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July 2012
Kate Wilson says: "From the opening pages, I couldn't stop reading. Each story pulls you in
with its meticulous detail. While Hershman creates fantastic plots and
imaginative inventions (the machine that can destroy rain clouds or the
sinister tracking devices being planted in clothes), she also has an
extraordinary ability to convey deeply meaningful and profound moments
in the same way poetry does.. At times it felt like reading the best of Alan Lightman." I can't think of a greater compliment! Read her full blog post.
Aug 2011
Book
reviewer RobAroundBooks is slowly working his way through The White
Road and Other Stories. Of the title story he says: "Lyrical in her
prose, and patient in her build up, Hershman drops little caveats
throughout the story which not only suggests to the reader that all is
not as rosy as it seems, but that story is leading to some dramatic
event. All is not as rosy at it seems, and the story does lead to a
dramatic event, and it’s a wholly memorable one at that. Highly
recommended!" Read more
on the Reviews page.
Jan 2011
Video
artist Richard J O'Callaghan has made two pieces inspired by two of the
stories from The White Road: The White Road and I am A Camera
November 2010
The White
Road and Other Stories has received a very nice review in Flash magazine (print only).
August 2010
Two
new reviews: Alison Wells says on her blog: "As a reader I read in
open-mouthed awe and joy, as a writer I writhed with envy. This is a
must read collection" and Jim Murdoch writes in his well-researched
article and review: "So what did move me? Well for me it was the title
story as I’ve said. It’s not long – 7½ pages, a touch over 2000
words – but it was the perfect length for me. I recommend you read it
right now. It’s online here..." Read more on the Reviews page.
June 2010
A week of
Tania's flash stories - many of which are from The White Road and Other
Stories - are being broadacst on BBC Radio 4's
Afternoon Reading!
They will be broadcast on Tues June 29th, Wed June 30th and Thurs July
1st, 3.30-3.45 pm UK time, and then available for 7 days afterwards
online.
The White Road and Other Stories is now available as an eBook for the Kindle >>
May 2010
A new
review, in The Huffington Post: "A remarkable thing about The White Road and Other Stories is that for all that there are over
twenty stories in this collection, each character possesses a distinct
voice, molded by childhood histories and informed with deep-rooted
desires and loves. Where the story concepts begin with science, fiction
becomes a laboratory for examining the most intimate secrets of the
human heart," says Ilana Teitelbaum. Read the full review.
April
2010
A new
review, in A capella Zoo, Colin Meldrum says: "The White Road
became engrossing on second read. The
even better news is that the allure of this pleasure warmed me up to
some major pows that I had somehow missed a year before... Now
I can whole-heartedly recommend these stories." See
the reviews
page for more.
The eBook
of The White Road and Other Stories is due for release soon. Stay tuned!
March 2010
Mugs is
included in the 100
Stories for Haiti fundraising
anthology. Buy
a copy, all proceeds donated to help the victims of the Haiti
earthquake.
Tania read
Plaits at the
Short Fuse hair-themed reading event in Brighton on March 10th.
Feb
2010
Exchange Rates, a play
Tania adapted from her short story, published in The White Road and Other Stories,
won the Total
Beast 6-minute play competition,. It was performed,
together
with the other shortlisted entries, in London on 31st January 2010 at
the Bridewell Theatre.
Jan 2010
Exchange Rates, a play
Tania adapted from her short story, published in The White Road and Other Stories,
is a finalist in the Total
Beast 6-minute play competition and will be performed, together
with the other shortlisted entries, in London on 31st January 2010. For
more details, click here.
Tania
will be a guest speaker at the Arvon
Foundation's Totleigh Barton centre in Devon, and at Bath Spa
University.
Nov
2009
The short
screenplay Tania wrote based on the
story North Cold from the
book is a finalist in the Waterford
Film Festival Short Screenplay competition.
Sept 2009
Bookmunch
says: "Hershman has a keen mind, can concoct the sort of slippery knot
that hooks you, that has you turning pages to see what happens next
(which is rare in short story land, or at least in the short story land
I’ve visited).." See
the reviews
page for more.
A
new review over at PANK magazine: "The eponymous story of this
collection is worth the price of admission. It is, without a doubt, one
of the best short stories I’ve ever read." See
the reviews
page for more.
Happy First Birthday to The White
Road and Other
Stories!
In honour of the book's first birthday, Tania
is
giving away three signed copies on her blog, TaniaWrites. If you haven't
already bought a copy, head over there to win!
August
2009
The
White Road and Other
Stories is Salt's Number One Bestselling Book
Following on from Salt's
Just One Book campaign
persuading people to buy a book to help save this wonderful and dynamic
small independent publishers, my book is currently top of the Salt
bestseller list! Please keep supporting Salt,
there is
a 33% discount
on all books throughout August, enter coupon code HU693FB2 when you
checkout.
May 2009
The
White Road and Other
Stories longlisted for the Frank O'Connor International Short
Story Award
Along with 56 other short story collections, The White Road and Other Stories
has been longlisted for the prestigious Frank
O'Connor International Short Story Award, last year won by Jhumpa
Lahiri for her collection, Unaccustomed Earth.
As part of the Emerging
Writers Network's Short Story Month, Dan Wickett discusses my story, On A
Roll,
from The
White Road
and Other Stories:
While
the bulk of
this seven page story involves gambling, roulette and
a short dip into the actual purchasing of the $645 shoes in question,
Hershman hits the reader with a blow to the temple about 85% of the way
through with the inclusion of a paragraph about her personal history.
It's a subtle weaving
in of
almost an explanation for the unnamed narrator's actions. I
say subtle
though as it's not heavy handed - there's no neon sign pointing to the
paragraph, no Cliff's Note header stating pay attention..."
Read
the full blog post
Review in
Front&Centre
Matthew Firth says:
"The White Road may not be hard-hitting short fiction but it shows
there is more than one way for writers to separate their work from the
pack of safe and boring mainstream writing. Props to Hershman for
showing readers that not all short fiction is dull and formulaic.". See
the reviews
page for more.
April
2009
2009
Orange
Award
for New Writers
I am one of two writers commended in the 2009 Orange Award for New
Writers.The
judges said: "We would
also like to commend Tania Hershman ...whose
work stood out for its remarkable quality. We look forward to seeing
more of [her] writing in the future."
Review
in the Frogmore
Papers Issue 73
Jeremy Page says: "The
short short story is Hershman’s preferred form, and there are some very
short shorts in this, her debut collection. For the most part her
experiments are a resounding success". See
the reviews
page for more.
Sally Zigmond's Review
In her review, Sally Zigmond says: "As I now read more novels than
short stories, I had expected to prefer the longer stories in this
collection to the flash fiction (as some reviewers have) but to me the
longer ones were either too long or too short--not quite right for this
Goldilocks. The flash fiction, on the other hand, I loved for its
brevity, its inventiveness and its poetic quality." See the reviews
page for more.
A Review by Matt Bell:
On his blog, Matt Bell says: "The White Road is a very fine collection,
containing enough wonder and humor and heartbreak to overflow its slim
pages, forcing the reader to share in the great emotion contained
within. Hershman's talent is obvious, and I look forward to seeing it
continue to grow across whatever new stories and new books might follow
this excellent start." See the reviews
page for more.
March
2009
A
Review from Down
Under: Wet Ink magazine, Issue 14:
Dominique
Wilson reviews The White Road and Other Stories, saying: "This
collection exemplifies everything that is best about the short story.
With succinctness rarely seen in the work of someone new to fiction,
Hershman extracts the very essence of a moment to reveal the poignant
fragility of human relationships". See the reviews
page for more.
March
10th: Liars
League: Art and Science
Tania's
new science-inspired flash story The
Painter and the Physicist,
was read by an actor at the Liars
League event in
London, and is now
available to listen to online.
Feb 2009
Feb 22nd: World
Jewish Relief Short Story Anthology launch, London
Tania
read from one of her stories at the
London JewishBookWeek.com
launch of the WJR charity anthology, The Sea of Azov. An audio recording
of the session is now available on JewishBookWeek.com.
The White Road and Other
Stories is reviewed by Anne Brooke in
Hags,
Harlots and Heroines. Visit the reviews
page for details.
Jan
2009
Jan
6th: Tania
is visiting Debi Alper's blog on
the eleventh
and final "stop" on
her
virtual book tour.
For
information on the
tour, click here.
JMWW Journal's Winter Issue includes a review of The White Road and
Other Stories:
"She weaves the warbly, neon threads of magical realism
together with
the steel rods of science, and the effect often is very
satisfying." Visit
the reviews
page for more.
Dec
2008
**
Dec: The White Road and Other Stories is one of Amazon UK's Top 10
Bestselling
Short Story Collections! **
Dec
29rd: Tania is visiting
Botswana on the
tenth and penultimate "stop" on her virtual book tour:Lauri's Thoughts from Botswana
blog. For
information on the
tour, click here.
The
White Road and Other Stories is
reviewed on Pulp.net: "A
clever, warm and thoroughly
recommended debut.". Visit the reviews
page for more.
Dec 23rd: Tania talks to Marianne Villanueva on the ninth "stop" on the
"Walking
the White Road: flash, fiction and science" Virtual Book
Tour: Kanlaon.
For information on the
tour, click here.
Tania is
interviewed by Smokelong Quarterly about her
flash story, Coat and Shoes, published in the latest issue, and about
writing in general.
Tania plays Word Association on
the eighth "leg" on the
"Walking
the White Road: flash, fiction and science" Virtual Book
Tour: Kelly
Spitzer's website
New
Scientist has included The White
Road and Other Stories in its Christmas
Books Special: Best of
2008, and the reviewer says: "Inspired
by scientific
progress and science journalism
and driven by an author dripping with talent, this
is as good as modern reading gets." Read the
full review.
Tania
talks about
the environment,
libraries
and her typical day on
the seventh "stop" on the
"Walking
the White Road: flash, fiction and science" Virtual Book
Tour: The
Eco-Libris Blog
- and there is a
giveaway of a free copy of her book!
Exchange
Rates,
the short play Tania adapted from her story of the same name, which is
included in her collection, has been shortlisted
for
the Total Beast
Six Minute Play competition and will be performed in London, with the
other shortlisted plays, in 2009.
Tania
is On the Couch, talking about short
stories and literary influences on the sixth "stop" on
the
"Walking the White Road:
flash, fiction and science" Virtual Book
Tour: Eric
Forbes' Book Addict's Good Books Guide.
For information on the rest of the tour, click here.
Nov
2008
26th
Nov:
Tania
talks about fiction
and genre on the fifth "stop" on the
"Walking the White Road:
flash, fiction and science" Virtual Book Tour: Tim
Jones' Books in The Trees blog.
For information on the rest of the tour, click here.
25th
Nov: Momaya
Press awards
evening, London:
Tania received 3rd prize in this year's Momaya Press short
story competition
18th Nov: Tania
talks about
fiction
and religion on the fourth "stop" on the
"Walking the White Road:
flash, fiction and science" Virtual Book Tour: Sue
Guiney's blog. For information on the rest of
the tour, click here.
13th Nov: Tania
is
named European regional winner, the Commonwealth
Broadcasting Association Short Story Competition 2008-9.
Listen to her winning
story here.
9th Nov: Tania
visits the third "stop" on the
"Walking the White Road:
flash, fiction and science" Virtual Book
Tour: Vanessa
Gebbie's News blog, for a discussion on magical
realism. For information on the rest of the tour, click here.
7th Nov:
Tania is
interviewed in the Jewish Chronicle.
5th Nov: The
"Walking
the White Road:
flash, fiction and science"
Virtual Book Tour reaches its
second stop on the LiteraryMinded
blog. For
information on the rest of the tour,
click here.
Oct 2008
28th Oct:
The
White Road, was reprinted by New Scientist magazine, the science weekly
whose articles
inspired half the stories in her collection. Read it here.
The
"Walking the White Road:
flash, fiction and science" Virtual Book Tour kicks
off on the Keeper of the Snails blog with a
discussion on science
in fiction.
Oct
12th: Tania's
book launch,
Jerusalem, Israel,
Sept
2008
The Frank O'Connor International Short Story
Festival 2008, Cork, Ireland, Sept 2008.
Visit the Stories
page to watch
Tania reading two of the stories from her collection at the festival..
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