New episode coming out soon! In which Sam Reese tells the fascinating story of four writers who used short fiction as an outlet for countercultural expression. Stay tuned!

Status update!

New episode out today! 2026 marks the 30th anniversary of the publication of Infinite Jest, arguably David Foster Wallace’s most famous and celebrated book. In this episode, prof. Marshall Boswell discusses Wallace’s three brilliant short story collections. www.spreaker.com/episode/davi...

Worst status ever 😂

New episode out today! In which Naomi Kanakia (a.k.a Woman of Letters on Substack) tells the fascinating tale of the so-called “New Yorker short story”. Listen here www.spreaker.com/episode/the-...

New episode out today! Richard Brautigan is most famous for his iconic novel “Trout Fishing in America”, but he was also a prolific short story writer and poet. Listen to Chris Gair talk about Brautigan’s beautiful short story collection “Revenge of the Lawn” (1971). www.spreaker.com/episode/rich...

New episode! Listen to Chigozirim Nwaosu discuss the representation of gender and sexuality in Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s 2009 collection The Thing Around Your Neck. Chigozirim is a PhD candidate in the School of Literature and Languages at the University of Surrey. www.spreaker.com/episode/chim...

New episode out today (you really don’t want to miss this one)! What can fictional representations of blocked short story writers teach us about writer’s block and what causes it? Listen to this episode with @acolton.bsky.social to find out! Listen here: www.spreaker.com/episode/writ...

Out on 26th February! What can fictional representations of blocked short story writers teach us about writer’s block and what causes a writer to feel blocked? In the next episode, I’ll discuss these questions with Aaron Colton, Associate Professor at Emory University in Atlanta. Stay tuned!

Out today! Listen to Paul March-Russell discuss the importance of women writers in science fiction and the legacy of the short story collection “Women of Wonder” (1974) edited by Pamela Sargent. Paul March-Russell is the co-founder of GoldSF. Listen here! www.spreaker.com/episode/wome...

Out on Thursday 5th February! Listen to Paul March-Russell talk about the legacy of the short story collection “Women of Wonder” (1974) edited by Pamela Sargeant. Paul March-Russell is the co-founder of GoldSF, an intersectional feminist science fiction imprint of Goldsmiths Press. Stay tuned!

Out today! Meet Alexander Manshel, Associate Professor of English at McGill University. How is contemporary short fiction in America influenced by the people and institutions that contribute to its production, circulation, and reception? Listen here to find out: www.spreaker.com/episode/the-...

How is contemporary short fiction in America influenced by the people and institutions that contribute to its production, circulation, and reception? Stay tuned to find out! Alexander Manshel is Associate Professor of English at McGill University in Montreal (Canada).

Small, good things are coming! Can’t wait to share this very special episode with everyone! It features short stories written and read by twelve amazing writers! Out on 24th December. Stay tuned!

Both humbled and honoured to be part of this event organized by @ensfr.bsky.social next January! It’s a roundtable to celebrate the 50th anniversary of Charles E. May’s book “Short Story Theories” The event is free and open to everybody! Do come along! ensfr.univ-angers.fr/event/charle...

Out today! @shelleyr-j.bsky.social is a poet, flash fiction writer and Senior Lecturer at Sheffield Hallam University. How can writers create three-dimensional worlds when all they have at their disposal is a few hundred words? Listen to find out! www.spreaker.com/episode/flas...

Out tomorrow! @shelleyr-j.bsky.social is a poet, flash fiction writer and Senior Lecturer at Sheffield Hallam University in the UK. In this episode, Shelley will be our guide into the world of flash fiction! Stay tuned!

New Episode! Listen to @nicholasroyle.bsky.social talk about his latest short story collection “Paris Fantastique” (@confingopublishing.bsky.social), his passion for second-hand books and much more! Listen here: www.spreaker.com/episode/like...

Very excited to be presenting a paper at this conference today at the Complutense University!

New Episode! William Saroyan was an Armenian-American writer and a true short story genius. In this episode, I get to chat about his life and works with Scott Setrakian, President of the William Saroyan Foundation. Listen here: www.spreaker.com/episode/will...

The second part of the interview with @ailsacox.bsky.social is out today! In this episode, we discuss more famous pieces of short story writing advice. Listen here to find out of they are facts or fiction! www.spreaker.com/episode/more...

Last week, I had the pleasure of meeting Scott Setrakian, President of the William Saroyan Foundation. William Saroyan’s books are very dear to me and I am looking forward to sharing this episode with everyone! While you wait… here are other episodes you might like www.spreaker.com/podcast/a-sm...

New episode! Meet @ailsacox.bsky.social, short story writer and Professor Emerita at Edge Hill University (UK). In this episode, we discuss famous claims about short fiction and short story writing… are they facts or fiction? Listen here to find out: www.spreaker.com/episode/the-...

New episode out! Prof. Andrew Levy is the Edna Cooper Chair of English at Butler University (Indiana). In this episode, I get to ask him a few questions about his book The Culture and Commerce of the American Short Story, a true watershed in short story criticism! www.spreaker.com/episode/the-...

How does the short story contribute to our understanding of life and the world? To find out, I interviewed prof. Michael Basseler (Justus-Liebig University) author of An Organon of Life Knowledge: Genres and Functions of the Short Story in North America with @transcript-verlag.bsky.social

ICYMI: Last month, BAAS chair Michael Collins joined the A Small, Good Thing podcast to discuss the position of the short story in US culture & academic research. Listen here: www.spreaker.com/episode/cont... @smallgoodpodcast.bsky.social

New episode! Listen to amazing Heuijung Hur speak about her short story collection Failed Summer Vacation published in English by @scratchbooks.bsky.social! www.spreaker.com/episode/fail...

New Episode! Listen to Michael J. Collin’s (King’s College, London) speak about short fiction and the need for human connections. Listen here: www.spreaker.com/episode/cont...

Part two of the Lucia Berlin episode is out! Listen to Elizabeth Geoghegan discuss Lucia’s stories “A Manual for Cleaning Women,” “So Long,” and “Carmen”. Listen here: www.spreaker.com/episode/part...

Don’t miss episode 3! Lucia Berlin: Laundromats and Missing Puzzle Pieces (with Elizabeth Geoghegan). A special thank you to David Berlin and the LB estate for allowing me to use the clip of Lucia Berlin reading from “Angel’s Laundromat” Listen here: www.spreaker.com/episode/luci...

Alice Walker, 1968.

New episode is out today! For this two-part episode I had the privilege of discussing Lucia Berlin's collection A Manual For Cleaning Women with writer Elizabeth Geoghegan. Listen here: www.spreaker.com/episode/luci...

New episode! Irwin Streight, author of "Flannery at the Grammys" for @upmississippi.bsky.social, discusses Flannery O'Connor's legacy on popular music and culture. Listen here rb.gy/g5r7cn, or on all podcasting platforms!

Lydia Davis. Relatable, as always. (From the collection Can’t and Won’t, 2014)

Then, this.

Don't miss Episode 1 of "A Small, Good Thing"! Listen here www.spreaker.com/episode/cat-... or on all major podcasting platforms.

Episode 1 is out! Listen to Tom Conaghan, founder of @scratchbooks.bsky.social, talk about publishing short fiction, short story competitions, and much more! Listen to episode 1 here rb.gy/uuoi1m or all major podcasting platforms!

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