A Swim in a Pond in the Rain

“Brilliant and entertaining book on how to write better through the study of Russian short story”

“George Saunders writes a book about his Russian short story seminar. He’s a great writer and teacher, and if you’re interested in storytelling that should be enough. BUT the example stories he chooses are incredible and heartbreaking. The audiobook features moving performances for the example stories and a terrific performance from the author himself, trying to keep his advice practical and down to earth as the subject gets more and more complex and real and heartbreaking. Cannot recommend this highly enough.”

“Take a class with one of the great writing teachers of our time.”

“On-hand MFA”

“The best book I’ve read on writing. Going slowly as I dip my toe into some short story writing.”

“Like going back to college, in a good way.”

“Master class in short fiction writing and reading.”

“A book about writing that changed the way I read.”