Collection of long-lost Proust works will come out this fall

Posted on 08/07/2019 at 02:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Grab a madeleine to celebrate — nine short stories and novellas by Marcel Proust will be published for the first t...

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Tagged As: Classic literature, Short story

Author Q&A: Anna Rashbrook

Posted on 08/05/2019 at 08:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

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Today we’re interviewing Anna Rashbrook, who writes short stories and tales of all length about horses. Born in Wi...

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Tagged As: Author interview, Short story

Steinbeck tail -- er, tale -- published in English for the first time

Posted on 07/31/2019 at 10:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

John Steinbeck is the latest dead, English-speaking author to have a work published in his native language for the first...

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Tagged As: Classic literature, Short story

About that long-lost Sylvia Plath short story ...

Posted on 07/26/2019 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

One of our favorite podcasts, Stuff You Missed in History Class, featured a few stories we’ve shared with our read...

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Tagged As: Podcast, Short story

Author Q&A: Emily V. Bastien

Posted on 07/29/2019 at 08:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

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Today we’re interviewing Emily V. Bastien, one of the youngest published authors in US history when she released h...

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Tagged As: Author interview, Children's literature, Short story

Lunchtime read from Kristen Arnett

Posted on 07/03/2019 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Kristen Arnett, author of the New York Times bestseller Mostly Dead Things, has more fiction to share. Check out her sho...

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Tagged As: Free reads, Short story

"BoJack Horseman" creator shares one of his short stories

Posted on 06/14/2019 at 04:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Fans of BoJack Horseman, lovers of free short stories, and those of you in both categories won’t want to miss this...

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Tagged As: Free reads, Short story

The deeper meaning of Edgar Allan Poe's "William Wilson"

Posted on 05/25/2019 at 04:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

The Millions shared a piece headlined “Was Jordan Peele’s Us Inspired by an Edgar Allan Poe Story?,&rdq...

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Tagged As: Classic literature, Short story

Londoners give five stars to short-story vending machines

Posted on 04/08/2019 at 04:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

We shared the Guardian’s preview of the London short-story vending machines last week, and now we’re back wi...

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Tagged As: Literary tourism, Short story, The Guardian

Short-story vending machines arrive in London on Thursday

Posted on 04/02/2019 at 02:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Commuting by public transit is about to become a little more exciting for Londoners. The Guardian reports that the Unite...

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Tagged As: Literary tourism, Short story, The Guardian