Short Story Writers… Maps Of Bliss And Rage 29 May 202029 May 2020 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…
Mystery… Zenith Man 3 Apr 20202 Apr 2020 Reviewed by Amy Gruzesky Based on a true story, "Zenith Man," by New York Times' best-selling author Jennifer Haigh, captures the real essence of small town life, and how people…
Genre… Christmas Stories 13 Dec 201911 Dec 2019 Reviewed by Amy Gruzesky This collection of holiday stories by Kevin Moore is a perfect read for the holiday season. Short enough to be read during what is sure to…
Genre… Love and Other Wounds 8 Nov 201911 Dec 2019 Reviewed by Amy Gruzesky Don't let the title of this collection of short stories by Jordan Harper fool you. Love and Other Wounds is NOT a collection of sappy love…
Genre… The Moons of Jupiter 1 Nov 201911 Dec 2019 Reviewed by Amy Gruzesky This Nobel Prize-winning collection, Moons of Jupiter, is more than just a piece of noteworthy literature. I had never read Alice Munro before picking up this…
Book and Reading Culture… Sing To It: New Stories 18 Oct 201911 Dec 2019 Reviewed by Amy Gruzesky Sing to It: New Stories is the newest collection of stories by renowned short story writer Amy Hempel in over a decade. It is a collection…
Fantasy… Short Story Book Club Podcast: Arabella Federico’s Little Red 12 Oct 201911 Dec 2019 Short Story Discussion Podcast with Arabella Federico, author of “Little Red” These days, everything is being re-made. The Little Mermaid, Lion King, Mary Poppins. But one re-make you can not…
Literary… The Golden Age of Writing with Andy Plattner on Short Story Book Club 28 Sep 201911 Dec 2019 On this week's Podcast with Short Story Book Club, we speak with author Andy Plattner. He specializes in fictional stories that capture detail and showcase older characters in a way…
Science Fiction… The Last Conversation 27 Sep 201911 Dec 2019 Reviewed by Amy Gruzesky "WOW!" I actually said that out loud when I finished reading the Last Conversation by Paul Tremblay. This short story -- only 56 pages long --…
Book and Reading Culture… Of Love and Other Demons 2 Aug 201911 Dec 2019 Reviewed by Amy Gruzesky Set in the 18th-century, along the Caribbean coast, readers are introduced to Of Love and Other Demons by the author, Gabriel Garcia Marquez himself, who in…
Literary… Short Story Book Club’s Award-Winning Book Critic, Ruth Franklin on her Biography Shirley Jackson: A Rather Haunted Life 29 Jul 201911 Dec 2019 On this week's podcast of Short Story Book Club, we speak with Author Ruth Franklin. Ruth talks about everything from her award-winning biography Shirley Jackson: A Rather Haunted Life, her…
Book and Reading Culture… Hemingway In Love: His Own Story 26 Jul 201911 Dec 2019 Reviewed by Amy Gruzesky Journalist, novelist, short-story writer, energetic, world traveler, prolific drinker – all are words and phrases that describe Ernest Miller Hemingway, the award-winning author and literary icon…
