Literary Roadhouse

Read deeply. We discuss 1 short story per week. 1 novel per month.

[Literary Roadhouse @litroadhouse]

Discussing "No One Here is Going to Save You" by Julian Zabalbeascoa, a story of a soldier during the Spanish civil war who is tasked with executing communists and a priest.
https://t.co/T4b9snfAvG

🎙️ #shortstory #amreading #reader 📚 #bookclub

[Literary Roadhouse @litroadhouse]

Discussing “The Theresa Job” by Colson Whitehead, a story of a hotel heist in 1950s New York City, centered on a reluctant fence.

https://t.co/Akb8Zoz2Jg

🎙️ #shortstory #shortstories #amreading #readinglife #reader 📚 #bookclub #bookish

[Literary Roadhouse @litroadhouse]

Discussing “The City Born Great” by N. K. Jemisin, an urban fantasy about a young New Yorker called upon to midwife the birth of a city.

https://t.co/QL8NKKiJAm

🎙️ #shortstory #shortstories #amreading #readinglife 📚 #bookclub #bookish

[Literary Roadhouse @litroadhouse]

Discussing “The Specialist’s Hat” by Kelly Link, a story about twin girls who move into the gothic home of a former poet who dabbled in the dark arts and killed his wife. https://t.co/NanuhIraSm

🎙️ #shortstory #shortstories #amreading #readinglife #reader 📚 #bookclub

[Literary Roadhouse @litroadhouse]

Discussing “Foster” by Bryan Washington, a story of a man estranged from his brother, struggling with his boyfriend, and refusing to name a cat.
https://t.co/rsyfbMOimG

🎙️ #shortstory #shortstories #amreading #readinglife #reader 📚 #bookclub #bookish

[Literary Roadhouse @litroadhouse]

Discussing “The Interlopers” by H. H. Munro (SAKI), a story of two men who hail from opposite sides of long-running family dispute over wild lands.
https://t.co/jvXIMkYygl

🎙️ #shortstory #shortstories #amreading #readinglife #reader 📚 #bookclub

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Discussing “Hot Ice” by Stuart Dybek, a Chicago native who brings the mid-century societal changes to life with the myth of a local saint.

https://t.co/CW5okioBhu

🎙️ #shortstory #shortstories #reading #readinglife 📚 #bookclub #bookish

[Literary Roadhouse @litroadhouse]

Discussing “The Case for and Against Love Potions” by Imbolo Mbue, which has advice for you on whether or not to use love potions.

https://t.co/UaTDfoejjg

🎙️ #shortstory #shortstories #amreading 📚 #bookclub #literary

[Literary Roadhouse @litroadhouse]

Discussing “Objects in Space” by Emily Davis, a story of a young New York woman who heads west in search of clarity.
https://t.co/ufDTXAiAVX
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🎙️ #shortstory #shortstories #amreading 📚 #bookclub #bookish #booknerds

[Literary Roadhouse @litroadhouse]

Discussing “The Husband Stitch” by Carmen Maria Machado, a haunting story of a woman’s life, interspersed with fairytales about womanhood.
https://t.co/KXOpnxNNpJ

🎙️ #shortstory #shortstories #amreading 📚 #bookclub

[Literary Roadhouse @litroadhouse]

Discussing “A Challenge You Have Overcome” by Allegra Goodman, a story about an older couple who feel stuck.

https://t.co/7OUC4fNPqG
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🎙️ #shortstory #shortstories #amreading #readinglife #reader 📚 #bookclub

[Literary Roadhouse @litroadhouse]

Discussing “Hollow” by Breece D’J Pancake, the story of Buddy, a coal miner in West Virginia, his community, and his humble dreams.
https://t.co/PoWUGDXDKn

🎙️ #shortstory #shortstories #amreading #fiction

[Literary Roadhouse @litroadhouse]

Discussing Fatima, the Biloquist by Nafissa Thompson-Spires, a story of a young, nerdy black girl in a predominantly white neighborhood who is struggling to reconcile her multitudes.

https://t.co/5vPgwdymbk

🎙️ #shortstory #shortstories #amreading

[Literary Roadhouse @litroadhouse]

Discussing “Hansa and Gretyl and Piece of Shit” by Rebecca Curtis, a modern twist on a classic fairytale, with a hunter, and a talking cat.
https://t.co/AjqH5vpBFR

🎙️ #shortstory #shortstories #amreading #readinglife #reader 📚

[Literary Roadhouse @litroadhouse]

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It's been a long time coming, but I'm excited to be entering the final straight for the #EfficientNovelist online course. Course opens may 1st. Pre-launch begins April 1st. You'd be a fool to miss it! 🤡 #WritingCommunity

[Literary Roadhouse @litroadhouse]

Discussing “The Paper Tiger” by Lindsay Kennedy, a whimsical story of biblical proportions of a girl and her tiger friend.
https://t.co/Q87ZIJkhdY

🎙️ #shortstory #shortstories #amreading #readinglife #reader 📚 #bookclub #bookish

[Literary Roadhouse @litroadhouse]

Discussing “The Hunter’s Wife” by Anthony Doerr, a story of a Montana hunter and his estranged, magically gifted wife.

https://t.co/feiGxbpzIP

🎙️ #shortstory #shortstories #amreading #readinglife

[Literary Roadhouse @litroadhouse]

Discussing “Every Tiny Tooth and Claw (or: Letters from the First Month of the New Directorate)” by Marissa Lingen.
Link in bio and here: https://t.co/RpavtGPHoS

🎙️ #shortstory #amreading #readinglife #fiction

[Literary Roadhouse @litroadhouse]

Discussing “The Daughters of the Moon” by Italo Calvino, a story of a consumerist society in a distant city, long ago.
https://t.co/c7kC0KalbD
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🎙️ #shortstory #shortstories #amreading #readinglife #reader 📚 #bookclub #bookish #booknerds

[Literary Roadhouse @litroadhouse]

Discussing “The Land Where Lemon Trees Bloom” by Evan S. Connell, a story of a man who tells delightful, tall tales.

https://t.co/9myr0gRMpL

🎙️ #shortstory #shortstories #amreading 📚 #bookclub