Tag: Short Stories

Title: Cabinet of Curiosities: 36 Tales Brief & Sinister Authors: Stefan Bachmann, Emma Trevayne, Katherine Catmull, & Claire Legrand Published:  Greenwillow Books, 2014 Summary/Review:  This book of short stories is presented by four outstanding children’s/YA authors.  Asked to collect their most horrifying stories, the...

Title: These Children Who Come At You With Knives and Other Fairy Tales Author: Jim Knipfel Publisher: Simon & Schuster, June 2010 Summary: Fractured fairy tales have long been a popular genre in youth literature, and in this wicked, inspired collection, the grown-ups finally...

Title: Where The God of Love Hangs Out Author: Amy Bloom Publisher: Random House, January 2010 Summary: Amy Bloom’s new collection of short stories will make you laugh, cry, cringe and gasp and it is possible that you will feel all these emotions in...

Title: The Complete Stories Author: Flannery O’Connor Publisher: Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 1971 Summary: When I travel, I like to read books written by authors from that part of the world. So, on a recent trip to Savannah, I finally picked up A Good...

Title: Selected Stories Author: Andre Dubus Summary: For me, summer is a great time to read short story collections: You can pick up a book, read a bit, and then put it down and enjoy the sunshine. That said, I’m not a fluffy ‘beach read’...

Title: Broccoli and Other Tales of Food and Love Author: Lara Vapnyar Summary: A fabulous and creative collection of short stories that revolve around food in the lives of a New York City Russian community. The stories are well written, humorous and witty. Some...

Title: When You Are Engulfed In Flames Author: David Sedaris Summary: In his latest collection of comedic essays, David Sedaris picks up right where he left off – spinning amusing, unforgettable anecdotes from everyday topics, from walking through a zoo alongside (or far behind) his partner,...

Title: I Was Told There’d Be Cake Author: Sloane Crosley Summary: This collection of witty, self-depricating, utterly hillarious essays examine what is means to be young, single and whipsmart in New York today. Crosley, who grew up in Westchester and has written for the New...