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

Read the short story that inspired “Normal People”

Posted on 05/14/2020 at 08:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

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Sally Rooney’s award-winning novel, Normal People, began as a short story, published to some acclaim in The White Review. The...

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Tagged As: Free reads, Short story, Women in literature

Free read: “The Resident Poet”

Posted on 05/06/2020 at 10:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Unpublished works by the late writer Katherine Dunn are making their way to the public. A novel called Toad will...

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Free read: “A Room in Baltimore”

Posted on 04/22/2020 at 12:45 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

A collection of never-before-published short stories by Madeleine L’Engle was released yesterday. One of the tales from The Moment of...

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Tagged As: Classic literature, Free reads, Short story, Women in literature

Baltimore's Edgar Allan Poe House & Museum becomes a literary landmark

Posted on 12/05/2019 at 10:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Baltimore has celebrated its Edgar Allan Poe connection for years, and now it’s receiving some official recognition. United for Libraries,...

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Tagged As: Horror, Literary tourism, Poetry, Short story

Enjoy a short story from Barry Lopez

Posted on 11/29/2019 at 04:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Author Barry Lopez has a new (longer) version of a decade-old short story to share with readers. The original version...

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Nonprofit buys writer Elizabeth Bishop's Key West home

Posted on 11/13/2019 at 10:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Bookworms might want to ask for airfare to Key West for their Christmas present this year. Poet and short-story writer...

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Tagged As: Literary tourism, Poetry, Short story, The New York Times, Women in literature

Free read: “Salt Slow”

Posted on 10/24/2019 at 04:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Literary Hub has a short story to share from an award-winning author’s first collection. “Salt Slow,” released earlier this month,...

Tagged As: Free reads, Short story, Women in literature