Month: May 2009

May 15, 2009

>New Issue: Blackbird Spring 2009

>The new issue of Blackbird is up, with fiction by Christine Schutt and Michael Croley, among others, poetry by Julie Funderburk and Wyatt Prunty,…
May 15, 2009

>New Issue: Bound Off

>Bound Off #40 is now live with “Check Engine Light” by Mel Bosworth and “A Documentary About Sharks” by Gavin Broom.
May 15, 2009

>The New Yorker: "In the South" by Salman Rushdie

>This is a terrific story, possibly my favorite of the year so far. Senior and Junior are two old men with the same name…
May 14, 2009

>Recommended Reading

>No, I’m not going to tell you what to read, at least not today. Recommended Reading is the name of a new blog that…
May 13, 2009

>Frank O’Connor International Short Story Award

>The long list for the prestigious Frank O’Connor International Short Story Award has been announced, and Tania Hershman (whos book is on the list!)…
May 12, 2009

>White House Poetry Slam

>Saw this on Galley Cat just now: Michael Chabon in White House Slam. At first, I thought Chabon was being critical of Obama (“White…
May 12, 2009

>"The Future of University Presses and Journals"

>Ted Genoways raises important issues in this VQR Blog Post: The Future of University Presses and Journals. Of course, the debate is not a…
May 10, 2009

>Five Star Literary Stories

>My review of E.C. Osondu’s “Waiting” (Guernica) is up at Five Star Literary Stories. Happy Short Story Month!
May 10, 2009

>Tunneling to the Center of the Earth by Kevin Wilson

>Tunneling to the Center of the Earthby Kevin WilsonEcco 2009 $13.99 I was curious about the cover of Kevin Wilson‘s collection of short stories,…
May 9, 2009

>Recent Acquisitions: The New Valley by Josh Weil

>This book was not supposed to be out until June, but it arrived early, for reasons I can’t explain. The author, Josh Weil, is…