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… They Met At Shiloh 9 Aug 201911 Dec 2019 Reviewed by Amy Gruzesky When one thinks of the Civil War, certain names almost certainly come to mind: Ulysses S. Grant, Robert E. Lee, Stonewall Jackson, Abraham Lincoln ... but…
Uncategorized Anything Is Possible 19 Jul 201918 Jul 2019 Reviewed by Amy Gruzesky Anything Is Possible, by Pulitzer Prize winning author Elizabeth Strout, tells the stories and back stories of a group of residents in, or from, small town…
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.…
Book and Reading Culture… Sandra Cisneros 9 Mar 20198 Mar 2019 Born into a world where writing was considered unimportant, Sandra Cisneros has become a strong voice for the Mexican-American female experience. She grew up in Chicago, the only girl in…
Literary… Ep5 SSBC Podcast – Bob Mustin 21 Feb 201921 Feb 2019 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…
Book and Reading Culture… George R. R. Martin 16 Feb 201921 Feb 2019 George R.R. Martin is the author of the fantasy series of novels A Song of Ice and Fire, which has been adapted for television as the wildly successful HBO series…
Children… Football Short Stories 3 Feb 20193 Feb 2019 It’s football season. You have your game day gear on. You’ve got the food heating on the stove. You’re almost ready for the pre-game show, but before you dive in,…
Genre… Is It a Novel or Is It Nonfiction? Maybe It’s Both 23 Jan 201916 Feb 2019 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 is nonfiction. Let’s look at…
