Tuesday, June 30, 2009

A Quirky Prize Announces Its Finalists

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The Frank O'Connor International Short Story Prize has announced this year's shortlist/finalists: An Elegy for Easterly by Petina G...
Saturday, June 13, 2009

The Short Story Collection Oprah Winfrey Can't Put Down

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Oprah's Book Club has chosen a summer reading list: "25 Books You Can't Put Down." As I've previously observed , Opra...
Saturday, June 6, 2009

Adieux, Readerville: An Exit Interview with Karen Templer

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On June 5, Readerville , a popular and groundbreaking Web site about books and reading that Karen Templer established in 2000, came to an ...
Sunday, May 31, 2009

Updike at the Beach: Short Story Collections on Summer Reading Lists

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We're happy to see that several short story collections have made summer reading lists. The Wall Street Journal Web site lists three: J...
Wednesday, May 27, 2009

Dear Alice Munro, Time to Own up to Your Greatness

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Dear Alice, Congratulations on winning the Man Booker International Prize. Your brilliant stories are clearly deserving of this honor. It m...
Monday, May 18, 2009

Selling Stories on the Web--The Age of Disintermediation Is Upon Us

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For the first time that I know of, it's now possible to easily sell an electronic version of a short story online. Scribd.com, which had...
Friday, May 15, 2009

The Web Cast of The Story Prize Event: Jhumpa Lahiri, Joe Meno, and Tobias Wolff

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For those who missed it (and those who want to see it again and again and again), the Web cast of The Story Prize event is up on FORA.tv. I...