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Nora Nadjarian
author
of
Ledra Street |
| " A lot of people who have read my stories seem to
think that, just because I write quite a lot in the first person, I am
telling them my innermost secrets as Nora Nadjarian. So I’d just like
to say to them that an author can and does enter other people’s lives
in the first person! ...." Read
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Ledra Street
Nora
Nadjarian
reviewed
by
Elizabeth Rutherford-Johnson
Poetic,
dreamy, yet political, these stories examine fractured
relationships through the prism of Cyprus's history, with compelling
linguistic exuberance. .....
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Warren Adler
author
of
New York Echoes |
| "To
me story is fundamental and defines us as human beings. What happens
next is the heart of the story and the pattern of all life which is a
beginning, a middle and and an end. It is also the great mystery since
no human being can ever know "what happens next.". ...." Read
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New York Echoes
Warren Adler
reviewed
by Jason Makansi
For someone who lived in
Manhattan for twelve years, and its environs
for another ten, these stories lacked the energy I associate with the
city. .....
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The Past Through Tomorrow
Robert A.
Heinlein
reviewed
by Alan D. Abbey
This
definitive set of mid-century science fiction stories sets the standard
by which others must be judged. They thrill, engage, puzzle and
inspire. ...
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The Ladies of Grace Adieu
by Susanna
Clarke
reviewed
by Ilana Teitelbaum
This
gorgeously written and lavishly illustrated short story collection is a
must-read for anyone who is interested in myth and the fantastic.
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the full review
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Dirty Girls
Edited by
Rachel Kramer Bussel
reviewed by Sarah Hilary
Proof that it takes more than
Mr Darcy in breeches (wet or dry) to turn women on ......
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Adam Maxwell
author
of
Dial M for Monkey |
| "I'm working on something a bit special for the new
year with a designer friend of mine. It's called 5 Tales of Marvel, Mystery,
Murder and Meerkats and it is going to be an illustrated
and hand-bound chapbook type thing. ...." Read
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Dial M for Monkey
Adam Maxwell
reviewed
by Sara Crowley
Short flash fiction full of
energy and humour.. .....
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David D. Levine
author
of
Space Magic |
| "I think that a "story" has to have a beginning, a
middle, and an end. There has to be a situation, and characters, and
the characters have to DO things -- things that have an effect on the
situation and the other characters -- and the characters must be
changed by the effects of those things. ....." Read
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Space Magic
David D.
Levine
reviewed
by Mark Dalligan
Fresh and vibrant tales of other
worlds told with engaging skill and
style. .....
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Christopher Meeks
author
of
Months and Seasons |
| "There is no one way to write a story... It’s not
the form or genre
that matters as much as how to get your reader curious and keep him or
her curious until the end and even afterwards. We’re on this earth for
so short of a time, and it’s all so confusing, that stories help us
all. I write to understand the chaos just a little more.." Read
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Months and Seasons
Christopher
Meeks
reviewed
by Stevan Allred
Meeks is at his best when he
delineates the spaces that open up in relationships, and our often
comic attempts to bridge the gap. .....
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Kathy Page
author
of
As In Music |
| "I have strong, almost physical feelings about
structure. I listen to it and I think of a book in a way that's perhaps
similar to the way a musical composer works. The title story of the
collection is similarly composed, using more points of view than would
normally be recommended for such a tale - an experiment really, but if
you hear it, I think it works......" Read
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As In Music
Kathy Page
reviewed
by Carol Reid
The best of these stories are
bizarre, striking and unsettling,
providing intricate detours from everyday reality. .....
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Lise Erdrich
author
of
Night Train |
| "In assembling the
collection, I did think as far as who might read books from Coffee
House Press—college and literary customers I assumed, but then lots of
little old ladies showed up at readings and bookstores, which delights
me no end......" Read
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Night Train
Lise Erdrich
reviewed
by Tania Hershman
Reading
Erdrich's stories is akin to being on a roller-coaster: you are not
sure until you stumble off exactly what it is that has just happened to
you. Dazzling, puzzling, wonderful. .....
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