Fiction… The Ancestry of Objects 8 Oct 202028 Feb 2021 Reviewed by Sarah Fortna From the start, The Ancestry of Objects is a mysterious web of words. It is not the type of mystery that you would find in a…
Book and Reading Culture… BOOK CLUB LIVE with Lynn Thorne – Who Am I if You’re Not You? 15 Aug 20205 Dec 2020 Join us August 15, 2020 for a special edition of our monthly book club chat. By member request, we've invited author Lynn Thorne to join us live for a book…
Literary… SSBC Podcast: Dima Alzayat 13 Jun 20205 Dec 2020 Dima Alzayat was born in Damascus, Syria, grew up in San Jose, California, and now lives in Manchester. She talks with us in this episode about the title story of…
Fantasy… Orange World 22 Nov 20195 Dec 2020 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…
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…
Literary… SSBC Podcast: Award-Winning Book Critic Ruth Franklin on her Biography Shirley Jackson: A Rather Haunted Life 29 Jul 20196 Dec 2020 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…
Literary… Hemingway In Love: His Own Story 26 Jul 20196 Dec 2020 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 who…
Literary… SSBC Podcast: Sherrie Flick 12 Jul 20196 Dec 2020 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 20196 Dec 2020 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… Alice Munro 2 Mar 20196 Dec 2020 Alice Laidlaw Munro is a writer who grew up in Wingham, Ontario. She is a popular writer who has been on the scene since the 1950s. Her stories all involve…
Fantasy… Ep5 SSBC Podcast: Bob Mustin 21 Feb 20196 Dec 2020 Bob Mustin joins Short Story Book Club on the latest episode of Short Story Discussions. Bob is the author of The Blue Bicycle, which was chosen as the SSBC Short…
Literary… Is It a Novel or Is It Nonfiction? Maybe It’s Both 23 Jan 20196 Dec 2020 People sometimes ask whether a novel can be nonfiction. To answer that question, you need to know two things: what a novel is, and what nonfiction is. Let’s look at…
