In this witty and moving work of short fiction, “you” recall the romantic interests you had once pined for, crushed on from afar, kissed, and never forgot. Exploring the forces of attraction as well as the tender reaches of the heart, Joan Wickersham chronicles these brief episodes from a young woman’s history, from Boy 1 in the block corner of a kindergarten classroom to Boy 23. Originally published by One Story and chosen for The Best American Nonrequired Reading 2015, this selection is a generous meditation on the varieties and endurance of love.
An ebook short.
Praise for Joan Wickersham and The News from Spain:
"Wise and courageous and often brilliant . . . . The News From Spain is a wonderfully imaginative and original book that should be cherished now, as surely as it will be cherished in the future by anyone interested in the evolution of the American short story." —Roberta Silman, The Boston Globe
“Virtuosic....Wickersham [takes an] emotional cannonball into every single one of her characters. The doubts and tenderness they share are ones that only the finest fiction can create.” —Oprah.com “Book of the Week”
“Elegantly structured, emotionally compelling… Short stories don’t get much better than this.” —Kirkus Reviews, Best Books of 2012
“Wickersham makes a triumphant return to fiction....Articulates subtleties of human behavior that ordinarily elude language altogether.” —Elle
“So moving it will close your throat.” —Los Angeles Times
“The prose is beautiful, and you feel those characters like real people.” —Cheryl Strayed
In this witty and moving work of short fiction, “you” recall the romantic interests you had once pined for, crushed on from afar, kissed, and never forgot. Exploring the forces of attraction as well as the tender reaches of the heart, Joan Wickersham chronicles these brief episodes from a young woman’s history, from Boy 1 in the block corner of a kindergarten classroom to Boy 23. Originally published by One Story and chosen for The Best American Nonrequired Reading 2015, this selection is a generous meditation on the varieties and endurance of love.
An ebook short.
Praise
Praise for Joan Wickersham and The News from Spain:
"Wise and courageous and often brilliant . . . . The News From Spain is a wonderfully imaginative and original book that should be cherished now, as surely as it will be cherished in the future by anyone interested in the evolution of the American short story." —Roberta Silman, The Boston Globe
“Virtuosic....Wickersham [takes an] emotional cannonball into every single one of her characters. The doubts and tenderness they share are ones that only the finest fiction can create.” —Oprah.com “Book of the Week”
“Elegantly structured, emotionally compelling… Short stories don’t get much better than this.” —Kirkus Reviews, Best Books of 2012
“Wickersham makes a triumphant return to fiction....Articulates subtleties of human behavior that ordinarily elude language altogether.” —Elle
“So moving it will close your throat.” —Los Angeles Times
“The prose is beautiful, and you feel those characters like real people.” —Cheryl Strayed
