Fiction… Alice Isn’t Dead 23 Oct 20205 Dec 2020 Reviewed by Olive Dausinas The autumn brings with it a haunting chill that seemingly only lasts through October. Often in university, I would find myself driving along the long stretches…
Fiction… My Sister, The Serial Killer 4 Sep 20205 Dec 2020 Reviewed by Meghan Vermeer When I first picked up the book, My Sister, The Serial Killer, by Oyinkan Braithwaite, it was the title that called out to me. I’m a…
Fiction… Maps Of Bliss And Rage 29 May 20205 Dec 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 20205 Dec 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 20205 Dec 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…
Fiction… A Comparison: Littles Fires Everywhere 7 Feb 202011 Dec 2020 Littles Fires Everywhere Comparison Celeste Ng & Hulu Reviewed by Meghan Vermeer Some of you may have heard of a popular new book called Little Fires Everywhere. Maybe you have even…
Fantasy… SSBC Podcast: Arabella Federico’s Little Red 12 Oct 20196 Dec 2020 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 cannot miss…
Fiction… SSBC Podcast: The Golden Age of Writing with Andy Plattner 28 Sep 20196 Dec 2020 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…
Movies and Film… 3 Short Stories to Fuel Your Astoria Borealis Conspiracies 29 Dec 20186 Dec 2020 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…
Book and Reading Culture… 7 Short Stories for Christmas 29 Dec 20186 Dec 2020 It’s no secret that having shared stories is one of the things that binds people together. Usually when we think of stories in this way, we think about families. We…
Nonfiction… The Order of Time by Carlo Rovelli 20 Dec 20186 Dec 2020 I don’t even know where to begin with this one. This tiny nonfiction book literally blew my mind. Everything I thought I knew about time, about the world, about man’s…
Nonfiction… The Geometry of Universal Mind 28 Nov 20186 Dec 2020 Geometry was one of the few math courses I remember where I earned an A in school. Geometry was so fun, and it was logical. So, when I found this…
