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The Uncollected Stories of Mavis Gallant | Mavis Gallant

I had to take this collection back to the library before I got through it, but I read enough of these stories to know that I must read more Mavis Gallant short stories! I can‘t believe I haven‘t before now. They are brilliant.

BarbaraBB I haven‘t even heard of them! Stacking. 3w

Ruthiella She‘s also a favorite of @shawnmooney 3w

Cathythoughts Very good ! Stacking. ❤️ 3w

sarahbarnes @BarbaraBB @Cathythoughts I love the style of her writing and storytelling. @Ruthiella @shawnmooney I‘m so glad I discovered her! 3w

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Liz_M

You Glow in the Dark | Liliana Colanzi

Reading too many books at once so nothing gets finished quickly!

I'm enjoying The Idiot, but the ebook was taken back by the library so now I have to read the paperback, which'll take longer. I'm about halfway through HF for #RiseUpReads I finished TDoE for #Netherlands #FoodandLit. Ooft, what a book, what a surprise ending. I'm working through TSoAwM and forsee a Met Museum hunt in my future. Tagged book was for a global reading goal. #Bolivia

sarahbarnes I‘m really interested in Art Without Men. And I can‘t agree more with your sentiments about Discomfort of Evening. I read it last month and oof was the word I came away with, too. 3mo

Liz_M @sarahbarnes It's written in a very informal style and the segues are almost comical. I think it started as a series of Instagram posts. It's a good overview, nothing in depth, and has thick shiny paper so the reproductions (on every page) look nice. 3mo

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DoonTheGoon

Mystery Lights | Lena Valencia

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A divine collection of short stories. ✨️ I absolutely adored the perspectives from a host of diverse voices and experiences. With a touch of haunting and the surreal, this was the perfect book to use as a detox from some longer novels I've been wrapped up in. And... can we talk about this cover!? Gorgeous!

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Billypar

Forward: 21st Century Flash Fiction | Megan Giddings

#TuesdayTunes @TieDyeDude
Feeling a little frazzled in the New Year? I would give Lex Amor a listen. She's a London rapper/producer/DJ with deft lyricism and creative beats. The music is slow and hypnotic but won't put you to sleep because there's too much going on. She has a monthly email newsletter where she shares playlists, poetry, and words of wisdom. The image is the cover art from her first album, and she just released her 2nd this fall.

Billypar Put your headphones on and give this track a try: https://open.spotify.com/track/0O4Xzsxx3uK8rfcbEUjTeX?si=vWk80w2jSCqM6g_zqs0yOg&... 3mo

BarbaraBB This sounds fantastic. I‘ll listen today! 3mo

TheBookHippie Love this! 3mo

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Pinta

Best American Short Stories 2024 | Lauren Groff, Heidi Pitlor

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There‘s something stingy and mean in this collection, characters putting up barriers in self-preservation mode. But a few lovely ones: tender tourist in Hyderabad, urban tent housing vs. luxury safari tents, sentimental AI in Mall of America, Paul Yoon‘s mini-epic “Valley of the Moon,” Lori Ostlund‘s bubble family in “Just Another Family.” Preferred 2023 collection edited by Min Jin Lee. 2024

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ManyWordsLater

The Infinite Passion of Expectation: Twenty-five Stories | Gina Berriault

2025 reading challenge:
50 books
Book buying limited to non-fiction and rarer books

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LeahBergen

Tatting | Faith Compton Mackenzie

@ReadingRachael , thank you so much for my wonderful #JolabokaflodSwap gifts!

I‘m so happy that you chose this book for me as the publisher (Handheld Press) is shutting down and it will soon be out of print again. I love the pretty bookmark and the chocolates are perfect! Merry Christmas to you! 😘

And a big thank you to @MaleficentBookDragon for hosting, as always! 😘

#JolabokaflodSwap24 #JS2024

Cathythoughts Lovely 🥰 4mo

Tamra I love the sound of the novel! Merry Christmas Leah! 🎄 (edited) 4mo

ReadingRachael I am so glad you like it! The book sounded so interesting and unique. I am curious to hear what you think of it. Hope you have a wonderful Christmas holiday ❤️ (edited) 4mo

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sisilia This is awesome! Merry Christmas! 4mo

LeahBergen @Cathythoughts It is! 🥰 4mo

LeahBergen @Tamra And Merry Christmas to you, too, my friend! 😘😘 4mo

LeahBergen @ReadingRachael I absolutely love it! Thank you so much! 4mo

LeahBergen @sisilia Merry Christmas to you, too! 😘😘 (edited) 4mo

Centique 😍 Ghiardelli is the BEST chocolate IMO. We dont have it here so it is always something we buy a big bag of in the US. Enjoy! 4mo

erzascarletbookgasm I really like the book cover. Merry Christmas Leah! 🌟❤️ 4mo

tpixie Sad about the publisher… the book looks great! Merry Christmas 🎁📘🎄 4mo

MaleficentBookDragon Happy Jólabókaflóð! That is a very pretty bookmark. 4mo

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Anna40

After the Funeral and Other Stories | Tessa Hadley

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I thought Hadley is not for me,then I listened to the most recent The New Yorker Fiction Podcast: Savaş reads& discusses Hadley‘s An Abduction & her thoughts on Hadley‘s writing, in particular what happens inside of her characters made me want to read her again. I picked up this short story collection & am still not getting the genius of After the funeral which I had first read in the New Yorker but I loved Old Friends, Mia & My mother‘s wedding.

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