New Authors
Below are resources Aurélie likes and recommends.
Books on Literary Craft
The Anatomy of Storyby John Truby
Story Geniusby Lisa Cron
Outlining Your Novelby K.M. Weiland
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Poets & Writers
UCLA Writers’ Program
Lighthouse Writers Workshop
Association of Writers and Writing Programs
UCLA Writers’ Program
Literary Magazines
The New Yorker
The Paris Review
Ploughshares
The Missouri Review
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And Also… (Read books in the genre you are interested in, analyze what works for you and what doesn’t in that book and why, think about the craft choices the author makes. Below are some of Aurélie’s favorite novels and story collections, in no particular order)
Novels
Demon Copperheadby Barbara Kingsolver
Bel Cantoby Ann Patchett
A Thousand Acresby John Truby
Horseby Geraldine Brooks
Wolf Hallby Hilary Mantel
Housekeepingby Marilynne Robinson
A Summons to Memphisby Peter Taylor
The English Patientby Michael Ondaatje
The Handmaid’s Taleby Margaret Atwood
Giovanni’s Roomby James Baldwin
Short Story Collections
Lost in the City:Stories, by Edward P. Jones
100 Years of the Best American Short Stories,Lorrie Moore, editor, Heidi Pitlor, co-editor