Wednesday, January 27, 2010

A Long List (That Could Be Even Longer)

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Since the second year of The Story Prize, we've posted a list of other notable books beyond the three we choose as our finalists each y...
Tuesday, January 19, 2010

Story Prize Finalists Mueenuddin, Patterson, and Tower Are All Over the Place

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Here are some links to essays by, interviews with, and other miscellanea from the three finalists for The Story Prize—Daniyal Mueenuddin, Vi...
Monday, January 4, 2010

Three Debut Writers Are Finalists For The Story Prize

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After reading 78 short story collections in 2009 and seriously considering a dozen or so strong candidates, Julie Lindsey (the founder of Th...
Monday, December 28, 2009

Best Books of 2009: Tallying The Short Story Collections Mentioned

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I said I wouldn't do this, but I couldn't help myself. Music and book blogger Largehearted Boy made it too easy to compile a list of...
Saturday, December 19, 2009

Gary Vaynerchuk, You Can't Crush Stories

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I think Gary Vaynerchuk is great. I love his store— Wine Library —and I admire his energy. His book Crush It sounds truly inspiring. But I ...
Thursday, December 10, 2009

Why You Should Take Yearend Best Books Lists With A Grain Of Salt

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I admit it. Last year, I was somewhat obsessed with the yearend best books lists, keeping track of and tallying the short story collection...
Wednesday, December 9, 2009

Book Design: Love In Infant Monkeys Writ Small

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A nother short story collection this year that has a design that caught my eye is Lydia Millet's Love in Infant Monkeys , p...