It is the stuff of modern nightmares. An entire school’s innermost secrets exposed on social media. One can not imagine a thriller more targeted on the newly born angst of an entire culture. A spring like any other at a… Continue Reading
Need some fantastic reading, and you need it right now? Jon McGregor (Reservoir 13, Even the Dogs) rounds up his “Top 10 contemporary short stories” for The Guardian: This list, then, is not hierarchical or canonical. My choices are,… Continue Reading
I am a lover of the vignette, the anecdote, the ability of the raconteur, that’s why I enjoy the company of writers. They often have interesting stories to tell; stories that promote thinking, provoke thought and examine the absurdity of… Continue Reading
Does creativity have a taste? And, if it does, is it salty or sweet? January Magazine’s “Authors on Snacks” is not meant to be a judgment. Rather it’s a personal peek at what some of our most beloved authors nibble… Continue Reading
Mysteria: A Book of Spooky and Fantastic Tales is a collection of short stories on the subject of mysterious happenings of a paranormal nature. Nor is it merely confined to the spirit world. Included are stories about UFOs, secret government… Continue Reading
Does creativity have a taste? And, if it does, is it salty or sweet? January Magazine’s “Authors on Snacks” is not meant to be a judgment. Rather it’s a personal peek at what some of our most beloved authors nibble… Continue Reading
In a television trend that would seem likely to translate to fiction, The Chicago Tribune reports on a trend towards feel-good television. “The feel-good Hallmark Channel is booming in the age of Trump,” blared the headline of an August 2017… Continue Reading
Does creativity have a taste? And, if it does, is it salty or sweet? January Magazine’s “Authors on Snacks” is not meant to be a judgment. Rather it’s a personal peek at what some of our most beloved authors nibble… Continue Reading
Hilary Mantel has said that the third and final book in her bestselling Wolf Hall series, The Mirror and the Light, will be delayed. Significantly, Mantel has been awarded the Booker Prize for each of her previous two books in… Continue Reading
Because so many of the truths in our lives are hidden, denied or twisted in disguise, it’s nice to have the occasion to state a truth that is unanimously agreed upon. If you dislike the central concept of a book,… Continue Reading