When was the last time you read a short story? This hour, we talk about why short stories are so popular in the classroom, but why adults don鈥檛 seem to read them much once they鈥檙e done with school. And we make the case for why you should. Plus, a look at the art of the short story with some masters of the craft.
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As part of this show we asked each of our guests to recommend a short story, a collection, or an author. Here are those recommendations:
- Rebecca Makkai: 鈥淭he Dinner Party鈥� by Joshua Ferris
- George Saunders: 鈥淭he Stone Boy鈥� by Gina Berriault, 鈥淭he Conventional Wisdom鈥� by Stanley Elkin
- Deborah Treisman: Liberation Day by George Saunders, After the Funeral by Tessa Hadley, 鈥淭he Haunting of Hajji Hotak鈥� by Jamil Jan Kochai
- Amy Bloom: 鈥淭he Dead鈥� by James Joyce, stories by Edward P. Jones, essays by Samantha Irby
- Irene Papoulis: 鈥淒rinking Coffee Elsewhere鈥� by ZZ Packer
- Brian Slattery: 鈥淗ell is the Absence of God鈥� by Ted Chiang
- Colin McEnroe: 鈥淭he Hole on the Corner鈥� and 鈥淲hat鈥檚 the Name of That Town?鈥� by R.A. Lafferty
GUESTS:
- Rebecca Makkai: Author of the Pulitzer Prize- and National Book Award-finalist , among other books; her newest book is , and she is artistic director of StoryStudio Chicago
- George Saunders: Author of twelve books; his most recent is , a collection of short stories
- Deborah Triesman: Fiction editor for and the host of their
- Amy Bloom: Author of four novels and three collections of short stories; her most recent book is the memoir
- Irene Papouli: Teaches writing at Trinity College
- Brian Slattery: Arts editor for the
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Colin McEnroe and Cat Pastor contributed to this show.
