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Short Story Bankruptcy 16 Aug 2013 | 07:30 pm
Yes, I give up. I’m am very, very behind in my short story reading, and even further behind in blogging the stories that I *have* read. I won’t bore you with excuses, but I will blame some pretty a...
BOTNS #243: Do Readers Have to Be Collectors? 14 Aug 2013 | 05:42 am
Michael Crichton’s pseudonym revealed. Can you be a reader without being a collector? Bookish love for The People in the Trees and Night Film. Another Author Pseudonym Revealed Hard Case Crime, publ...
BOTNS #242: Steve Yarbrough, Amy Brill, and Will Schwalbe from Booktopia VT 7 Aug 2013 | 06:00 am
This week, we’re pleased to bring you the Booktopia VT talks by Steve Yarbrough (The Realm of Last Chances), Amy Brill (The Movement of Stars), and Will Schwalbe (The End of Your Life Book Club). ...
BOTNS #241: Ampersands and Adaptations 31 Jul 2013 | 03:31 am
An ampersand wreaks havoc in book world; summer reading check-in; book to television adaptations; a new novel from Steve Yarbrough and Michael rediscovers The Virgin Suicides. The Woes of the Ampersa...
BOTNS #240: Does the Name on the Jacket Matter? 24 Jul 2013 | 05:51 am
A listener asks us about the Kobo; we discuss the J.K. Rowling pseudonym controversy; and we recommend William Shakespeare’s Star Wars and A Marker to Measure Drift. A Question About the Kobo Tina H...
BOTNS #239: “Live” from Booktopia: authors Ru Freeman, Peter Clines, and Rhonda Riley 16 Jul 2013 | 11:44 am
This week we bring you three short author talks from Booktopia Bellingham, WA. Special thanks to our partner Village Books. If you’d like to order copies of any of these authors’ books (or anything el...
My week in short stories #25: Stories by authors with new novels 16 Jul 2013 | 12:31 am
I wish I knew why I always believe I’m going to have more time to read in the summer. It’s not really true. Yes, there are more hours of daylight, but I do have electricity, so that doesn’t really mak...
Short Story Read-Along for July: “Fire Watch” by Connie Willis 15 Jul 2013 | 05:18 am
At Books on the Nightstand, we’re dubbing 2013 “The Year of the Short Story.” In celebration, Ann is reading one story a day, for the entire year. We’ll also be highlighting new story collections, lit...
BOTNS #238 10 Jul 2013 | 04:32 am
This week: BookVibe, Other People podcast, a literary trip to Russia, short stories from Connie Willis, and Lottie Moggach’s Kiss Me First. Two Recommendations (that aren’t books): We recently recei...
BOTNS #237: Reading Aloud to Children 3 Jul 2013 | 02:12 am
This week, we discuss the Penguin Random House merger, reading books out loud to our kids, and new books from Maggie O’Farrell and Philipp Meyer. It’s Penguin Random House, not Random Penguin ...
