‘Evening in Paradise’ Is More Proof of Lucia Berlin’s Sainthood
On FSG’s second Berlin collection, two years after ‘A Manual for Cleaning Women.’
Tag: short stories
How Amazon’s New “Cli-Fi” Collection Expands the Genre
Burning Worlds is Amy Brady’s monthly column dedicated to examining trends in climate fiction, or “cli-fi,” in partnership with Yale Climate Connections.Continue Reading
Deborah Eisenberg’s Short Stories Are Sharp Enough to Cut Deep
The short fiction master gets more adventurous (and political) in ‘Your Duck Is My Duck’
Catherine Lacey Lives for the Sucker-Punch Sentence
A conversation about her first short story collection, ‘Certain American States.’
The Mississippi Delta Is Full of Secrets in ‘Sweet & Low’
A review of Nick White’s debut short story collection.
‘A Lucky Man’ is a Grand Cathedral of Short Fiction
Most readers expect short fiction to bring a singular character to life. In many creative writing workshops, we’re taught it’sContinue Reading
There Are More Than Six Ways to Tell a Story
Matthew Baker on his debut collection of short stories, ‘Hybrid Creatures.’
War Gets Weird in ‘Bring Out the Dog’
On Will Mackin’s debut short story collection.
‘The Doll’s Alphabet’ Is a Stunning Work of Feminist Horror
On Camilla Grudova’s unsettling short fiction.
Jeffrey Eugenides’s Short Stories Haven’t Aged Well
There’s nothing fresh about ‘Fresh Complaint.’
