Aimee Bender has been publishing fiction for over 10 years, but I hadn’t heard of her until last October when I read her story “The Fake Nazi.” It was published in the Fall 2010 issue of Ploughshares, and it was one of the best stories I read last year. It’s about a German man who [...]
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Five Questions: Aimee Bender
Posted in Five Questions, tagged Aimee Bender, fiction, Interview, Novels, Ploughshares, publishing, short story, writing on February 16, 2011 | 4 Comments »
Five Questions: Alix Ohlin
Posted in Five Questions, tagged alix ohlin, fiction, Interview, Ploughshares, publishing, reading, short story, writing on September 29, 2010 | 1 Comment »
About a year ago I was in my local library leafing through the most recent issue of Ploughshares when I stumbled upon a story by Alix Ohlin. It was called “The Only Child,” and something about it really resonated with me. As a result of reading that story, I checked out of the library her [...]
Five Questions: Al Riske
Posted in Five Questions, tagged fiction, Interview, publishing, reading, short story, writing on February 4, 2010 | 4 Comments »
I’ve known Al Riske for a number of years. He’s a good friend, and one of the people who inspired me to start writing fiction (thank you, Al!). We share an interest in writing and literature, and also have similar tastes in music – we’re both huge fans of Van Morrison and Bruce Sprinsteen. A [...]
Five Questions: Greg Bardsley
Posted in Five Questions, tagged fiction, Interview, Noir, publishing, short story, writing on September 25, 2009 | 5 Comments »
One of the best short story collections I’ve read in years is the recently released Uncage Me. It was edited by Jennifer Jordan. There are 22 stories written by 22 different authors. I suppose you’d classify the stories as noir, but they push that genre in twisted, sick, and spectacularly entertaining new ways. One of my [...]
Five Questions: Luminis Books
Posted in Five Questions, tagged fiction, Novels, publishing, short story, writing on September 18, 2009 | 1 Comment »
Earlier this year, Chris and Tracy Katsaropoulos launched Luminis Books, a new publishing company. It’s stated mission is to publish “thought-provoking literary fiction as well as young adult and middle grade fiction that explores the intricacies of human relationships.” Over the next six months, Luminis is slated to release four books, including books written by [...]
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