Karin Lin-Greenberg won the Flannery O’Connor Prize for Short Fiction for the stories that became this collection (the winner is published by University of Georgia Press). She writes with a sharp eye and great affection for her flawed and very human characters. Some of the stories explore issues that arise from Lin-Greenberg’s upbringing and academic background (she earned a BA, MA, and MFA in Philadelphia and Pittsburgh and now teaches at Siena College in upstate New York). Others probe the tensions in small towns among residents and, in some cases, a university community. This is an exceptionally strong and promising debut. When writers like @loriostlund, @rebeccamakkai, and Christine Sneed rave about a writer, she’s a safe bet.
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Hi Bill,
Enjoying these posts! Can I nominate Anything is Possible, Elizabeth Strout’s beautiful collection (which, btw, won this year’s Story Prize!).
Warmly, Lisa
On Thu, May 24, 2018 at 12:06 PM, Read Her Like an Open Book wrote:
> Bill Wolfe posted: ” Karin Lin-Greenberg won the Flannery O’Connor Prize > for Short Fiction for the stories that became this collection (the winner > is published by University of Georgia Press). She writes with a sharp eye > and great affection for her flawed and very human c” >
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Hi Lisa. Glad you like these daily recommendations. I’ve heard great things about Anything is Possible, but I haven’t read it, so I would feel uncomfortable recommending it. I suppose I could recommend Olive Kitteridge, which I loved, but I’m trying to focus on lesser-known authors or collections.
How would you like to write a one- or two-paragraph piece on AIP? If you’d like to expand on it by writing about Strout’s last three related books, I’d be more than happy to run that as a guest post. I’m open to suggestions.
When will your new book be published? This fall or early 2019?
Bill
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