A review by sharonbakar
The Best American Short Stories 2019 by Heidi Pitlor, Anthony Doerr
4.0
I always enjoy these collections and there were some very nice stories again in the 2019 book. My favourites: Jenn Alnady Trahan's They Told us Not to Say This; Karen Russell Black Corfu (when was one of her stories in these collections no my favourite?); Jeffrey Eugenides' Bronze; Julia Elliot's Hellion; Maria Reva Letter of Apology.
As always, it is fascinating to read about how these stories came into being - what the germ of them was. This makes the collection an invaluable learning resource for writers.
If it took me 2 years to finish this, it's only because it is the ideal book to just dip into in between other things.
As always, it is fascinating to read about how these stories came into being - what the germ of them was. This makes the collection an invaluable learning resource for writers.
If it took me 2 years to finish this, it's only because it is the ideal book to just dip into in between other things.