Dear friends,
We are delighted to announce that our newest issue of
Matchbook Stories is out now and available to
order on our website.
Our biggest issue yet*,
Matchbook Stories Issue 3 is a matchbox filled with genius award-winning short story writers. You'll love this so much you'll want to carry it around all summer in your pocket.
With four great tiny stories by Etgar Keret, J. Robert Lennon, Tara L. Masih, and Yorgos Trillidis.
As always each matchbook is a tiny book in itself with book cover art specifically designed for the stories. Great bite-size fiction to share with friends and strangers. A perfect addition to your summer reading list!
“An object of beauty,” some have said about
Matchbook Stories. We like to think of it as a shareable literary object and the tiniest literary magazine in the world.**
Matchbook Stories Issue 3With stories by Etgar Keret, J. Robert Lennon, Tara L. Masih, and Yorgos Trillidis.
(Meet our Issue 3 writers)
Etgar Keret is the author of, among other books,
The Seven Good Years,
Suddenly, A Knock on the Door,
The Girl on the Fridge and
The Bus Driver Who Wanted to Be God. His books are bestsellers in Israel and have been published in thirty-seven languages.
J. Robert Lennon is the author of seven novels, including
Mailman,
Familiar, and
Happyland, and the story collections
Pieces for the Left Hand and
See You in Paradise. He teaches writing at Cornell University.
Tara L. Masih is the author of
Where the Dog Star Never Glows, the editor of
The Rose Metal Press Field Guide to Writing Flash Fiction and
The Chalk Circle, and the series editor of the annual
Best Small Fictions anthology. Her flash fiction has been widely anthologized.
Yorgos Trillidis is the author of three short story collections, and a collection of non-fiction. Some of his stories have been published in English and a couple have been adapted into short films. He lives in Nicosia.
Matchbook Stories Issue 3
€15
Have a lovely summer,
Book Ex Machina
* still tiny!
** we haven't checked with Guinness or anything, but we're pretty sure.
And in case you missed it: Matchbook Stories Issue 2 (there are still some copies in stock.)
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