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Category: Short Stories

Posted on November 18, 2019February 25, 2020

She Was Like That: Kate Walbert

★★★

Kate Walbert’s She Was Like That is a wide-ranging collection of funny and observant short stories centered around woman- and motherhood.

Thank you to Scribner for sending me a free copy of this book!

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Posted on August 1, 2019February 25, 2020

Turbulence: David Szalay

★★★★

David Szalay’s Turbulence is a refreshingly approachable collection of short stories on the human desire to connect with others. The stories are centered around the cause and effect of small, happenstance interactions, and each story relates to the previous and the next.

Turbulence, David Szalay

Thank you to Scribner Books for sending me a free copy of this book!

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Posted on March 29, 2019February 25, 2020

Sing To It: Amy Hempel

★★★★

Amy Hempel’s Sing To It is a vivid and honest collection of short stories that captures the small moments of human existence.

Sing To It, Amy Hempel

Special thanks to Scribner for this free book!

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Posted on March 21, 2019February 25, 2020

Look How Happy I’m Making You: Polly Rosenwaike

★★★★★

Polly Rosenwaike’s Look How Happy I’m Making You is a piercingly honest and realistic collection of fiction short stories about all things motherhood – or lack thereof.

Look How Happy I'm Making You, Polly Rosenwaike

Endless thanks to Doubleday for this free copy!

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Posted on January 28, 2019February 25, 2020

Mouthful of Birds: Samanta Schweblin

★★

Samanta Schweblin’s Mouthful of Birds is a bewildering collection of dark short stories covering a range of human states, such as brokenness, violence, depression, and fear.

Mouthful of Birds, Samanta Schweblin
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