Short Stories

While “Singing All the Verses,” Peg Guilfoyle Proclaims the Full Spectrum of Life

“I have long been a person who sings all the verses.” So begins the resonant Singing All The Verses: Essays from a Mid-American by Peg Guilfoyle. Her story is fascinating. She was always a free spirit, drifting around the West in her twenties as well as living “the customary wandering…

Judy MorenoFebruary 24, 2021

Nonfiction

Life After ‘Cat Person’: Why We Need Feminist Novels

If you haven't read the short by Kristen Roupenian, 'Cat Person,' which just went viral last week, you absolutely have to. Many women find themselves relating to her story, which is why the author sold her collection of short stories so that everyday people will get to experience her truthful…

Maggie MeyersDecember 20, 2017

Nonfiction

Rion Amilcar Scott ‘Unapologetically’ Broaches Racism and Oppression in ‘Insurrections’

Last night I was walking down Prospect St. in Stamford, Connecticut and I found myself trailing behind a black man wearing a black hoodie. My pace was significantly quicker than his. As I was about to turn to the front door of my apartment building, I was almost on the…

Matt GillickSeptember 6, 2017

Fiction Romance

K’s Collection of Short Stories Proves Love Is a Revolution

The first three short stories in Resistance, Revolution and Other Love Stories (FriesenPress), bounce wildly from Jerusalem to a present-day Canadian shopping mall to a dystopian future. “Radius” depicts the inner thoughts of a Palestinian en route to a suicide bombing. “Calamity Jane” is largely a teenage angst-laden conversation between…

Joanna PoncavageJuly 23, 2021

Fiction Miscellany Thrillers Thrillers - Featured

New Stephen King Short Story Available Through Humble Bundle Benefits ACLU

In partnership with Humble Bundle, today, legendary storyteller and bestselling author Stephen King is releasing his newest short story, “Red Screen,” as the first-ever Humble exclusive. With Humble exclusives, Humble partners with innovative content creators to provide exclusive content to support charities. Available now through September 16, the never-before-published story…

BookTribSeptember 9, 2021

Fiction Miscellany Potpourri - Featured

“The Strand” Publishes Previously Unreleased Shirley Jackson Short Stories

Andrew Gulli has done it again! Gulli, whose literary detective work over the years has unearthed previously unpublished stories from the likes of John Steinbeck, Ernest Hemingway, Raymond Chandler, Louisa May Alcott, Agatha Christie and Tennessee Williams, is releasing two newly discovered short stories from Shirley Jackson today in the…

Cynthia ConradJune 10, 2022

Fiction Fiction - Featured

“Seeing the Light” Reveals the Stories Behind and Beyond the Uniform

In his collection of short fiction, Seeing the Light (Poets’ Choice Publishing), author Rick Williams tackles many dimensions of storytelling from the viewpoint of the veteran — whether directly or indirectly. In tale after tale, we come to understand the deep wounds suffered by these characters — wounds that go…

BookTribJanuary 31, 2022

Fiction Fiction - Featured

Boon Companions Laura Lippman and Baltimore Electrify Readers in “Seasonal Work”

Happy Silver Anniversary to Laura Lippman who made her debut as a fiction writer in 1997 during her 15-year tenure as a Baltimore Sun reporter. Her celebratory gift to avid fans and new readers alike is Seasonal Work (William Morrow), an electrifying collection of short stories, which includes a compelling…

Linda HitchcockJanuary 4, 2022

Fiction

Stanislas Yassukovich Opens Our Eyes to the Power of Nostalgia in “Short Stories”

Whether we care to admit it or not, the consuming public is fascinated with the high corners of society. There will always be an audience thirsty for information on the rich and famous, or simply the rich and pretentious. It’s a cultural phenomenon that colors leisure entertainment with movies, TV…

Jim AlkonJuly 30, 2021

Book Club Network Fiction

Short Stories Designed to Push Readers Out of Their Comfort Zone

But Carol Dines’ collection of short stories manages to capture something more than reader attachment to the characters or the tease of a plot. Each of her stories in This Distance We Call Love (Orison Books) is a powerful elbow to the gut, which leaves you eager for the next…

Sherri DaleyOctober 28, 2021

Book Club Network Fiction

“Love, Faith and a Pair of Pants:” Humor and Pathos

Ben Zelig, the protagonist in Herb Freed’s Love, Faith and a Pair of Pants, (Bellrock Entertainment Inc.) has life all figured out: graduate from rabbinical school; get hired by a spiritually enriched community; meet a nice Jewish girl, and start a family. Naturally, nothing goes according to plan, but life…

BookTribOctober 4, 2018

Book Club Network

Guest Blogger: Of Fame and the Absurd in “Hits and Misses”

Hits and Misses, a collection of humorous short stories, is a backstage pass to Simon Rich's fears and neuroses. And that is a good thing. In “The Baby,” we meet Ben, a writer struggling to finish his book before the birth of his son. During a routine ultrasound, Ben discovers…

Cecilia LyraAugust 8, 2018

Fiction

Diana Grillo Stories Tackle Writhing Family Dynamics

The challenge of a good short story is the ability to convey complicated ideas and feelings to the reader in a limited amount of pages. Diana Grillo, author of An Accidental Murder and Other Stories, manages to easily draw sympathy from readers for her struggling characters, diving straight into the…

Rebecca ProulxMarch 26, 2019

Fiction

5 Mind-Bending Books to Read Before Wayward Pines Returns

It takes a really great show to get me hooked like Wayward Pines did. Just when you think that life in this strange town is settling into normalcy the very last shot of the final episode reveals some deeply disturbing occurrences. I was completely sucked into this series the entire…

Amanda HarknessMay 23, 2016

Fiction

True Blood’s Sookie Stackhouse Returns in Collection of Short Stories

If you thought that the Sookie Stackhouse series was done and over, think again! Charlaine Harris, author of The Southern Vampire Mysteries Series aka The Sookie Stackhouse Series aka The True Blood Novels, has released several short stories that take place in the True Blood universe; now, for the first time,…

Rachel Fogle De SouzaNovember 9, 2017

Fiction

Review: The Short Stories that Make Up The Best Small Fictions 2015

The Best Small Fictions 2015 Editor Tara L. Masih Super-short stories—variously named flash fiction, haibun or iStories—have exploded in popularity. Where should newbies start? With Best Small Fictions 2015 (Queen’s Ferry Press, October 6), the inaugural volume of a new series edited by Tara L. Masih. From 105 finalists, guest…

Rebecca FosterSeptember 30, 2015

While “Singing All the Verses,” Peg Guilfoyle Proclaims the Full Spectrum of Life

Life After ‘Cat Person’: Why We Need Feminist Novels

Rion Amilcar Scott ‘Unapologetically’ Broaches Racism and Oppression in ‘Insurrections’

K’s Collection of Short Stories Proves Love Is a Revolution

New Stephen King Short Story Available Through Humble Bundle Benefits ACLU

“The Strand” Publishes Previously Unreleased Shirley Jackson Short Stories

“Seeing the Light” Reveals the Stories Behind and Beyond the Uniform

Boon Companions Laura Lippman and Baltimore Electrify Readers in “Seasonal Work”

Stanislas Yassukovich Opens Our Eyes to the Power of Nostalgia in “Short Stories”

Short Stories Designed to Push Readers Out of Their Comfort Zone

“Love, Faith and a Pair of Pants:” Humor and Pathos

Guest Blogger: Of Fame and the Absurd in “Hits and Misses”

Diana Grillo Stories Tackle Writhing Family Dynamics

5 Mind-Bending Books to Read Before Wayward Pines Returns

True Blood’s Sookie Stackhouse Returns in Collection of Short Stories

Review: The Short Stories that Make Up The Best Small Fictions 2015

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