Bull and Other Stories

by Kathy Anderson

Overview

Winner of the 2015 Autumn House Press Fiction Prize, selected by Sharon Dilworth. The debut collection of short stories by Kathy Anderson. Darkly funny, these stories explore gender, sexuality, and family dynamics.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781938769115
Publisher:	Autumn House Press
Publication date:	01/01/2016
Pages:	136
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x 0.50(d)

About the Author

KATHY ANDERSON was a finalist for the Flannery O’Connor Award for Short Fiction, the New Rivers Press Many Voices Project, the Permafrost Book Prize, and the 2013 Autumn House Press Fiction Prize. Her short story collection, Bull and Other Stories, winner of the 2015 Autumn House Press Fiction Prize, is her first book. Her short stories have appeared in Kenyon Review Online, Tahoma Literary Review, Barcelona Review, and Apple Valley Review, among others. Awards include a New Jersey State Council on the Arts Fellowship in prose and two Pushcart Prize nominations. A playwright and Dramatists Guild member, her plays have been produced and staged nationally and internationally. She has worked as a public librarian in South Jersey and now lives in Philadelphia.

What People are Saying About This

David Lynn

“Disorienting and illuminating, playful and often penetrating, the stories of Kathy Anderson astonish. She has already established herself as a powerful new voice on the national literary scene. The stories contained in Bull are marvelous pleasures, whether taken one at a time or gobbled ravenously.”

Editorial Reviews

These are infectiously readable short stories, and Anderson’s skill at fitting them together so seamlessly is matched by her evident joy in getting straight down to business.”—Steve Donoghue, Open Letters Monthly

“There are no weak links in the collection; the stories start strong and end strong.’ http://www.necessaryfiction.com/reviews/BullandOtherStoriesbyKathyAnderson”—Rachel Mack, Necessary Fiction

“These stories pack an emotional punch and leave the reader feeling both pleasure and an immense feeling of loss. The collection asks the reader to move on, but the emotional weight stays with you long after you finish these stories.”—Katherine O'Neill, Mid-American Review

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