Saturday, February 21, 2009

Tobias Wolff Stories, Literally Word for Word

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A San Francisco theater group called Word for Word stages performances of short stories. The name reflects the fact that they literally--an...
Wednesday, February 18, 2009

Sana Krasikov, Young Lioness and "Winner"

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As I learned via Twitter ( @RonHogan ), Sana Krasikov's much lauded short story collection,  One More Year , is among the finalists for ...
Sunday, February 1, 2009

Audio, Video, and Other Notable 2008 Collections @ TheStoryPrize.org

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We've revamped The Story Prize Web site , adding audio and video , as well as pull-down menus that enhance the navigation, thanks to Web...
Tuesday, January 27, 2009

So Long, John Updike

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Literary giant John Updike died today. His last short story collection -- My Father's Tears and Other Stories --will be coming out in Ju...
Monday, January 26, 2009

The Finalists: Joe Meno, the 'New' Writer Who's Published Six Books

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As a finalist for The Story Prize, Joe Meno joins the company of two widely known authors--Jhumpa Lahiri and Tobias Wolff. While Meno may se...

Strout's Kitteredge Is a Finalist for the NBCC Book Award for Fiction

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Congratulations to Elizabeth Strout, whose story collection, Olive Kitteridge , is among the five finalists for the National Book Critics ...
Wednesday, January 14, 2009

Listen As Sarah Shun-lien Bynum Discusses Ms. Hempel Chronicles

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Author Sarah Shun-lien Bynum, appeared on KRCW radio on Jan. 15 to talk about her brilliant collection of connected stories, Ms. Hempel Chro...