Sally Shivnan
Sally Shivnan is the author of the short-story collection Piranhas & Quicksand & Love. Her fiction and essays have appeared in the Georgia Review, Antioch Review, Glimmer Train, and other journals, and her travel writing has been featured in anthologies including Best American Travel Writing, as well as in the Washington Post, Miami Herald, Nature Conservancy Magazine, and many other publications.
18 entries by Sally Shivnan
Ghost-Eye: A Novel
By Amitav Ghosh
An expansive tale of myth and modernity in India.
The Waters
By Bonnie Jo Campbell
A magical, overly earnest tale set in a Michigan swamp.
The Waters: A Novel
By Bonnie Jo Campbell
A magical, overly earnest tale set in a Michigan swamp.
The memoirist talks Wales, untranslatable words, and castle walls that feel like sandpaper.
Hangman: A Novel
By Maya Binyam
A one-time political prisoner takes a surreal, mesmerizing journey back to Africa.
When I’m Gone, Look for Me in the East
By Quan Barry
A quiet, magical tale of never-ending questions and universal truths.
The Mermaid of Black Conch: A Novel
By Monique Roffey
A mesmerizing, fantastical tale that explores all-too-real Otherness.
When I’m Gone, Look for Me in the East: A Novel
By Quan Barry
A quiet, magical tale of never-ending questions and universal truths.
The Murmur of Bees
By Sofía Segovia; translated by Simon Bruni
Love endures in this hypnotic Mexican tale of triumph, tragedy, and magic.
The Murmur of Bees: A Novel
By Sofía Segovia; translated by Simon Bruni
Love endures in this hypnotic Mexican tale of triumph, tragedy, and magic.
A Cloud in the Shape of a Girl: A Novel
By Jean Thompson
An exquisitely rendered chronicle of three women's lives and loves.
The Crows of Beara: A Novel
By Julie Christine Johnson
A story about an outsider’s view of contemporary Ireland and the trade-offs a rural community faces.
Small Hours: A Novel
By Jennifer Kitses
This intelligent debut explores a young couple’s relationship with time, stress, and their own toxic secrets.
The Virginity of Famous Men: Stories
By Christine Sneed
This powerful collection of short stories dazzles from beginning to end.
Exposure: A Novel
By Helen Dunmore
A classic spy story with literary appeal
The Tell-Tale Heart: A Novel
By Jill Dawson
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By interweaving the stories of an organ donor and recipient, this book reveals the deep interconnection between people.
Panic in a Suitcase: A Novel
By Yelena Akhtiorskaya
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A sharp eye and endless wit make for a delightful cross-cultural debut.
An Unnecessary Woman: A Novel
By Rabih Alameddine
A woman, defined as useless, struggles for dignity alone in her Beirut apartment, equipped only with books, memories — and an unforgettable voice.