Eric Rosenblum had a sit-down with Rebecca Curtis, a writer whose stories have appeared in The New Yorker, Harper’s, n+1, and elsewhere. This was for their “Dan & Eric Read The New Yorker So You Don’t Have To” podcast. The Rebecca Curtis episode Random notes: Curtis unapologetically rips off other stories authors. Need a plot?… Continue reading Brilliant interview with Rebecca Curtis
Category: Short Story
Sally Rooney’s Normal People wins Book of the Year
I first came across Sally Rooney in The New Yorker this year. “Color and Light” was an amazing, unsettling story. If you like, you can devote 35 minutes of your life to listening to Rooney herself read the story here. While you’re listening to things, Dan & Eric had a good discussion on the story… Continue reading Sally Rooney’s Normal People wins Book of the Year
Porochista Khakpour in Guernica, 2010
Ran across this lovely Porochista Khakpour story in Guernica from 2010. The story ticks off a couple literary mag boxes. 1) A man and woman are having domestic trouble, and 2) One of them teaches college classes. Of course, where it goes from there is what makes the story worth your reading. In a sense, it… Continue reading Porochista Khakpour in Guernica, 2010
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