Posts Tagged: New Stories from the South

September 2, 2010

FIRST READING, FIRST DATE

What was the first reading you ever went to? Tell us the author, book, and bookstore on our Facebook page (or, if you’re not a member of Facebook, here on our blog) …

August 20, 2010

AN INTERVIEW WITH SHANNON RAVENEL

Today’s bonanza: Amy Hempel’s COLLECTED STORIES; Wells Towers’s EVERYTHING RAVAGED, EVERYTHING BURNED; the 25th anniversary edition of NEW STORIES FROM THE SOUTH; and three Algonquin titles of your choosing. Just leave a …

August 19, 2010

AN INTERVIEW WITH AMY HEMPEL

We’re huge Amy Hempel fans at Algonquin, so we’re especially thrilled that she’s the guest editor of this year’s 25th anniversary edition of NEW STORIES FROM THE SOUTH. To celebrate, today we’re …

August 18, 2010

AN INTERVIEW WITH WELLS TOWER

Today we’ll be giving away a copy of Wells Towers’ Everything Ravaged, Everything Burned along with a copy of New Stories from the South, 2010. To enter, leave a comment here or …

August 17, 2010

AN INTERVIEW WITHKathy Pories, Series Editor

Algonquin Books is proud to celebrate a quarter-century’s worth of stellar short stories with the publication of its annual anthology, NEW STORIES FROM THE SOUTH. Over the course of the week, we’ll …

August 16, 2010

New Stories Week New Stories From The South 2010

On August 17, Algonquin will publish its 25th volume of New Stories from the South, guest edited this year by short story master Amy Hempel. Hempel has selected 25 stories by 24 …

June 3, 2010

Short Story Pick-Of-The-Month

Contrary to popular belief, not all writers sit in dark corners scribbling their serious, serious story about how gloomy and awful life is. Most writers use laptops now. Others, like George Singleton, …

April 2, 2010

Short Story Pick-of-the-Month

I admit it: I love a great villain. A knowledgeable writer goes beyond the sometimes bombastic, destructive wake of a villain, provides opportunities for the character to change – or adamantly refuse …