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This Week's Headlines - 06/02/2010
Attention: WritersNewsWeekly is preparing a series on the impact childhood books have on their young readers. If you’re an author interested in being interviewed, or if you think you have a unique perspective on the topic, contact us at submissions@writersnewsweekly.com.
The Day Miriam Hirsch Disappeared
The Day Miriam Hirsch Disappeared is a short story from the collection Nice Girl Does Noir I by Libby Fischer Hellmann. "THE DAY MIRIAM HIRSCH DISAPPEARED was the first short story I wrote. My son had been given a book called “THE JEWS OF CHICAGO” for a Bar Mitzvah present, and when I thumbed through the photographs, they resonated -- especially the ones taken in Lawndale side during the ‘30s, a prosperous Jewish community on Chicago’s near west. Little did I know then that the story I wrote about those photos would become the “prequel” to my Ellie Foreman series. Or that the Ellie Foreman series would be the prequel to the Georgia Davis series. The following story, which won the Bouchercon short story contest in 1999, was first published in the Bouchercon Program book. It was later published in ANTHOLOGY TODAY, where it also won a contest, and in the now defunct FUTURES MAGAZINE. You can also find it digitally on Amazon Shorts, and it is available on audio at www.sniplits.com..."
Her Fearful Symmetry by Audrey Niffenegger
By Carlotta G. Holton
At first reading, one might think this is a book about death and dying. With London’s famous Highgate Cemetery as part of the backdrop and the death of one of the main characters at the onset, it’s a natural assumption. While this is a modern ghost story, it is also a book about living and the degree to which some will go to prolong their lives at any and all costs. In essence, it asserts that death is only the beginning...
Karen M. Bence Video Interview
Karen M. Bence is the author of Midnight Revelations, which recently won the fiction horror category in the 2010 International Book Awards. She graduated from Dickinson College with a bachelor of arts in Psychology, and went on to earn her master’s degree in Social Work from the University of Pennsylvania. Having worked as a social worker, psychotherapist, and educator, Ms. Bence is now settled with her family in a farmhouse outside of Atlanta, GA, where she enjoys her equestrian and dog-breeding activities.
