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In today's essay, @thinkhasie looks at recent collections by @corinnemanning and Bishakh Som to unpack assumptions about interiority and representing queer experiences in short fiction. #ShortStoryMonth Don't miss this one! https://t.co/KiPGzVYVHe https://t.co/xcWjkg0NkT

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And don't forget, Rebecca's new novel, A HOUSE BETWEEN EARTH AND THE MOON, is out TODAY from @VikingBooks!

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"While dystopian novels often serve as cautionary tales, THE CONFESSION OF COPELAND CANE is less harrowing because of the future it portrays than the mirror it holds up to our present-day situation." @rachellayown on Keenan Norris' new book. @unnamedpress https://t.co/f83tCOp3xJ https://t.co/9YPiXsLYz8

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"Short stories are, for me, a place to experiment, to try new forms and explore new voices." #ShortStoryMonth continues! In this interview, Shann Ray and Jess Walter discuss Walter's latest collection, THE ANGEL OF ROME, out next month from @harperbooks. https://t.co/qetHHZkylu

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"Kalamujić takes readers on a journey of introspection, formulating an awareness for the realities of life, both pleasant and painful." @CostaBPappas reviews Lejla Kalamujić's new novel, CALL ME ESTEBAN, out now from @SandorfP. https://t.co/C1IJaEdpob

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"So the story was an experiment in that way too. I put a lot more of my own life in it." In today’s "From the Archives" feature, Alice Sola Kim & Kelly Link discuss Link’s collection GET IN TROUBLE, with a close look at the process behind two stories. https://t.co/eZUprafEq9

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#ICYMI: We kicked off #ShortStoryMonth this week with Colleen Hubbard's interview with Maria Adelmann! Adelmann's debut collection, GIRLS OF A CERTAIN AGE is out now from @littlebrown. Check out the interview here: https://t.co/AR2SvrUnHB https://t.co/vFQjzwosd9

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"What Dobozy shows through the ruthlessness of Lázló’s journey is the incredible power of stories, for good and ill." Lee Thomas on Tamas Dobozy’s story “The Restoration of the Villa Where Tibor Kálmán Once Lived.” #StoriesWeLove #ShortStoryMonth https://t.co/lV40rjoAhP

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"The humor makes more of an impact—and can play a larger role—in the short stories." In this essay on Robert Stone's final collection, FUN WITH PROBLEMS, Frank Freeman explores the writer's mellower, sweeter—and funnier—side. #ShortStoryMonth https://t.co/aUFHnkMFiS

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"It is up to the reader to uncover the seven-eighths beneath the surface." George McCormick & Chris Warren discuss Hemingway's connection to Yellowstone High Country, fiction vs. biography & the short story he wishes Hemingway had written. https://t.co/1xOCEJqH7l

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