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Alan Cheuse
The very best short stories and novellas from National Public Radio’s Alan Cheuse are brought together in a quintessential collection. Countless listeners depend on the book reviews from Cheuse, America’s…
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Presents two novellas. In The Fires, Gina Morgan makes a pilgrimage to Uzbekistan to carry out her husband’s final wish - to be cremated - only to find herself entirely…
Cheuse, a writer and National Public Radio contributor, has put together an anthology that starts as a collection of wonderful literature, but, by means of the editors selection and commentary…
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The novelist, critic, and book commentator from National Public Radio’s All Things Considered looks back at some of the thousands of books he has read, reviewed, and loved, reflecting on…
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From acclaimed author Alan Cheuse comes a trio of provocative novellas. In the title piece, Paradise, or, Eat Your Face, we meet travel writer Susan Wheelis and follow her exotic…
Originally published as: The Grandmother’s Club. Salt Lake City: Peregrine Smith Books, c1986.
Author Nicholas Delbanco,Professor Alan Cheuse (GEORGE MASON UNIVERSITY)
Bernard Malamud
Designed to provide writers with insights into the way a master thinks about and practices his craft, this collection includes discussions of the novel, the short story, subject matter, work…
James D Houston
An unfinished novel about the last Queen of Hawaii, Liliuokalani. and her attempt to prevent annexation of her homeland by the United States. A forgotten bit of history and the…
Presents essays by leading short-story writers on their favorite American short stories and why they like them. It will send readers to the library or bookstore to read - or…
