Susie Moloney’s Things Withered (2013)

2014-05-28T10:22:46-04:00

With book in hand, readers will know this is a collection of short fiction marketed as horror stories. But that's a broad stroke; Dracula and The Stand are both frightening tales. In the hands of Susie Moloney, a horror story sometimes means gruesome and moist: "Brains and cranial fluid seeped

Susie Moloney’s Things Withered (2013)2014-05-28T10:22:46-04:00

“Runaway” Alice Munro

2014-05-23T16:04:53-04:00

I am fond of specific Alice Munro collections: A Friend of My Youth because it was my first, Open Secrets because it was the impetus for a particularly good book club discussion some years ago, and Runaway. McClelland & Stewart, 2004 Runaway because I have a memory of reading it

“Runaway” Alice Munro2014-05-23T16:04:53-04:00

B.J. Novak’s One More Thing (2014)

2014-05-13T11:18:34-04:00

Could be that I am the only person who started to watch "The Office" because B.J. Novak wrote a collection of short fiction. Knopf - Random House, 2014 More likely, those who watched "The Office" for years will pick up a copy of the temp's first book because

B.J. Novak’s One More Thing (2014)2014-05-13T11:18:34-04:00

Running the Whale’s Back

2014-05-21T12:55:36-04:00

It's a great title isn't it? It's actually drawn from one of the stories in the collection, Samuel Martin's story, and it's a perfect fit. You'll see why, when you read the introduction to the colection. Goose Lane Editions, 2013 From the opening pages, readers realize that the

Running the Whale’s Back2014-05-21T12:55:36-04:00

“Family Furnishings” Alice Munro

2014-03-29T21:02:31-04:00

Alfrida's apartment is crowded. “'I know I’ve got far too much stuff in here,' she said. 'But it’s my parents’ stuff. It’s family furnishings, and I couldn’t let them go.' The story about her parents, the loss of her mother, the other family with whom she visits only half-heartedly after

“Family Furnishings” Alice Munro2014-03-29T21:02:31-04:00
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