...then please make sure it's one from the Bloomsbury 'Year of the Short Story' Sampler (provided you haven't read it already of course), created to give a taste of each of the five collections that Bloomsbury are publishing during the first five … [Read more...]
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Bloomsbury embrace ‘year of the short story’
Bloomsbury UK are buying in massively to the fact that 2012 is 'the year of the short story' by publishing a series of five major story collections over the coming months. Heading the list is a new collection from short story specialist, Jon McGregor … [Read more...]
Filed Under: Book News, Short Fiction, Short Fiction News Tagged With: Bloomsbury Books, D W Wilson, Jon McGregor, Lucy Wood, Rajesh Parameswaran, Roshi Fernando, short stories, short story collections
Afterthoughts: There Are Little Kingdoms by Kevin Barry
In a Nutshell: If you're looking for a sharp, witty and entertaining look at the more marginal side of life on the Emerald Isle, then you won't go far wrong in picking up this collection. With There Are Little Kingdoms Kevin Barry shows himself to be … [Read more...]
Filed Under: Afterthoughts, Book Reviews, Feature Story, Short Fiction, Short Fiction Afterthoughts Tagged With: book review, Kevin Barry, short story collections, short story review, Stinging Fly Press
Graham Mort takes Edge Hill Short Story Prize 2011
This year's Edge Hill Short Story Prize 2011 winner, and the recipient of the £5,000 winner's cheque, has been announced as Graham Mort, for his short story collection, Touch (Seren Books). At an award event yesterday at Blackwell bookstore in … [Read more...]
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Forethoughts: There Are Little Kingdoms by Kevin Barry
From the outset I've got to admit that I've never read a single word of fiction penned by Irish writer, Kevin Barry. Despite There Are Little Kingdoms taking The Rooney Prize for Irish Literature in 2007 Barry has - even given my insatiable thirst … [Read more...]
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Forethoughts: Presence – Collected Stories by Arthur Miller
If you were skimming through my reading journal yesterday then you would have noticed that I’ve started reading Presence, Bloomsbury's newly published volume of collected short stories from renowned American playwright Arthur Miller. I'm really … [Read more...]
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