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… 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 --…
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…
Literary… SSBC Podcast: Sherrie Flick 12 Jul 201911 Dec 2019 Thank Your Lucky Stars is the latest collection of short stories by author Sherrie Flick. It's a beautiful collection featuring the stories of women and men who are exquisite perhaps…
Book and Reading Culture… SSBC Podcast: Holiday Reinhorn 3 May 201911 Dec 2019 In the latest episode of the Short Story Discussions podcast, we chat with short-story writer Holiday Reinhorn. She is the author of Big Cats: Stories from Free Press. A graduate…
Book and Reading Culture… Stephen King 18 Apr 201917 Apr 2019 Without a doubt, Stephen King is the most iconic horror writer today, and has been since the 1970’s when his first novel, Carrie, was published and became an instant classic.…
