She published a short story in The New Yorker in 1992, then seemed to all but disappear. How author Katherine Heiny took her sweet time on the path toward publishing her new story collection.
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Taking the Slow Road: An Interview with Author Katherine Heiny
She published a short story in The New Yorker in 1992, then seemed to all but disappear. How author Katherine Heiny took her sweet time on the path toward publishing her new story collection.
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10 Short Stories I Loved in 2014
Below is a guest post from Pravesh Bhardwaj, a filmmaker based in Mumbai who has been posting his favorite short stories all year.
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‘Alice Munro Writes So Well About Secrets’
Then he had things to tell her about himself. The fact that he had produced a condom did not mean that he was a regular seducer. In fact, she was only the second person he had gone to bed with, the first being his wife. He had been brought up in a fiercely religious household […]
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Your Latest Fiction Picks: Lorrie Moore, Tor.com and Taddle Creek
In case you’ve missed them, here’s a quick list of some of the most recent #longreads #fiction picks from the community: 1. “The Side Sleeper” (Emily Schultz, Taddle Creek) RT @taddlecreek: “The Side Sleeper”: a longish short story by @manualofstyle (Emily Schultz). taddlecreekmag.com/the-side-sleep… #longreads #fiction — Joyland Magazine (@joylandfiction) May 9, 2013 2. “We Have […]
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Longreads Guest Pick: Hilary Armstrong on 'The Horla'
If you really love a story, we want to hear from you. Share your favorite stories with Longreads—old or new, nonfiction or fiction, book or magazine feature—and then tell us why you love it. If we like it, we’ll feature you and your pick. *** Today’s guest pick comes from Hilary Armstrong, a literature student at […]
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Longreads Guest Pick: Hilary Armstrong on 'The Horla'
If you really love a story, we want to hear from you. Share your favorite stories with Longreads—old or new, nonfiction or fiction, book or magazine feature—and then tell us why you love it. If we like it, we’ll feature you and your pick. *** Today’s guest pick comes from Hilary Armstrong, a literature student at […]
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Our Top 5 Longreads of the Week—featuring The New Yorker, Esquire, Miami New Times, Columbia Magazine, New York magazine, and a guest pick by Greg Spielberg.