Articles & Reviews

What is it about Canada? Review of This Will be Difficult in UK’s Daily Mail

March 17th, 2013  |  published in Articles & Reviews

What is it about Canada? Review of This Will be Difficult in UK's Daily Mail

What is it about Canada that keeps on producing some of the best short story writers in the world? via SHORT STORIES | Mail Online. Share this:

Johanna Skibsrud on the Limits of Thought, Feeling, Knowledge

October 8th, 2012  |  published in Articles & Reviews

Johanna Skibsrud on H.L.Hix’s Poetry Blog, via inquire. Share this:

TSP: Johanna Skibsrud’s Simple Requirements

October 2nd, 2012  |  published in Articles & Reviews

In the eighth in a series of posts on 2012 short story collections entered for The Story Prize, Johanna Skibsrud, author of This Will Be Difficult to Explain (W.W. Norton), discusses origins, inspiration, ideas, and obstacles. via TSP: Johanna Skibsrud’s Simple Requirements. Share this:

Glimmertrain Bulletin 67, “What is writing? Why do we write?”

October 2nd, 2012  |  published in Articles & Reviews

This Will Be Difficult to Explain: What is writing? Why do we write? via Johanna Skibsrud. Share this:

‘This Will Be Difficult to Explain,’ by Johanna Skibsrud – NYTimes.com

May 21st, 2012  |  published in Articles & Reviews

It is this subtle mixture of melancholy and world-­historical resignation that gives Skibsrud’s collection its potency. via ‘This Will Be Difficult to Explain,’ by Johanna Skibsrud – NYTimes.com. Share this:

Johanna Skibsrud a finalist for short story prize – Arts & Entertainment – CBC News

May 14th, 2012  |  published in Articles & Reviews

Johanna Skibsrud a finalist for short story prize via Johanna Skibsrud a finalist for short story prize – Arts & Entertainment – CBC News. Share this:

Johanna Skibsrud up for Commonwealth Prize

April 26th, 2012  |  published in Articles & Reviews

Johanna Skibsrud’s Scotiabank Giller Prize-winning novel The Sentimentalists is one of three Canadian titles on the short list for this year’ss Commonwealth Book Prize. via Johanna Skibsrud up for Commonwealth Prize – Arts & Entertainment – CBC News. Share this:

Frank OConnor International Short Story Award – Longlist announced

April 5th, 2012  |  published in Articles & Reviews

The longest longlist ever, but I am delighted to be on it! via Frank OConnor International Short Story Award. Share this:

This Will Be Difficult to Explain AND OTHER STORIES nominated for the CBC Bookie Awards!

March 9th, 2012  |  published in Articles & Reviews

You can vote for it, and/or the book(s) of your choice here every day until March 31, 2012 CBC Books – The second annual CBC Bookie Awards! Share this:

Longlist revealed for £30,000 prize | The Sunday Times

February 29th, 2012  |  published in Articles & Reviews

Longlist revealed for £30,000 prize | The Sunday Times

  “Fat Man and Little Boy” from the collection, This Will Be Difficult to Explain and other stories is long-listed for the Sunday Times short story prize, along with stories by A.L. Kennedy, Lionel Shriver and Will Cohu. via Longlist revealed for £30,000 prize | The Sunday Times. Share this: