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What to Read After Watching "Fleabag"
From the moment that Phoebe Waller-Bridge’s gaze first penetrates the camera, it’s evident that Fleabag will be one emotional gut-punch after another. The series follows the unnamed titular character as she copes with the death of her mother and the unexpected loss of her closest friend, poking fun at the bleakness of her situation, and the destructive coping mechanisms it has drawn her to along the way.
Debut Short Story Collections Unearth the Dark Underbellies of Relationships
The Shortlist May 28, 2019 CLAIMING A BODY Stories By Amanda Marbais 164 pp. Moon City. Paper, $14.95. Image Björn in “Fourteener” is haunted by the suspicious death of the friend his parents helped raise.
Review: 'Things to Make and Break,' by May-Lan Tan
By TOBIAS CARROLL , Special to the Star Tribune December 21, 2018 - 10:40 AM See more of the story A surface description doesn’t really do justice to the quality of the works contained in “Things to Make and Break,” May-Lan Tan’s debut collection of short stories.
Debut Story Collections Full of Vulnerable People and Their Pain
THINGS TO MAKE AND BREAK By May-Lan Tan 224 pp. Coffee House. Paper, $16.95. Image In the final story in Tan’s brilliant and daring collection, Vivien Chiang, a reluctant shop clerk, is robbed by a thief pressing a blade against her skull. “I didn’t think he wanted to kill me,” she says, “but to destroy me in some other way.” After he takes what he wants, she refills the register from her own savings and goes home to bandage her wound. Destruction and how to heal it run through these 11 stories.
The Debut Fiction Showcase: Daisy Johnson, May-Lan Tan and Caoilinn Hughes
Drinks and canapés from 6.30pm. Panel discussion begins at 7pm. All tickets include prosecco and canapés. Buy online, in store or by phoning 020 7636 1577. About the Books: Daisy Johnson's Man Booker 2018 longlisted debut novel, Everything Under, turns classical myth on its head and takes readers to a modern-day England unfamiliar to most. As daring as it is moving, Everything Under is a story of family and identity, of fate, language, love and belonging that leaves you unsettled and unstrung.
The Debut Fiction Showcase: Daisy Johnson, May-Lan Tan and Caoilinn Hughes
The Debut Fiction Showcase is a regular event celebrating some of the best and brightest new literary talent, handpicked by our expert booksellers at Waterstones Gower Street.
Exceptional Fiction Out in June in the UK
June is jam packed with a whole lot of amazing UK fiction so here are my picks for this month. There’s something for everyone in this list so take your pick! It goes without saying that this is one of the most anticipated books of 2018. With her latest collection of interlinked stories set in Sunshine State, the Fates and Furies writer proves once again why she is one of the most talented writers of our times.
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