Book review: New American Stories

THIS anthology aims to present the range of what American short-story writers have been capable of in the previous ten years,” says the editor of New American Stories, Ben Marcus, in a charming, if somewhat bloated and hyperbolic, introduction.

Sat, 22 Aug, 2015 - 01:00

Review: Billy O’Callaghan

Edited by Ben Marcus

Granta, €14.99; Kindle, €9.49

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