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reviews and interviews
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INTERVIEWS
Interview in The Brooklyn Rail
read the interview: The Brooklyn Rail
Interview by Jon DiSavino on "Short Story Today"
listen to the interview: Podcast
Elizabeth and Mark interviewed by Ben Tanzer on
"This Podcast Will Change Your Life"
listen to the interview: Podcast
“Write the Book" podcast (originally aired on 99.3 FM in Vermont)
listen to the interview: Podcast
“Publisher Aims to Revive Short Story Market"
read the interview: Authorlink
“Writers on Writing"
listen to the interview: Podcast
REVIEWS
“The stories in this volume are exemplars of the finest short story craft in contemporary literature."
read the review: California Review of Books
“Unforgettable characters populate this winning--indeed, cool--anthology."
read the review: Washington Independent Review of Books
“very cool indeed"
read the review: Santa Fe Reporter
“heartfelt ingrigue, moments of laugh-out-loud comedy, and acts of nail-biting suspense"
read the review: Suspense Magazine
WHAT READERS ARE SAYING
"This is the best curated story collection I've read in years (well decades, if I'm being honest). I had intended to read a story here and there, in between a novel I had started, but found I couldn't stop. I read cover to cover and was sad when I got to the 13th story. There are no tedious parts and pages, just a powerful ride."
~Cindy Miller
"This collection has a story for everyone. The quality of the writing is superb. I'd put it up there with Best American Short Stories. The writing is fresh, sometimes quirky, and always compelling. Buy this book!"
~Shirley K.
"This collection of short stories was so fun to read. Every story was so different in a great way. The author notes in the back were interesting as well & it was cool to learn the backstory. What a brilliant idea! Can't wait for "Coolest 2023"!"
~"Cub"
"Put this collection alongside The Best American Nonrequired Reading any time. Looking forward to more!"
~Dee Ryan
"COOLEST has one of the widest varieties of story-telling voices I've ever encountered. I laughed so hard over the 'Therapunitive' story that my husband in the other room thought I was sobbing...but there's so much that's touching too. 'Habitat' is poetic and deeply moving, and 'The Tallest Mountain in the World' is a stunner, unlike anything I've ever read. There's noir, and futuristic material, and an astonishing and unusual emotional range spanning this collection."
~Kate in Cambridge
"If you like storytelling that pulls you in, characters so real it feels you know them, plus twists and turns and surprise endings, you’ll love this collection! When I finished it, I was a bit sad because I wanted more. Can’t wait for the 2023 edition. Buy this book. It is definitely way cool! Great writing."
~DPeri
"I think I read 'The Lottery' and some O. Henry short stories in high school but was never really captivated by the genre until I came upon this collection. And WOW! COOLEST AMERICAN STORIES blew my mind: one entertaining and thought-provoking tale after another. So engaging, I couldn't put it down."
~Kevin Malloy
"This is absolutely the best collection of short stories I’ve read in ages. I’m glad to see this book is helping to keep the short story alive with this impressive collection...I highly-recommend COOLEST AMERICAN STORIES 2022. It’s a great read."
~M.Z. Levy
"I'll own up to having sampled a few different volumes of BEST AMERICAN SHORT STORIES over the years, but I don't think I ever ended up reading all the stories in any one of those books. COOLEST AMERICAN STORIES 2022 was different, in that I read all thirteen of the stories presented here, because, well, maybe because they were all so COOL!"
~Timothy J. Bazzett
for more reader reviews (93% are 5-stars!): Amazon