Comments on: summer reading II: story collections http://catchingdays.cynthianewberrymartin.com/2009/06/02/summer-reading-ii-story-collections/ "How we spend our days is, of course, how we spend our lives." Annie Dillard Fri, 10 Feb 2012 15:53:33 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: cynthia http://catchingdays.cynthianewberrymartin.com/2009/06/02/summer-reading-ii-story-collections/#comment-448 Tue, 02 Jun 2009 19:53:31 +0000 http://catchingdays.cynthianewberrymartin.com/?p=2519#comment-448 The Story Behind the Story is the Warren Wilson one. I think its strength lies in looking at each story with what the author writes about writing it. So for readers who are also writers, I think it’s a valuable read in terms of process.

You know, have you read Ellen Gilchrist? I love all of her stories. Maybe pick up Nora Jane: A Life in Stories for the beach? I had already read each of the stories as they came out, but I loved reading them all in one place. And the paperback is the perfect size and weight for the beach.

]]> By: Barb http://catchingdays.cynthianewberrymartin.com/2009/06/02/summer-reading-ii-story-collections/#comment-442 Tue, 02 Jun 2009 14:48:33 +0000 http://catchingdays.cynthianewberrymartin.com/?p=2519#comment-442 Oh yay. You just reminded me of some of my favorite anthologies. You’ve Got to Read This is wonderful (though kind of heavy for lugging to the beach), and I always love collections in which writers write about other writers. The Story Behind the Story—-isn’t that the one from Warren Wilson’s MFA program? If I remember that collection correctly, I was disappointed and thought perhaps it was just a bunch of stories that the faculty had published here because they didn’t want to send it out. :)

In any case, thanks so much for reminding me about Best American. I just started the O Henry’s from last year, but I’ll have to pick up Best American for the beach.

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