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My Favorite Short Story: “The Captain’s Daughter”

Writers and editors are often asked to name their favorite novel but seldom are asked to name their favorite short story. This fact may be determined by the short story’s brevity and that there are many more “perfect” short stories than there are “perfect” novels. Then again novels are not…
Joseph Olshan
May 23, 2018
Fiction

Comedy Queen Makes Russian Classics Relatable

Viv Groskop is widely known as a famed comedian and broadcaster. This time though, Groskop applies her sharp wit and pen to a medium entirely different from a comedy sketch or news article. Groskop has been gaining deserved acclaim from Spectator, The Times, and Observer for her new book, The…
Rebecca Proulx
October 23, 2018