Scenes from Kramers’ Celebration of Short Stories

Kramers in Dupont hosted a reading on 18 October featuring local authors and authors in town for the Fall for the Book Festival, including Amy Stuber, Nicole Haroutunian, Shannon Robinson, Ananda Lima, Janelle Bassett, and Nick Rees Gardner reading from their story collections. Host Llalan Fowler introduces the readers: Nick Rees Gardner reads from Delinquents: Janelle Basset reads from Thanks for This Riot: Nicole Haroutunian … Continue reading Scenes from Kramers’ Celebration of Short Stories

George Saunders on the Novel

A meme was making the rounds a few months ago wherein this or that musician / music professor / suburban dad / Gen-Xer points out that Dua Lipa’s melodies directly copy the melodies of half a dozen rock songs from their (oof, now doing the math… our) high-school years. The complaints, sadly, have even moved beyond bored Redditors and convinced some songwriters to take the … Continue reading George Saunders on the Novel

Call for Submissions: In Short

In Short, a new journal of flash nonfiction, is open for submissions till Nov 30th. Local author Steph Liberatore is the founder and editor-in-chief of this exciting new venue for compressed tales and brief encounters, whose first issue debuted in Spring 2024. Check out their first issue here and consider submitting your own work. If you want to hear a little about how the sausage … Continue reading Call for Submissions: In Short