If you've been following RobAroundBooks these past few weeks then you will know that I, along with others (details below), have been 'shadow judging' this year's official Independent Foreign Fiction Prize. We read, reviewed and mulled over the … [Read more...]
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Sjón chosen as winner of 2012 ‘Shadow’ Independent Foreign Fiction Prize
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Short Story Review: The Last Fare by Philip St John
Story Title: 'The Last Fare' by Philip St John. Collection/Anthology?: Bristol Short Story Prize Anthology 4 (Bristol Review of Books) Briefly: Dudley knows, along with the rest of the taxi drivers, that travelling the road to Chapeltown at … [Read more...]
Filed Under: Short Fiction, short stories, Short Story Reviews Tagged With: Bristol Short Story Prize, Philip St John, short fiction, short stories, short story anthologies, short story review
Short Story Review: Dark Lies the Island by Kevin Barry
Story Title: Dark Lies the Island by Kevin Barry Collection/Anthology?: Dark Lies the Island (Jonathan Cape) Briefly: As Sara stays alone at her father's summer house, she fights the demons inside. She's a self harmer, and despite having much to … [Read more...]
Filed Under: Short Fiction, short stories, Short Story Reviews Tagged With: Irish short fiction, Jonathan Cape, Kevin Barry, short fiction, short story review
Short Story Review: Open Mike Night by Robert Perry
Story Title: 'Open Mike Night' by Robert Perry. Collection/Anthology?: Bristol Short Story Prize Anthology 4 (Bristol Review of Books) Briefly: It's open mike night and Mike gets the opportunity to openly declare his love for the beautiful … [Read more...]
Filed Under: Short Fiction, short stories, Short Story Reviews Tagged With: Bristol Short Story Prize, Robert Perry, short fiction, short stories, short story anthologies, short story review
Robservations: Of checkout blindness…
Conscious of the fact that I want and need to improve my own personal essay writing skills, I'm launching my own weekly essay series, entitled Robservations. In these essays I will endeavour to mainly cover the subject of reading and writing, but in … [Read more...]
Filed Under: Essay Feature, Essays, Featured Posts, Robservations Tagged With: personal essays, robservations, writing
Short Story Review: White Hitachi by Kevin Barry
Story Title: White Hitachi by Kevin Barry Collection/Anthology?: Dark Lies the Island (Jonathan Cape) Briefly: The Mullaney brothers may be perpetually involved in crime but then they really only have each other, and a beat up white Hitachi van … [Read more...]
Filed Under: Short Fiction, short stories, Short Story Reviews Tagged With: Irish short fiction, Jonathan Cape, Kevin Barry, short fiction, short story review
Short Story Review: Cats and Elephants by Nastasya Parker
Story Title: 'Cats and Elephants' by Nastasya Parker. Collection/Anthology?: Bristol Short Story Prize Anthology 4 (Bristol Review of Books) Briefly: Ms Favrell and Cindy are in love with one another, but disapproval and worry put a taint on their … [Read more...]
Filed Under: Short Fiction, short stories, Short Story Reviews Tagged With: Bristol Short Story Prize, Nastasya Parker, short fiction, short stories, short story anthologies, short story review
Short Story Review: The Girls and the Dogs by Kevin Barry
Story Title: The Girls and the Dogs by Kevin Barry Collection/Anthology?: Dark Lies the Island (Jonathan Cape) Briefly: On the run from the law (and just about everyone else), the narrator decides to lay low for a bit, staying in a decrepit … [Read more...]
Filed Under: Short Fiction, short stories, Short Story Reviews Tagged With: Irish short fiction, Jonathan Cape, Kevin Barry, short fiction, short story review
Short Story Review: What’s Eating Him? by Paul O’Reilly
Story Title: 'What's Eating Him?' by Paul O'Reilly. Collection/Anthology?: Bristol Short Story Prize Anthology 4 (Bristol Review of Books) Briefly: Earl doesn't come from the town but it's the second Sunday in a row that he's visiting its diner. … [Read more...]
Filed Under: Short Fiction, short stories, Short Story Reviews Tagged With: Bristol Short Story Prize, Paul O'Reilly, short fiction, short stories, short story anthologies, short story review
Short Story Review: Doctor Sot by Kevin Barry
Story Title: Doctor Sot by Kevin Barry Collection/Anthology?: Dark Lies the Island (Jonathan Cape) Briefly: The aged Doctor Sot suffers from terrible headaches and to dull the pain he continually swigs on naggins of Jamesons whiskey. During a trip … [Read more...]
Filed Under: Short Fiction, short stories, Short Story Reviews Tagged With: Irish short fiction, Jonathan Cape, Kevin Barry, short fiction, short story review
