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Ten Writers Reading Ten Short Stories for Short Story Month

by
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5.11.17

In celebration of Short Story Month, we’ve assembled ten of our favorite audio recordings of authors reading from story collections featured in Page One: Where New and Noteworthy Books Begin over the past five years. All of them were recorded exclusively for Poets & Writers Magazine and illustrate the irresistible and inspiring power of the short form. 

Roxane Gay reads “Florida” from Difficult Women (Grove Press, 2017). 

Difficult Women by Roxane Gay by Poets & Writers

 

 

Mia Alvar reads “Legends of the White Lady” from In the Country (Knopf, 2015). 

In the Country by Mia Alvar by Poets & Writers [1]

 

 

Kelly Link reads “Light” from Get in Trouble (Random House, 2015). 

Get in Trouble by Kelly Link by Poets & Writers [2]

 

 

Kyle Minor reads “The Question of Where We Begin” from Praying Drunk (Sarabande Books, 2014). 

Praying Drunk by Kyle Minor by Poets & Writers [3]

 

 

Laura van den Berg reads “I Looked For You, I Called Your Name” from The Isle of Youth (Farrar, Straus and Giroux, 2013). 

The Isle of Youth by Laura van den Berg by Poets & Writers [4]

 

 

Aimee Bender reads “Appleless” and “Tiger Mending” from The Color Master (Doubleday, 2013). 

The Color Master by Aimee Bender by Poets & Writers [5]

 

 

Rebecca Lee reads “Bobcat” from Bobcat and Other Stories (Algonquin Books, 2013). 

Bobcat and Other Stories by Rebecca Lee by Poets & Writers [6]

 

 

Jessica Francis Kane reads “Lucky Boy” from This Close (Graywolf Press, 2013). 

This Close by Jessica Francis Kane by Poets & Writers [7]

 

 

Manuel Gonzales reads “Pilot, Copilot, Writer,” from The Miniature Wife and Other Stories (Riverhead Books, 2013). 

Pilot, Copilot, Writer by Manuel Gonzales by Poets & Writers [8]

 

 

Marie-Helene Bertino reads “Free Ham” from Safe as Houses (University of Iowa Press, 2012). 

Safe as Houses by Marie-Helene Bertino by Poets & Writers [9]

 


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Links
[1] https://www.pw.org/audio/in_the_country_by_mia_alvar_by_poets_writers [2] https://www.pw.org/audio/get_in_trouble_by_kelly_link_by_poets_writers [3] https://www.pw.org/audio/praying_drunk_by_kyle_minor_by_poets_writers [4] https://www.pw.org/audio/the_isle_of_youth_by_laura_van_den_berg_by_poets_writers [5] https://www.pw.org/audio/the_color_master_by_aimee_bender_by_poets_writers [6] https://www.pw.org/audio/bobcat_and_other_stories_by_rebecca_lee_by_poets_writers [7] https://www.pw.org/audio/this_close_by_jessica_francis_kane_by_poets_writers [8] https://www.pw.org/audio/pilot_copilot_writer_by_manuel_gonzales_by_poets_writers [9] https://www.pw.org/audio/safe_as_houses_by_mariehelene_bertino_by_poets_writers