Bonnie Friedman lists “The Words of Dr. L” along with eight books focusing on women and their secret lives. “To read it is to sit at the feet of a master of the short story form.” You can see the … Continue reading
Posted in News | Leave a commentWe are scheduling two weekend revision workshops in our NYCIntensive weekend workshop program this June and August. On June 26-28 and August 7-9, we will meet in midtown Manhattan to discuss fiction or nonfiction manuscripts of up to 25 pages. … Continue reading
Posted in News | Leave a commentThe Words of Dr. L is on the Longlist for The Story Prize! You can see all the longlisted titles here.
Posted in News | Leave a commentThe Chicago Review of Books names “The Words of Dr. L” on their list of Best Story Collections of 2025.” You can see the full list here.
Posted in News | Leave a commentI loved doing an interview with Nicole Adler for her Youtube show, “The No-No show.” Nicole played Lena in a stage production of my story “Eternal Love” in San Francisco a couple years ago. You can watch the interview here.
Posted in News | Leave a commentKirkus Reviews has included The Words of Dr. L on its list of Best Books of 2025–Fiction. You can see the whole list here.
Posted in News | Leave a commentI’ll be teaching a fiction workshop July 14-19 2026 in Paris through Writing Workshops! Robert Anthony Siegel will be teaching the nonfiction workshop, and Ramona Ausubel a generative workshop. You can find out more and apply here.
Posted in News | Leave a commentRobert and I will be co-teaching our NYCWriting Intensive again the weekend of January 23-25 in Midtown Manhattan. The class, open to both fiction and nonfiction writers, will meet 5-7 pm Friday eve January 23 and then 9 am to … Continue reading
Posted in News | Leave a commentGoodreads includes The Words of Dr. L on this list of 96 great collections published in the last three years. You can see the whole list here.
Posted in News | Leave a comment“The smooth prose of these stories escorts us towards soft, barbed realiza- tions: loss, isolation, and new starts do not require catastrophic change in order to occur, they are ahead of us no matter what.” Lilith magazine reviews The Words … Continue reading
Posted in News | Leave a commentThe Substack “The Auraist” selected “The Words of Dr. L” as a well-written new work of speculative fiction. You can read more about the site here.
Posted in News | Leave a commentI’m co-teaching with my husband, Robert Anthony Siegel, in a workshop run by us, for fiction and nonfiction writers, the weekend of August 8-10 in Midtown Manhattan. A weekend to get feedback on your work in progress, connect with other … Continue reading
Posted in News | Leave a comment“These often speculative stories take place in worlds in which troubling features of our own are amplified . . . Beyond the collection’s interest in political commentary, what most animates it is familial heartache.” The New Yorker reviews The Words … Continue reading
Posted in News | Leave a commentI talked to Jane Ciabattari about process and The Words of Dr. L for Lithub. You can read the interview here.
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