A few weeks ago I reviewed You Think That’s Bad, a new short story collection by Jim Shepard. In that review I described his stories as “immersive, visceral mini-movies” and said Shepard’s writing was ...

Jim Shepard 's fondness for the little guy, the day-dreaming Walter Mitty type -- not to mention the nebbish -- is the focus of this conversation, leading to the big question: Will he ever take on a ...

A couple of the 10 stories in Jim Shepard’s fifth collection occur in today’s world, but most are historical fiction. They take place in 16th-Century BC Crete; in 19th-Century America, Australia, and ...

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