JUly/August 10

JUNE 10



reviews

We Are The Friction edited by Jez Burrows and Lizzy Stewart

Precarious by Al Riske

Red Poppies: Tales of Envy and Revenge
by S P Miskowski


Collected Stories by Richard Yates

Both Ways is the Only Way I Want It by Maile Meloy

Elegy for a Fabulous World by Alta Ifland

The Happy Failure by Herman Melville

The Collected Stories by Grace Paley

Cure All by Kim Parko

Interfictions2
edited by Delia Sherman and Christopher Barzak

interviews

Kim Parko

Alta Ifland

Maile Meloy

S P Miskowski

Al Riske





MAY 10

April 10



reviews

In An Uncharted Country by Clifford Garstang

Sum: Tales from the Afterlives by David Eagleman

Collected Stories
by John Cheever


American Salvage by Bonnie Jo Campbell

The Route Book at Bedtime edited by Ian Daley

Don't Cry by Mary Gaitskill

All That Work and Still no Boys by Kathryn Ma

The Shieling by David Constantine

Esther Stories by Peter Orner

Pump Six and Other
Stories by Paolo Bacigalupi


interviews

Paolo Bacigalupi

Peter Orner

David Constantine

Kathryn Ma

Bonnie Jo Campbell

David Eagleman

Clifford Garstang





March 10



reviews

Complete Stories by Flannery O'Connor

When I Changed: Science into Fiction edited by Geoff Ryman

The Penguin Book of Contemporary New Zealand Stories
edited by Paula Morris


Why the Long Face? by Ron MacLean

'68: New Stories from Children of the Revolution edited by Nicholas Royle

A Famine in Newcastle by Ryan O'Neill

Anthropology by Dan Rhodes

The Bohemian Girl by Willa Cather

The Feaster from Afar and Other Ghastly Inhabitatants by Joseph Payne Brennan

Collected
Stories by Janice Galloway
interviews

Janice Galloway

Geoff Ryman

Ron MacLean

Ryan O'Neill

Dan Rhodes





Feb 10



reviews

Stories in the Key of C Minor by Russell Bittner

Greenfly by Tom Lee

Feeding Strays
by Stefanie Freele


Ox Tales: Air Fire Earth Water by Various

Easter Rabbit by Joseph Young

Friends & Fajitas by Betty Serra-Rojas

Davy Byrnes Stories

Selling Their Childhoods by James Buchanan

The Real Louise by Ailsa Cox

145 Stories in a Small Box by Deb Olen Unferth, Sarah Manguso, Dave Eggers


interviews

Ailsa Cox

James Buchanan

Betty Serra-Rojas

Joseph Young

Stefanie Freele

Tom Lee

Russell Bittner




Jan 10



reviews

And Then We Saw the Flames by Daniel A. Hoyt

The Madman of Freedom Square by Hassan Blasim

Ruins and Relics by Alice Zorn


The Body of this
by Andrew McNabb

Dance of the Happy Shades by Alice Munro

Forgetting English by Midge Raymond

Tales of the Decongested Vol. 2

Ten Little Indians by Sherman Alexie

Town of Fiction  by the Atlantic Collective

What Becomes by A L Kennedy


interviews

A L Kennedy

Midge Raymond

Andrew McNabb

Alice Zorn

Hassan Blasim

Daniel A. Hoyt



Dec 09



reviews

Freedom anthology by Amnesty International

Ebb and Flow by Lorna Page

Islington Crocodiles by Paul Meloy


Discovering a Comet and More Micro-fiction
anthology

A Book of Endings by Deborah Biancotti

Typewriter by JImmy Chen

Pretty Monsters by Kelly LInk

Roll Up for the Arabian Derby by Susan Wicks

Home of the Brave edited by Jefferey Hess

Truth and Other Fictions by Eva Tihanyi


interviews

Eva Tihanyi

Kelly Link

Jimmy Chen

Deborah Biancotti

Paul Meloy

Lorna Page



Nov 09



reviews

Cern Zoo edited by D F Lewis

Fighting It by Regi Claire

In All Probability by Steve Morris


Animal by Alexandra Leggat

Dead Boys by Richard Lange

Now Playing by Shellie Zacharia

Dead Iraqis by Ellis Sharp

The World Outside the Window edited by E. Don Harpe

Grace, Tamar and Laszlo the Beautiful by Deborah Kay Davies

Nothing that Meets the Eye by Patricia Highsmith


interviews

Deborah Kay Davies

Regi Claire

Richard Lange

Alexandra Leggat

Steve Morris

Ellis Sharp

Shellie Zacharia


Oct 09



reviews

One of These Things is Not Like the Other by Stephanie Johnson

Being Normal by Stephen Shieber

How Some People Like Their Eggs by Sean Lovelace

Love Begins in Winter by Simon Van Booy

The Other End of the Rainbow by David Gardiner

Nude by Nuala Ni Chonchúir

Paint a Vulgar Picture: Fiction Inspired by the Smiths edited by Peter Wild

Drift and Swerve by Samuel Ligon

Instruction Manual For Swallowing by Adam Marek

Personal Velocity by Rebecca Miller
interviews

Adam Marek

Samuel Ligon

Peter Wild

Nuala Ni Chonchúir

David Gardiner

Sean Lovelace

Stephen Shieber

Stephanie Johnson

Simon Van Booy



Sep 09



reviews

As Rivers Flow by John Saul

Cold to the Touch by Simon Stranzas

The Serial Garden by Joan Aiken

When I Always Wanted Something by Carole Glasser Langille

Repetition Patterns by Ben Tanzer

False Relations by Michelene Wandor

One World anthology

Donut Holes by Matty Stanfield

Damaged Goods by Deborah Bostock-Kelley

The Cult of Quick Repaid by Dede Crane
interviews

Dede Crane

Deborah Bostock-Kelley

Matty Stanfield

Ben Tanzer

Carole Glasser Langille

Simon Stranzas

John Saul

Michelene Wandor

Aug 09



reviews

Life in the Universe by Michael J. Farrell

Mechanics Institute Review 5 by Various

Nature's Magician by Anthony Cropper

The Turing Test by Chris Beckett

Liar, Liar by Alan McMonagle

The Floating Order by Erin Pringle

Best New Zealand Fiction Vol. 5 edited by Owen Marshall

An Elegy for Easterly by Petina Gappah

Polyglot: Stories of the West's Wet Edge by Wendy Marcus

The model Millionaire by Oscar Wilde
interviews

Wendy Marcus

Petina Gappah

Erin Pringle

Alan McMonagle

Chris Beckett

Anthony Cropper

Michael J Farrell

July 09



reviews

Ballistics by Alex Keegan

Visiting Hours edited by Dan Wickett

See You Next Tuesday: The Second Coming edited by Steven Coy

Women Up on Blocks by Mary Akers

50 Rooms by Jason Allen Cole

The Penguin Book of Gaslight Crime edited by Michael Sims

Tender by Mark Illis

Punk Fiction edited by Janine Bullman

Criminal Tendencies by Various

Park Stories by Ali Smith, Sheena Mackay, William Boyd, Nicola Barker, Hanan al Shaykh, Clare Wigfall, Will Self
interviews

Daniyal Mueenuddin

Mary Akers

Mark Illis

Jason Allan Cole

Alex Keegan

June 09



reviews

East of Here, Close to Water by Josephine Rowe

Green and Unpleasant Land by the Inkermen

Heiroglyphics by Anne Donovan

How the Broken Lead the Blind by Matt Bell

The First Person and Other Stories by Ali Smith

Down to a Sunless Sea by Mathias B. Freese

The Boat by Nam Le

The National Virginity Pledge by Barry Graham

Rainy Pavements by Pat Jourdan

In Other Rooms, Other Wonders by Daniyal Mueenuddin


interviews

Pat Jourdan

Barry Graham

Mathias B Freese

Anne Donovan

Matt Bell

Josephine Rowe

April/May 09



reviews

Big World by Mary Miller

Our Story Begins by Tobias Wolff

Eclipses by Kiril Bozhinov

Best Gay Romance 2009 edited by Richard Labonte

Nothing Like an Ocean by Jim Tomlinson

Unlucky Lucky Days by Daniel Grandbois

Last Night by James Salter

Creatures of the Earth by John McGahern

A little Javanese by Andre Mangeot

Babylon and Other Stories by Alix Ohlin
interviews

Alix Ohlin

Andre Mangeot

Daniel Grandbois

Jim Tomlinson

Kiril Bozhinov

Mary Miller




March 09



reviews

Everyday by Lee Rourke

In the Devil's Territory by Kyle Minor

Church Booty by Carol Manley

Michael Martone by Michael Martone

Kafka in Bronteland by Tamar Yellin

Rancho Weirdo by Laura Chester

Remember Love by Jody Lisberger

Touching the Monkey edited by Theodore Q. Rorschalk

Alternative Medicine by Laura Solomon

Cello and Other Stories by Frances Thimann



interviews

Michael Martone

Frances Thimann

Jody Lisberger

Laura Solomon

Lee Rourke

Carol Manley

Tamar Yellin

Laura Chester

Kyle Minor

Feb 09



reviews

Things that Pass for Love by Allison Amend

Let's Call the Whole Thing Off edited by Kasia Boddy, Ali Smith and Sarah Wood

A Happy Man by Axel Thormahlen

One More Year by Sana Krasikov

Old Devil Moon by Christopher Fowler

Mad to Live by Randall Brown

Kissed By by Alexandra Chasin

Getting Even: Revenge Stories edited by Mitzi Szereto

Twisted Tales III: Pure Fear edited by J. Richard Jacobs

Drinking Coffee Elsewhere by Z Z Packer

interviews

Alexandra Chasin

Randall Brown

Christopher Fowler

Mitzi Szereto

Sana Krasikov

Axel Thormahlen

Allison Amend



Jan 09



reviews

Songs of Insurgency by Spencer Dew

Vanilla Bright Like Eminem by Michel Faber

Road of Five Churches by Stephanie Dickinson

The Scent of Cinnamon by Charles Lambert

Means of Escape by Hugh Brody

Interfictions edited by Delia Sherman and Theodora Goss

Barnacle Love by Anthony De Sa

What Gets Into Us by Moira Crone

Wifeshopping by Steven Wingate

Bucket of Frogs edited by Liz Niven and Brian Wittingham
interviews

Moira Crone

Steven Wingate

Anthony De Sa

Hugh Brody

Stephanie Dickinson

Charles Lambert

Spencer Dew


Dec 08



reviews

Ledra Street by Nora Nadjarian

New York Echoes by Warren Adler

Space Magic by David D. Levine

As In Music by Kathy Page

Night Train by Lise Erdrich

Months and Seasons by Christopher Meeks

Dial M for Monkey by Adam Maxwell

Dirty Girls edited by Rachel Kramer Bussell

The Ladies of Grace Adieu by Susanna Clarke

The Past Through Tomorrow by Robert A. Heinlein

interviews

Adam Maxwell

Christopher Meeks


Lise Erdrich


Kathy Page


David D. Levine


Warren Adler


Nora Nadjarian



Nov 08



reviews

Ugly Stories for Beautiful People by James Burr

Mama's Boy and Other Dark Tales by Fran Friel

Let's Be Alone Together edited by Declan Meade

Insects are Just Like You and Me Except Some of them Have Wings by Kuzhali Manickavel

A Different Kind of Love by Jay Mandal

Oh Don't You Cry for Me by Philip Shirley

Broken Doll by Neil Campbell

Young Irelanders by Gerard Donovan

Unwelcome Bodies by Jennifer Pelland

Unaccustomed Earth by Jhumpa Lahir
interviews

Jennifer Pelland

Gerard Donovan

Neil Campbell

Philip Shirley

Jay Mandal

Kuzhali Manickavel

James Burr

Fran Friel

Oct 08



reviews

God Lives in St Petersburg by Tom BIssell

Love Does Not Make me Gentle or Kind by Chavisa Woods

Wasteland: Stories of the Apocalype edited by John Joseph Adams

In a Bear's Eye by Yannick Murphy

Migration Patterns by Gary Schanbacher

Tiny Deaths by Robert Shearman

The Theory of Light and Matter by Andrew Porter

Binding Energy by Daniel Marcus

New World Order by Derek Green

M is for Magic by Neil Gaiman
interviews

Yannick Murphy

Derek Green

Daniel Marcus


Andrew Porter

Robert Shearman


Gary Schanbacher


Yannick Murphy


Chavisa Woods

Tom Bissell

Sep 08



reviews

I Could Ride All day in my Cool Blue Train by Peter Hobbs

The Devil's Larder by Jim Crace

Winter Hands by Annie Clarkson

EarthFutures by Guy Dauncey

In the Land of the Free by Geoffrey Forsyth

Bristol Short Story Prize Anthology 2008

Silent Girl by Tricia Dower

Refresh, Refresh by Benjamin Percy

Galileo's Children edited by Gardner Dozois

Close Encounters by Jen Michalski
interviews

Clare Wigfall

Jen Michalski

Benjamin Percy

Tricia Dower

Geoffrey Forsyth

Annie Clarkson

Peter Hobbs







 Aug 08



reviews

Emerge: New Australian Writing

The Solaris Book of New Science Fiction Vol 2 edited by George Mann

Brace edited by JIm Hinks

Transported by Tim Jones

The End of the World by Paddy O'Reilly

Dangerous Laughter by Steven Millhauser

Loud Sparrows: Contemporary Chinese Short-shorts

Famous Fathers and other stories by Pia Z. Ehrhardt

Human Is? by Philip K. Dick

Mayor of the Roses by Marianne Villanueva 
interviews

Marianne Villanueva

Pia Z. Ehrhardt

Steven MIllhauser

Paddy O'Reilly

Tim Jones



July 08



reviews

Words from a Glass Bubble by Vanessa Gebbie

Willful Creatures by Aimee Bender

Button, Button by Richard Matheson

Taking Pictures by Anne Enright

Bonne Route edited by Ian Daley

29 Ways to Drown by Niki Aguirre

Fragile Things by Neil Gaiman

Best American Stories 2007 edited by Heidi Pitlor, Stephen King

Sea Stories by Various

Body Parts: An Anatomy of Love by Richard Bardsley
interviews

Richard Bardsley

Niki Aguirre

Vanessa Gebbie

Aimee Bender




June 08



reviews

Ryan Seacrest is Famous by Dave Housley

13 Phantasms by James Blaylock

Balancing on the Edge of the World by Elizabeth Baines

The Cusp of Something by Jai Clare

How They Met by David Levithan

18 Truths and 3 Lies: 2007 StoryQuarterly Annual

You Have Time for This edited by Mark Budman and Mark Hazuka

Bodies in Motion by MaryAnne Mohanraj

The Dream Lover by William Boyd

Apologies Forthcoming by Xujun Eberlein
interviews

Xujun Eberlein

MaryAnne Mohanraj

David Levithan

Jai Clare

Elizabeth Baines


Dave Housley


May 08



reviews

The Fantastic Book of Everybody's Secrets by Sophie Hannah

Perverted by Language: Fiction Inspired by the Fall edited by Peter Wild

Bang Crunch by Neil Smith

Invisible Cities by Italo Calvino

Cheating at Canasta by William Trevor

For the Relief of Unbearable Urges by Nathan Englander

Dangerous Space by Kelley Eskridge

Phobic edited by Andy Murray

Crimini: The Bitter Lemon Book of Italian Crime Fiction edited by Giancarlo de Cataldo

Why the Devil Chose New England for His Work
interviews

Cristina Henriquez

Jason Brown

Kelley Eskridge

Neil Smith

Sophie Hannah

April 08



reviews

American Cool by Susan DiPlacido

The Wow Signal by Patrick Chapman

The Birthday of the World by Ursula K. Le Guin

The Stories of Ray Bradbury Vol.2

Ten Journeys Through the Unknown by Heather Beck

St Lucy's Home for Girls Raised by Wolved by Karen Russell

Logorrhea: Good Words Make Good Stories edited by John Klima

Best of Best American Erotica 2008 edited by Susie Bright

Midnight Convoy and Other Stories by S. Yizhar

Back Burning by Sylvia Petter
interviews

Sylvia Petter

Heather Beck

Patrick Chapman

Susan DiPlacido
March 08



reviews

All Over by Roy Kesey

Under Compulsion by Thomas M. Disch

The Wind Across The Grass by Nuala Ni Chonchúir

Black Tickets by Jayne Anne Phillips

Some New Ambush by Carys Davies

The Turning by Tim Winton

There are Little Kingdoms by Kevin Barry

The Secret Files of the Diogenes Club by Kim Newman

The Book of Other People edited by Zadie Smith

Passport to Crime edited by Janet Hutchings
interviews

Kim Newman

Kevin Barry


Carys Davies

Jayne Anne Phillips

Nuala Ni Chonchúir

Roy Kesey
Feb 08



reviews

Aromabingo by David Gaffney

Leading the Dance by Sarah Salway

Other Stories and Other Stories by Ali Smith

Best American Mystery Stories 2007

Barcelona Plates by Alexei Sayle

The Norton Book of Science Fiction

My Mistress' Sparrow is Dead edited by Jeffrey Eugenides

Later, At the Bar by Rebecca Barry

The Deportees by Roddy Doyle

Music for the Off-Key by Courttia Newland
interviews

Courttia Newland

Rebecca Barry

Sarah Salway

David Gaffney

Jan 08



reviews

The Ballad of the Sad Cafe by Carson McCullers

Heavier than Air by Nona Caspers

Walking the Labrynth by Brian George

Astral Bodies by Jay Merill

Two Tall Tales and One Short Novel by Heidi James, Kay Sexton, Lucy Fry

The Complete Short Stories of JG Ballard

Breaking it Down by Rusty Barnes

The Third Shore: Women's Fiction from East Central Europe

In Dreams Begin Responsibilities by Delmore Schwartz

ID Crimes of Identity edited by Martin Edwards

interviews

Rusty Barnes

Brian George


Nona Caspers

Dec 07



reviews

You are Here edited by Bill Broady and Jane Metcalfe

15 Modern Tales of Attraction by Alison MacLeod

Tales of Galicia by Andrzej Stasiuk

Come Together Fall Apart by Cristina Henriquez

The Collected Short Stories of Katherine Mansfield

Self Help by Lorrie Moore

Magic for Beginners by Kelly Link

The Sky is a Well by Claudia Smith

The Loudest Sound and Nothing by Clare Wigfall

The Sleepers Almanac

interviews

Clare Wigfall

Claudia Smith

Cristina Henriquez


Alison MacLeod

Nov 07



reviews

A Faker's Dozen by Melvin Jules Bukiet

McSweeney's Enchanted Chamber of Astonishing Stories

Family Connections by Chrissie Gittins

Heavy Glow Flash Fiction Anthology

The Complete Short Stories of Muriel Spark

No-one Belongs Here More Than You by Miranda July
interviews

Chrissie Gittins







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