Fiction… Maps Of Bliss And Rage 29 May 202013 Jun 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…
Fiction… Ugly Things We Hide 22 May 202013 Jun 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…
Action… Paradise 1 May 202027 Jun 2020 Reviewed by Amy Gruzesky Author Kevin Scott Olson packs a lot into this short story: a holocaust survivor, a Navy SEAL, terrorism, and an unexpected but not unwelcome flirtation at…
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…
Stories and Books… The News from Spain 13 Sep 201911 Dec 2019 Reviewed by Amy Gruzesky The subtitle of the News from Spain is 7 Variations of a Love Story, and so when I first picked it up, I anticipated a single…
Stories and Books… The Saturday Evening Girls’ Club 30 Aug 201911 Dec 2019 Reviewed by Amy Gruzesky In this short, endearing and eloquently written story of four young immigrant women, the reader is treated to a beautiful tale of friendship, endurance, strength and…
Genre… The Bluest Eye 23 Aug 201911 Dec 2019 Reviewed by Amy Gruzesky Sometimes a book you read has an effect on you that you just know will be lasting. Such is the case of Picola Breedlove’s story, told…
Mystery… If She Knew 16 Aug 201911 Dec 2019 Reviewed By Amy Gruzesky Kate Wise is one year into her retirement from the FBI, where she had been a bit of a rock star, and now a legend, when…
Genre… 3 Short Stories to Fuel Your Astoria Borealis Conspiracies 29 Dec 2018 UFO sightings are usually the stuff of science fiction, but this week in New York some people say we were visited by beings from outer space. And with the advent…
