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…
Stories and Books… Ugly Things We Hide 22 May 202026 May 2020 Reviewed by Amy Gruzesky This short novel by M. Ocampo McIvor will take you on a journey that will have you feeling happy, sad, reminiscent, confused and indignant, and will…
Reviews… The Didsbury Witch 15 Jan 202015 Jan 2020 Review by Heather Haunert The Didsbury Witch by Tess Humphrey is the third book in the Hunky Dory series. The Hunky Dory series is a collection of short stories that…
Reviews… Instructions for a Funeral 8 Jan 202015 Jan 2020 Review by Heather Haunert Instructions for a Funeral written by David Means is a collection of fourteen short stories that have appeared in publications such as The Paris Review, The…
Reviews… Dark Tales 1 Jan 20201 Jan 2020 Review by Heather Haunert Dark Tales by Shirley Jackson is a collection of the author’s most disturbing tales. There are seventeen stories included that vary in length, but not in…
Reviews… Hillbilly Elegy 25 Dec 20191 Jan 2020 12.25.19 Review by Heather Haunert Hillbilly Elegy, A Memoir of a Family & Culture in Crisis, by J.D. Vance is a New York Times bestselling book that is soon to…
Reviews… Witch Child 18 Dec 20191 Jan 2020 Reviewed by Heather Haunert Witch Child, a book written by English author Celia Rees, was shortlisted for the Guardian Children’s Fiction Award and the North East Book Award. In…
Reviews… The Magnolia Story 11 Dec 20191 Jan 2020 Reviewed by Heather Haunert "We believe in home, that it should restore us from today and ready us for tomorrow." MAGNOLIA MANIFESTO Joanna and Chip Gaines of Waco, Texas, are…
Reviews… Good Morning, Midnight 4 Dec 20191 Jan 2020 Review by Heather Haunert Good Morning, Midnight by Lily Brooks-Dalton is a highly engaging story that propels you forward to the end at incredible speed. This tale encompasses two desolate…
Fantasy… Orange World 22 Nov 201911 Dec 2019 Reviewed by Amy Gruzesky Two-time National Magazine Award Winner for fiction Karen Russell has put together a book of stories so extraordinary and other-worldly you won’t soon be able to…
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…
