The New Yorker Story of the Year for 2012: “Breatharians” by Callan Wink

The votes are in and it wasn’t even close! The award for The New Yorker Story of the Year for 2012 goes to “Breatharians”…

Vote for The New Yorker Short Story of the Year — 2012

The nominations for New Yorker Story of the Year are now closed. The finalists (with links to the discussions on this blog) are posted…

The New Yorker: “Shirley Temple Three” by Thomas Pierce

December 24 & 31, 2012: “Shirley Temple Three” by Thomas Pierce I gather that Thomas Pierce is a student in the MFA program at…

The New Yorker: “Creatures” by Marisa Silver

December 17, 2012: “Creatures” by Marisa Silver Because the author has a new novel coming out, I kind of hoped to learn that this…

Nominations Open for New Yorker Story of the Year

New Yorker Story of the Year It’s time to select the New Yorker Story of the Year, as we do every year here on…

The New Yorker: “A Voice in the Night” by Steven Millhauser

December 10, 2012: “A Voice in the Night” by Steven Millhauser I encourage you to read this story, which is available for free online….

The New Yorker: “Literally” by Antonya Nelson

December 3, 2012: “Literally” by Antonya Nelson The Q&A with Antonya Nelson doesn’t provide much insight into this week’s story, although it does help…

The New Yorker: “Bull” by Mo Yan

November 26, 2012: “Bull” by Mo Yan This piece is an excerpt from the translation of Nobel Prize winner Mo Yan’s forthcoming novel, Pow….

The New Yorker: “Demeter” by Maile Meloy

November 19, 2012: “Demeter” by Maile Meloy Demeter is recently divorced from Hank, sharing custody of their daughter Perry (real name Elizabeth, but so…

The New Yorker: “Member/Guest” by David Gilbert

November 12, 2012: “Member/Guest” by David Gilbert The author has a novel coming out later this year so I was convinced that this story…