I’m a huge fan of David Sedaris. His books, which typically revolve around stories about him, his boyfriend and his family are full of wit, insight and great writing. His new book, which is the third and final book I got from Will over Christmas, is a considerably and awesome departure from his usual story [...]
Eighteen excellent short stories are inside How They Met and Other Stories by David Levithan. Of those I have to single out two as extraordinary… stories that will sit in my brain forever and, hopefully, make me a better writer for having read them. As you might guess from the title, the book is about [...]
13Mar10
Nerdvana Edited by Fred Towers
Nerdvana is an anthology, edited by Fred Towers, that looks at the interactions between geeks/nerds/brainiacs and men who are not usually attracted to them. The 15 stories cover a great cross-section of geekdom. As a geek myself I found most of the stories to be quite enjoyable as the geek tends to win the day [...]
It was a pleasure to spend the past few weeks with short stories from Jay McInerney. How It Ended: New and Collected Stories is a diverse collection and showed me a side of McInerney’s writing I haven’t seen before. The McInerney I’ve been exposed to has always taken place in New York City among a [...]
