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reviews and interviews
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INTERVIEWS
Elizabeth and Mark recently interviewed by Ben Tanzer on
"This Podcast Will Change Your Life"
(release date to be announced)
“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
EARLY REVIEWS
“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
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
"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 (84 and counting!): Amazon
Elizabeth and Mark recently interviewed by Ben Tanzer on
"This Podcast Will Change Your Life"
(release date to be announced)
“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
EARLY REVIEWS
“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
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
"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 (84 and counting!): Amazon