Film rights to the short story "Sinkhole" go for a pretty penny

Posted on 07/30/2020 at 10:52 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The short story “Sinkhole” will become a film produced by Issa Rae and Jordan Peele, reports Deadline. Haven’t heard of...

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Tagged As: Literary Hub, Movie adaptation, Short story

How O. Henry came into existence

Posted on 07/24/2020 at 02:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Most of us know O. Henry as the author of the classic short story “The Gift of the Magi.” Perhaps...

Tagged As: History, Short story

Free reads: "The Great Gatsby" and COVID-19, reimagined

Posted on 07/09/2020 at 11:06 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

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Need something to read over your lunch break? Check out these old and new tales. The old tale — The...

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Tagged As: Classic literature, coronavirus / COVID-19, Excerpt, Graphic novel, Literary Hub, Short story, The New York Times

Preview a new collection of Terry Pratchett's short stories

Posted on 07/07/2020 at 08:33 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Several short stories by Terry Pratchett will be republished in September, and the Guardian has one to whet your appetite....

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Tagged As: Fantasy, Short story, The Guardian

Austrian writer's radical fairytales will appear in English next month

Posted on 06/26/2020 at 04:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Need a book to give that you’re sure the recipient hasn’t read before? The Guardian has a suggestion: Hermynia Zur...

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Tagged As: Literature in translation, Short story, The Guardian

Magazine invites writers to finish Louisa May Alcott's short story

Posted on 06/25/2020 at 10:01 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

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The Strand Magazine is publishing Louisa May Alcott’s short story “Aunt Nellie’s Diary” for the very first time. And also...

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Tagged As: Classic literature, Short story, The Guardian, Women in literature

Read a previously unpublished short story by Ernest Hemingway

Posted on 06/02/2020 at 02:01 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Well, we won’t have an Ernest Hemingway lookalike contest this year, but we do have something new related to Papa:...

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Tagged As: Classic literature, Short story

Horror fans, check out these 8 free short stories

Posted on 05/28/2020 at 08:07 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Not enough chills and thrills in the morning news (or our daily book recommendations) for you? The Chicago Review of...

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Tagged As: Free reads, Horror, Short story

Raymond Carver will read you a story

Posted on 05/26/2020 at 02:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Literary Hub has dug up a gem from the radio archives, in honor of a literary birthday. Raymond Carver read...

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Free read: “Social Distance”

Posted on 05/20/2020 at 08:26 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Mark Haddon has written a graphic (as in illustrated) short story for the Guardian, which you can read for free....

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Tagged As: Free reads, Graphic novel, Short story, The Guardian