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…
Book and Reading Culture… 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…
Book and Reading Culture… BOOK CLUB LIVE with Delshan Tyette Baker – On Following the Dots 21 Jan 202119 May 2021 Have you ever asked if you're in the right place in life--if you are who and where you're supposed to be? Author Delshan Tyette Baker shares with us her personal…
Book and Reading Culture… 2021 Short Story Reading Challenge 2 Jan 202119 May 2021 Reading challenges are a fun way to spice up your reading routine. They help you discover new books and push yourself to read a little more. Short Story Book Club…
Book and Reading Culture… BOOK CLUB LIVE with Lynn Thorne – Who Am I if You’re Not You? 15 Aug 202031 May 2021 Join us August 15, 2020 for a special edition of our monthly book club chat. By member request, we've invited author Lynn Thorne to join us live for a book…
Fiction… Women On Top 26 Jun 202031 May 2021 Reviewed by Amy Gruzesky I want to meet the women in this collection of short stories by Michelle Miller. They are not perfect, and some even have some characteristics that…
Fiction… The Shorts: A Collection of Original Short Stories 19 Jun 202031 May 2021 Reviewed by Amy Gruzesky In the forward to this collection of short stories, author Lise Spence-Parsons explains that she wrote each story using writing prompts--randomly drawing two cards with ideas…
Literary… SSBC Podcast: Dima Alzayat 13 Jun 202031 May 2021 Dima Alzayat was born in Damascus, Syria, grew up in San Jose, California, and now lives in Manchester. She talks with us in this episode about the title story of…
Fiction… The Sisters 12 Jun 202031 May 2021 Reviewed by Amy Gruzesky When you start reading this short story by thriller author J.S. Ellis, you think you have an inkling of where it is going. A tale of…
Fiction… It’s Only The Dream That Counts: Short Stories From Around The World 5 Jun 202031 May 2021 Reviewed by Amy Gruzesky This collection of short stories by Israeli/French-born author and teacher Arye Dreyfus takes place in various places around the world, but the commonalities are that the…
Fiction… Maps Of Bliss And Rage 29 May 202031 May 2021 Reviewed by Amy Gruzesky This collection of eight completely different, unrelated short stories will take you on a trip to eight different and unexpected locations and introduce you to a…
Fiction… Tiny Shoes Dancing 15 May 202031 May 2021 Reviewed by Amy Gruzesky This collection of short stories by author Audrey Kalman left me feeling both introspective and unfulfilled. Unfulfilled because the stories end on what appears to be…
