The Rumpus Book Club Chat with Wendy J. Fox
Wendy J. Fox discusses her new story collection, WHAT IF WE WERE SOMEWHERE ELSE.
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...moreStephanie Bento reviews The Summer She Was Under Water by Jen Michalski today in Rumpus Books.
...moreIn reading short story collections I always gravitated towards the shortest story, curious to find the idea expressed in the shortest amount of time. Over at the jmww blog, Jen Michalski talks to Amelia Gray about short fiction, flash fiction, and fables.
...moreCould Baltimore be the next Brooklyn? Over at Lit Hub, author Jen Michalski takes us on a virtual tour of Baltimore’s literary scene. From its cozy bookstores and cafes to its history of former and current writers, Baltimore will charm your socks off!
...moreA brutal Irish girlhood, a medical procedure that can change your race, and a novel narrated by the brilliant Russian inventor of the theremin—all in this week’s Rumpus Books coverage.
...moreMany authors’ stories blend together across a collection; they struggle to convey a unique voice in each piece. Not so with Jen Michalski’s From Here. Though her characters share common experiences—dashed hopes, disappointments, misunderstanding by loved ones—the voice in each story of From Here is fresh and specific. Whether she is writing of a voyeuristic […]
...moreOn Tuesday, Aqueous Books released From Here, Jen Michalski’s second short story collection and fourth book. The founding editor of the literary quarterly jmww and a long-time Baltimore resident, Michalski’s fiction has found homes in more than 80 publications. Looking at the early reviews and the stories from the new collection that have appeared online, […]
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