10 Jul 202130 Jan 2022

Reviewed by Meghan Vermeer Weather, by Jenny Offill, is written from the perspective of Lizzie, a librarian who stumbled upon her career. Rather than focusing on one particular conflict, the…

On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous

21 Jun 202130 Jan 2022

Reviewed by Meghan Vermeer WARNING: Please be advised, this honest review critiques creative work containing adult sexual content. Wow. I could just stop the review there because this book is…

The Girl from the Sea

13 Jun 202130 Jan 2022

By Olive Dausinas June is Pride Month, the perfect time to take a look at stories revolving exclusively around LGBT characters. As time progresses, more stories are released covering more…

Once & Future

19 May 202130 Jan 2022

By Olive Dausinas Myth and legend has always helped to further modern day fiction. Perhaps one of the most influential canons was that of Arthurian legend. The stories of King…

Born Into This

7 May 202130 Jan 2022

Review by Donna Ledbetter In Born Into This, a short story collection reminiscent of the work of black American author Edward P. Jones, Aboriginal Australian-born writer Adam Thompson presents stories…