Bonnie Jo Stufflebeam

  • Strange Monsters Reviewed in Midwest Book Review

    Strange Monsters Reviewed in Midwest Book Review

    The second review for Strange Monsters is in from Midwest Book Review! Strange Monsters: A Music & Words Collaboration is a unique hybrid of audiobook anthology and music CD. Each track consists of a brief fiction story (or poem) set to contemporary jazz music and performed by actors. The tales meld elements of surreal fantasy…

  • “The Centaur’s Daughter”

    “The Centaur’s Daughter”

    “The Centaur’s Daughter” (published in A Capella Zoo, 2015) was reviewed at New Pages: Bonnie Jo Stufflebeam’s “The Centaur’s Daughter” achieves a more nuanced approach to a queer text. First and foremost a coming of age narrative, Ruby’s queerness is one part of her character. Ruby is half centaur and queer, and Stufflebeam uses language reminiscent…

  • Short Story Recommendations at io9

    I’ve recommended three of my favorite summer 2015 short stories over at io9, with additional recommendations by K. Tempest Bradford, Charles Payseur, and Terry Weyna. Head on over there to check out which stories I chose. (One of them will make you look at pumpkins in a whole new, unsettling light.) http://io9.com/what-are-the-best-stories-of-the-year-so-far-septembe-1733798080

  • Happy holidays, everyone!

    The holidays are a busy time of year for a lot of people (myself included — after a nine hour car ride from the in-law’s house tonight, I am wiped), so I’ll keep today’s post to a brief list. I hope to post more recommendations once I finish more of my to-read list. First, however,…

  • Collection Review: Matt Bell’s Where They Were Found

    Collection Review: Matt Bell’s Where They Were Found In other news, I recently attended a reading sponsored by the local university of writer Matt Bell. I was thrilled to discover that Matt Bell is apparently a fairy tale enthusiast as well as a writer of innovative, often fantastical short stories. I purchased his collection How…