Sailboats on Lake Washington under a darkening rain on the way sky

Tuesday evening.

Copies of The Penguin Book of the International Short Story on the front counter at Island Books.

Tuesday April 21: "Night Women" by Edwidge Danticat. "I cringe from the heat of the night on my face "

Now time for the men to step down but they probably won't.

Cherry tree blossoms and buds

Hello!

Copies of The Penguin Book of the International Short Story displayed on the front counter at Island Books.

Monday April 20: "Sparks" by Carol Bensimon; translated by Beth Fowler.
"All we did was take the BR-116, passing beneath bridges that showed slogans of cities we hadn't the slightest intention of visiting, or which told of Christ's return or counted down to the end of the world."

She's one of my favorite writers!

Happy birthday!

Trees with new leaves vibrant green

So green!

Cherry tree blossoms against a burgundy bush

Hey there!

Copies of The Penguin Book of the International Short Story on the front counter at Island Books. There are display tables in the background.

Sunday April 19: "One Minus One" by Colm Tóibín.
"The moon hangs low over Texas."

Yes! I second Stephen Florida! An absolutely brilliant book!

His first with Leviathan!

I have an early one too!

That's his second card!

A copy of The Complete Short Stories of Muriel Spark

Saturday April 18: "Daisy Overend" by Muriel Spark.
"It is hardly ever that I think of her, but sometimes, if I happen to pass Clarges Street or Albemarle Street on a sunny afternoon, she comes to mind."

Clouds over Capitol Hill there's one that looks like a sword

Saturday morning.

Yes! Both The Throwback Special and Dayswork are favorites of mine.

A copy of The Complete Short Stories of Muriel Spark.

Friday April 17: "The Girl I Left Behind Me" by Muriel Spark.
"It was just gone quarter past six when I left the office."

Tree branches with leaves, bright blue sky, clouds, intersected by an overhead cable, with a plane in the top right corner.

Thursday afternoon.

A copy of The Complete Short Stories by Muriel Spark. The book cover is white and features six small triangles featuring different scenes: including a gray parrot and two dogs on leashes.

Thursday April 16: "A Member of the Family" by Muriel Spark.
"'You must,' said Richard, suddenly, one day in November, 'come and meet my mother.'"

Thunder! Hail!

Yes! The Birthday Party is one of my favorites too.

A copy of High Lonesome: New and Selected Stories 1966-2006 by Joyce Carol Oates. The cover features a black and white photograph of a young JCO. There's an overstuffed bookcase behind the book.

Wednesday April 15: "The Fish Factory" by Joyce Carol Oates.
"Back of the old fish factory on the river is where they saw her."

Bright yellow stanchions, light rail tracks, with a green yellow bush in the background

Tuesday evening.

Cherry tree blossoms

Hello!

Copies of The Palm House on a counter at Island Books.

Also out today The Palm House by Gwendoline Riley!

Copies of On the Calculation of IV displayed on a counter at Island Books

Out today On the Calculation of IV!

A black and white photograph of a cloth doll on a beach, there's a blurry hotel in the background. Photograph by Noah Wall.

Tuesday April 14: "Frenzy" by Joyce Carol Oates.
"Early afternoon, driving south on the Garden State Parkway with the girl beside him."

Big clouds against a gray sky over Lake Washington.

Monday evening

Yes!