Interview with short story writer C.M. Forest

Short story writer C.M. Forest chats with me about his new dark fiction collection, The Roots Run Deep. During his virtual book tour, C.M. will be giving away a $15 Amazon or Barnes and Noble (winner’s choice) gift card to a lucky randomly drawn participant. To be entered for a chance to win, use the Read More

Interview with short story writer Ellis Shuman

Short story writer Ellis Shuman joins me today to chat about Rakiya – Stories of Bulgaria. Bio:Ellis Shuman is an American-born Israeli author, travel writer, and book reviewer. His writing has appeared in The Jerusalem Post, The Times of Israel, and The Huffington Post. His short fiction has been nominated for the Pushcart Prize, and Read More

Interview with short story writer Nancy Burke

Short story author Nancy Burke is chatting with me today about her new collection, Death Cleaning and Other Units of Measure. Bio:After reading Hilma Wolitzer’s collection, Today a Woman Went Mad at the Supermarket, (Bloomsbury Publishing, 2021) Nancy was inspired to gather heraccumulated stories and submit them for publication. Death Cleaning and Other Units of Read More

Interview with short story writer Gretchen McCullough

Short story writer Gretchen McCullough chats with me today about her new collection, Shahrazad’s Gift. Bio:After graduating from Brown University in 1984, Gretchen McCullough taught English in Egypt, Turkey, and Japan. She earned her MFA in Creative Writing from the University of Alabama and was awarded a teaching Fulbright to Syria from 1997–1999. Her stories, Read More

Interview with short story writer Maya Sonenberg

Short story writer Maya Sonenberg joins me today to chat about her new collection, Bad Mothers, Bad Daughters. Bio: Maya Sonenberg’s story collection Bad Mothers, Bad Daughters is the recipient of the 2021 Sullivan Prize in short fiction and will appear in August 2022. Previous books and chapbooks include Cartographies (winner of the Drue Heinz Read More