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Re: We've read a few Short Stories books...

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Justareader,

That sounds great! I am tired of reading about things I know about. :roll:

I love reading about things that I would otherwise never get to venture into.

I will check out Trevor's short stories. You have intrigued me. :D

Thanks.
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DWill wrote:Susanne, the Gogol discussion sounds good, but I'm too apt to over-commit so I don't know if I'll be there. However, since you are honchoing the short story franchise (good job!) are you open to deal-making? If we read a William Trevor collection at some point, I promise to be there and to lead the discussion.
Wow, sorry I missed this DWill. Yes, lets do read a collection of short stories by William Trevor, sounds like we already have a few interested discussion members. We can start whenever you are ready. I promiss, I will be there too. :)

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Ford County by John Grisham was a surprising collection of short stories. After his first couple of 'lawyers in action' novels, I lost interest in his writing, (probably because I worked as a consultant to a lot of lawyers and they aren't ever in action). Ford County is a refreshing collection of shorts set in the south, only a couple of which are about lawyers.
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"The Mammoth Book of Vampire Stories by Women" is rather interesting. I picked it up thinking that it would be all about the blood sucking variety... boy was I wrong! And for Anne Rice fans, it has the one short story Anne Rice wrote with all new characters called "The Master of Rampling Gate"
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A couple months ago I bought "Tails of Wonder and Imagination" because it looked interesting. All of the stories involve cats. :lol:

John Joseph Adams has edited/gathered/whatever quite a few short story books that I like a lot:


Wastelands (apocalyptic short stories)
Brave New Worlds (dystopian short stories)
The Improbable Adventures of Sherlock Holmes (as I recall, these were all supernatural Holmes stories)
Federations (science fiction)
Living Dead 1 & 2 (zombies!! :twisted: )
By Blood We Live (vampires)
Way of the Wizard (haven't read this yet.)
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Chris OConnor wrote:We've read a few Short Stories books...

Someone that loves short stories should consider getting a discussion or two going in this forum. Are there any new short stories books on the market? How about not-so-new?

Most Sherlock Holmes stories were 6000 word short magazine pieces. What are your favorites
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I love short stories because you get so many different topics in one book. They are also great for reading in situations where you have 15 or 20 minutes to wait/travel. I read as many as I can find, but I also write them, and thinking up plots with unexpected endings is just as much fun as reading stories. I think 'The Other Side of the Door', a collection of short stories with a twist in the tale is well worth reading - but then I would, as I wrote it.
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Re: We've read a few Short Stories books... 'SUMMER SHORTS'

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Hello,
New short story collection written by acclaimed young UK comic, ventriloquist and satirist, Lachlan Werner. SUMMER SHORTS: a summertime collection of short stories and poetry.
First edition in paperback here: https://completelynovel.com/books/summer-shorts--1
new hardback edition here: http://www.lulu.com/shop/lachlan-werner ... 06395.html
Please read and let us know what you think. If you enjoy please share. :thanks2:
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I have written a romance short story and I am currently working on writing a thriller story. I use to read a lot of short stories through the readers digest when I was younger. I haven't read any short stories lately and I do enjoy reading them because of the time.
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