Alice Feeney’s His & Hers boasts dueling multiple narrators who reveal unexpected sides of the same story at the center of a murder case. With a brilliantly constructed plot that keeps readers guessing at every turn, it’s a deliciously tension-filled, twisting, and gripping narrative. She’s discussing her characters’ motivations and inner shadows – and the […]
Elif Shafak’s 10 Minutes 38 Seconds in this Strange World – shortlisted for the Booker Prize – explores the final thoughts of a dying woman. After she has been murdered and left in a dumpster outside Istanbul, Tequila Leila enters a state of heightened awareness. Her heart has stopped beating but her brain remains active for 10 […]
International bestselling author Larry Watson’s The Lives of Edie Pritchard – described by Publishers Weekly as a “riveting and tense examination of identity, violence, and female anger” – tells a multigenerational story of the West through the history of one woman trying to live life on her own terms, as multiple men attempt to categorize and own her. Joining him […]
Alex George’s The Paris Hours follows four ordinary people during a single day in 1927 in the City of Lights, and watches as their lives collide. When the quartet’s paths finally cross in an unforgettable climax, each discovers if they will finally find what they’re looking for. George examines his protagonists and their foibles with […]
Special introduction by Natalie Satakovski, 2020 Gulf Stream Literary Magazine editor-in-chief. Gulf Stream Literary Magazine champions vibrant and eclectic literature and art. Based in Miami, it publishes emerging and established writers from the USA and beyond. Join contributors Melissa Goode, whose work has also appeared in SmokeLong Quarterly and Best Australian Short Stories; Sara McNally, […]
Event starts Tuesday, November 17 @ 5 p.m. EST Long-ago drinking buddies, now married with adult children, meet up in a Dublin pub and spend a long, drawn-out night reconciling divergent versions of the past in Roddy Doyle's Love. The reunion is at times stifling, bogged down by the passage of time but also by […]
Peter Alson's The Only Way To Play It tells the story of Nathan Fischer, a struggling 30-year-old painter who is supporting his wife and young daughter by playing poker in the cutthroat underground clubs of New York City, trying to weather the vagaries of luck that afflict card players and artists alike. In David Michaelis’ biography Eleanor, the […]
Set in 1843, Finola Austin’s Brontë's Mistress tells the story of Lydia Robinson, known for her secret affair with Branwell Brontë, brother of the famous Brontë sisters. Dissecting Robinson’s complex character in an examination of a woman trapped in Victorian-era social mores, Austin’s thoughtfully researched work brings contemporary relevance to these historical characters. Joining her […]
Jennifer Nansubuga Makumbi’s A Girl is A Body of Water follows Kirabo, a 12-year-old Ugandan girl raised by a group of women, trying to find and reconnect with the mother who abandoned her. It is a tale rich in the folklore of Uganda and an arresting exploration of what it means to be a modern […]
2020 National Book Award Finalist Shuggie Bain is an epic portrayal of a struggling working-class family in Glasgow, Scotland, during the Thatcher years. It's also a heartbreaking story of addiction, sexuality, and love. Shortlisted for the 2020 Booker Prize, Douglas Stuart’s astonishing debut leaves an indelible mark. Speaking with him is LGBTQ activist and writer […]
In Night. Sleep. Death. The Stars., Joyce Carol Oates offers a gripping examination of contemporary America through the prism of a family tragedy: when a powerful parent dies, the bonds of family are tested and each of his children react in unexpected ways, not always well. Joining her is Lisa Birnbach, award-winning journalist, cultural commentator […]
Kelli Jo Ford’s Crooked Hallelujah tells the stories of four generations of Cherokee women, and their struggle as mothers and daughters to hold on to their connections to one another and their very ideas of home. She’s speaking with There There author Tommy Orange, whose own exploration of Native Americans in search of identity and meaning was shortlisted for […]