Criticism’s vocabulary of cruelty
Thanks to Short Reviewer Mark for drawing my attention to this fascinating article by Molly Flatt on The Guardian’s Book’s Blog. Entitled “Criticism’s Vocabulary of Cruelty”, her premise is that … Continue reading
Self-published short story collection on Frank O’Connor Longlist
As reported in the Guardian: This year’s 39-strong longlist for the €35,000 Frank O’Connor international short story prize sees a runaway American bestseller vying with an almost unknown, self-published author.Jhumpa … Continue reading
Addictions, balance and borrowing
Several people have used the word “addicted” to describe their feelings towards The Short Review. Short story collections – the new heroin? Will this necessitate government action, a Tsar to … Continue reading
Prizes and discussions about reviewing
Congratulations to Jim Shepard who, reports BookFox, has won the $20,000 Short Story Prize for his collection, Like You’d Understand Anyway. BookFox (who reviewed Roddy Doyle’s collection, The Deportees, for … Continue reading
