Posted by bennardfajardo on December 23, 2013 · 4 Comments
Finishing my last short story collection this year, Alice Munro’s Who Do You Think You Are?, I can conclude that this is a good year for short fiction. Of the 68 books that I’ve read so far for 2013, 23 were short story collections or anthologies and that is not mentioning the various short stories … Continue reading →
Filed under Books, Thoughts on Short Fiction · Tagged with Alice Munro, Books, Dave Eggers, Denis Johnson, Elmore Leonard, George Saunders, James Joyce, James Salter, JG Ballard, Jorge Luis Borges, Lorrie Moore, Lourd de Veyra, Lydia Davis, Lysley Tenorio, Miranda July, Raymond Carver, Steven Millhauser, TC Boyle, Thoughts on Short Fiction, Vladimir Nabokov, William Faulkner
Posted by bennardfajardo on January 4, 2013 · 10 Comments
Well, it’s that time of the month again for my Essential Reading post. Before I begin the list for January, I will just point out that I made some changes to the way that I shall choose books. I will no longer be thematic in my choices and I shall only employ themes every now … Continue reading →
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