Life Among the Terranauts, Caitlain Horrocks, Little Brown – Caitlin Horrock’s short story collection Life Among the Terranauts shines a light on people in communities under pressure.
Ellen Birkett Morris
Ellen Birkett Morris is an award-winning, multi-genre writer based in Louisville, Kentucky. Morris is the author of LOST GIRLS, a short story collection, which Kirkus Reviews called "A varied set of tales from a skilled practitioner of the short form."
Her fiction has appeared in Shenandoah, Antioch Review, Notre Dame Review, South Carolina Review, Fiction Southeast, Santa Fe Literary Review, and Upstreet, among other journals. https://ellenbirkettmorris.ink/index.html
Interview: How to Mars by David Ebenbach
Intrview: How to Mars, David Ebenbach, Tachyon Publications – In How to Mars author David Ebenbach tells the story of six scientists whose trip to Mars is complicated by an unexpected pregnancy.
Interview: The Lost Manuscript: A Love Letter to Books
The Lost Manuscript, Cathy Bonidan, St. Martins Press – In THE LOST MANUSCRIPT, Anne-Lise Briard finds and reads an abandoned manuscript with a mysterious address on it.
Review: I Have the Answer by Kelly Fordon
Review: I Have the Answer, Kelly Fordon, Wayne University Press – Kelly Fordon’s latest collection of short stories I Have the Answer deals with the unexpected losses that life hands out ….
Interview: Stansel’s End of Days Captures Today’s Anxieties
Glossary for the End of Days, Ian Stansel, Acre Books – Ian’s Stansel’s Glossary for the End of Days is a collection of short stories that perfectly captures the anxiety of our times and the ways in which we can lose ourselves as we try to make sense of a disordered world.
Interview: Austen’s Persuasion Inspires Modern Take in All Stirred Up
All Stirred Up, Brianne Moore, Alcove Press – Winter is a great time to escape into books that feature food, a bit of romance and family drama. Brianne Moore’s All Stirred Up offered a modern take on Jane Austen’s Persuasion that features competing restaurateurs, interfering family and the captivating backdrop of Edinburgh, Scotland.
Themes of Loneliness Underlie Parker’s Short Stories
Snapshots, Eliot Parker, Morgan James fiction – Eliot Parker grew up in Appalachia, so it is no surprise that his award winning collection of short stories Snapshots is rooted in the people, places and customs of the region. His stories have a dark, sometimes surreal edge, befitting the author, who also pens mystery novels.
Interview: The Wrong Kind of Woman Looks at Staying True to Self
The Wrong Kind of Woman, Sarah McCraw Crow, Harper Collins – An unexpected death and a wave of social upheaval collide in Sarah McCraw Crow’s The Wrong Kind of Woman (MIRA Books/HarperCollins).
Sybelia Drive Explores Effects of Viet Nam War on Small Town
Sybelia Drive, Karin Davidson, Braddock Avenue Books – In Sybelia Drive, author Karin Cecile Davidson offers a kaleidoscopic look at the lives of the residents of a small lake town in Florida amidst the tensions of the Vietnam War.
Grief Binds Women in The All-Night Sun
The All-Night Sun, Diane Zinna, Random House – Diane Zinna’s The All-Night Sun tells a story of grief, loss, and friendship between Lauren Cress, a 28-year-old English teacher from Washington, D.C., and Siri, an 18-year-old art student.
