Title of Work and its Form: “The Other Place,” short story Author: Mary Gaitskill Date of Work: 2011 Where the Work Can Be Found: The story made its debut in the February 7, 2011 issue of The New Yorker. Tom Perrotta and Heidi Pitlor subsequently chose the story for Best American Short Stories 2012. You … Continue reading »
Title of Work and its Form: “Reunion,” short story Author: John Cheever Date of Work: 1962 Where the Work Can Be Found: The story was originally published (where else?) in The New Yorker. You can find it in Cheever’s Collected Stories. Hey, check it out! Here’s a recording of Richard Ford reading the story that … Continue reading »
The Talented Thief: Nathan Englander Great Example of Literary Theft: The short story “What We Talk About When We Talk About Anne Frank.” The story was originally published in The New Yorker and was included in The Best American Short Stories 2012, edited by Tom Perrotta. The Talented Victim and the Pilfered Work: Raymond Carver and … Continue reading »