The Mississippi Delta Is Full of Secrets in ‘Sweet & Low’
A review of Nick White’s debut short story collection.
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‘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.’
What Are Short Stories Supposed to Do, Anyway?
Alex Higley on what he learned from Stuart Dybek
‘The Dark Dark’ Is Full of Sex, Death, and Magic
A review of Samantha Hunt’s strange new short story collection.
What If Kansas Seceded From the United States?
On Amanda Kabak’s award-winning short story, “The Republic of Kansas.”
Sofia Samatar’s New Story Collection is “Beautiful and Luminous”
Samatar is a master at not only weaving imaginative tales, but deftly layering them with emotional truths.
