The Crème de la Crème
Podcast: Recorded at the 2011 Small Wonder Festival, ALI SMITH reads two short stories by Muriel Spark, and shares her passionate engagement with Spark’s work.
Staying Upright
VICKI HEATH: ‘Hershman’s uncanny use of the minutiae works with such power that these stories are still hovering in my thoughts, though I finished reading the collection days ago…’
Story: Marina Warner’s ‘After the Fox’
STORY: We are delighted to bring you MARINA WARNER’s short story After the Fox. ‘Marina Warner is an internationally acclaimed cultural historian, critic, novelist and short story writer.’
Our Followers Recommend: Short Story Collections
Our TWITTER FOLLOWERS recommend their favourite short story collections: ‘From the ‘quirky voice’ of Miranda July, to the ‘underrated’ words of Frederick Barthelme…’
We Recommend: James McKenna’s Black Range Tales
KATE PRUDCHENKO examines the true life stories in James McKenna’s Black Range Tales.
Author Profile: F. Scott Fitzgerald
In her essay, shortlisted for the THRESHOLDS Feature Writing Competition, JADE BROUGHTON looks at the life of F. Scott Fitzgerald’s short stories.
Spoilers and Imperfectionists
Podcast: authors ANNALENA McAFEE and TOM RACHMAN discuss satire in the world of journalism.
Playing with Dolls
RUTH QUINLAN recommends A Real Doll: ‘A.M. Homes is the writer to turn to when you want someone to lift the floorboards of everyday life and show you the roaches scurrying underneath.’
We Recommend: Margaret Atwood’s ‘Rape Fantasies’
In her essay, shortlisted for the THRESHOLDS Feature Writing Competition, WANDA CAMPBELL recommends Margaret Atwood’s short story ‘Rape Fantasies’.
Life Stories
Podcast: SIGRID RAUSING hosts a discussion with JANICE GALLOWAY, COLIN GRANT and RACHEL CUSK on the creative compulsion to write about their own experiences.