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b"Why do so many readers seem to be afraid of short stories? Annie and Chris chat with author and professor CJ Hauser about how short stories are different from novels, how to approach a collection, and why book clubs should embrace shorts. Stop worrying and love the short story!\\xa0 Mentioned this episode: + The Collected Stories of Grace Paley +\\xa0Selected Stories: Andre Dubus + Flannery O'Connor: The Complete Stories + We're in Trouble by Christopher Coake +\\xa0Fortune Smiles by Adam Johnson +\\xa0Emporium\\xa0by Adam Johnson +\\xa0Later, at the Bar by Rebecca Barry +\\xa0Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout +\\xa0Everything Ravaged, Everything Burned by Wells Tower +\\xa0CivilWarLand in Bad Decline by George Saunders +\\xa0One More Thing by B. J. Novak +\\xa0Music for Wartime by Rebecca Makkai +\\xa0Difficult Women by Roxane Gay +\\xa0Awayland by Ramona Ausubel +\\xa0Her Body and Other Parties by Carmen Maria Machado CJ's favorite collections: +\\xa0Nine Stories by J. D. Salinger +\\xa0Bear Down, Bear North by Melinda Moustakis +\\xa0St. Lucy's Home for Girls Raised by Wolves by Karen Russell Annie's favorite collections: + St. Lucy's Home for Girls Raised by Wolves by Karen Russell +\\xa0Fortune Smiles by Adam Johnson +\\xa0A Good Man is Hard to Find by Flannery O'Connor Chris's favorite collections: +\\xa0No One Belongs Here More Than You by Miranda July +\\xa0Sorry Please Thank You by Charles Yu +\\xa0CivilWarLand in Bad Decline by George Saunders Learn more about CJ and find links to her writing on her website.\\xa0 Thanks, as always, to Forlorn Strangers for our intro music. You can check them out at their website.\\xa0 This episode is sponsored in part by Fontaine Maury, a branding and design firm with offices in Thomasville and Tallahassee. Check them out at their website.\\xa0 You can find full episodes of our show on our website. You can support us on Patreon here."