All posts by James Scott

June 15th, 2009

The New Valley

Josh Weil’s keenly observed trio of novellas follows the lives of men left behind by time’s relentless progress. …more

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March 10th, 2009

Tinkers is a novel steeped in, and obsessed with, minutiae. Whether describing the inner workings of a clock, the network of ducts and wires that runs through a home, or the contents of a salesman’s cart, Paul Harding seems to constantly hold a jeweler’s loupe up to the reader’s eye. …more

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James Scott has published fiction in One Story and American Short Fiction, among other places, and has been nominated for the Pushcart Prize and the Best New American Voices anthology. His nonfiction can be found in publications like Boston Magazine and Under the Radar.

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