Odd Reader Out: Short Stories

About this episode

In this episode, Knox introduces Erin and Jamie to the world of short stories, discussing various works and their impact.

In this episode series, Odd Reader Out, one or two of your Shelf Respect hosts will take a literary concept the other host or hosts are unfamiliar with and attempt to entice them into jumping on the bandwagon. In this installment, Knox is walking Erin and Jamie through one of his favorite reading experiences: short stories. Where Are You Going? Where Have You Been? by Joyce Carol Oates ( text in full ) The Wondering Years: How Pop Culture Helped Me Answer Life's Biggest Questions by Knox McCoy All Things Reconsidered: How Rethinking What We Know Helps Us Know What We Believe by Knox McCoy I've Got Questions: The Spiritual Practice of Having It Out with God by Erin Moon Knox's Substack: Binge Thinking Erin's Substack: The Swipe Up Cathedral by Raymond Carver Florida by Lauren Groff Preorder The Frenzy by Joyce Carol Oates A Good Man is Hard to Find by Flannery O'Connor The Lottery by Shirley Jackson Our Patreon: Shelf Respect Our Instagram: @readwithshelfrespect readwithshelfrespect.com

People in this episode

Hosts: Knox McCoy, Jamie Golden, Erin Moon

Topics covered

• short stories
• literary concepts
• reading experiences
• pop culture
• spiritual practice

Keywords

• short stories
• Joyce Carol Oates
• Flannery O'Connor
• Shirley Jackson
• reading

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Shelf Respect, Instagram

Books & works: Where Are You Going? Where Have You Been?, The Wondering Years: How Pop Culture Helped Me Answer Life's Biggest Questions, All Things Reconsidered: How Rethinking What We Know Helps Us Know What We Believe, I've Got Questions: The Spiritual Practice of Having It Out with God, Binge Thinking, The Swipe Up Cathedral, Florida, The Frenzy, A Good Man is Hard to Find, The Lottery

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