Story Collection as Form: Building a Book of Short Fiction
How does a story collection happen? Justin Taylor, the author of two short story collections, offers advice about the various ways in which to build a book of short fiction.
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Mia Alvar reads an excerpt from her debut story collection, In the Country, published in June by Knopf.
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Kelly Link reads an excerpt of the story "Light" from her latest collection, Get in Trouble, published in February by Random House.
Light
two men, one raised by wolves
The man at the bar on...
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