Nancy Short News

Author Nancy Hartney has announced the promotion of her book, If the Creek Don't Rise: Tales from the South. It is a collection of Southern gothic short stories.

Nancy Christie's short story eBooks 'Alice in Wonderland' and 'Annabelle' have been so well received and critically acclaimed that her publisher, Pixel Hall Press has decided to release a collection of her short fiction: 'Traveling Left of Center and Other Stories' in both print and eBook formats this summer.

As the number of smartphones, iPhones, Kindles and other eReaders, tablets, iPads and other portable devices soars, the public's appetite for intriguing and entertaining material to read on them is growing. This has led to a resurgence in the popularity of short stories in general, both in print and digital forms. With that in mind, author Nancy Christie, has designated December 21, 2013 as 'Celebrate Short Fiction' Day to recognize the rebirth of short story reading as a highly popular form of personal entertainment.

PHP Shorts (an imprint of Pixel Hall Press) has published 'Annabelle,' a hauntingly lyrical short story eBook by Nancy Christie, which is garnering rave reviews and readers' praise. To celebrate the publication of 'Annabelle,' Pixel Hall Press is holding a raffle to give away 5 copies of the story as an ePub, Kindle mobi or PDF file. To enter to win, go to the 'Annabelle webpage'.

According to The New York Times, Martin Short announced in a statement from his publisher today that he is writing a memoir for Harper.

LOVE, LOSS and WHAT I WORE, an intimate collection of stories by Nora Ephron and Delia Ephron, is making its world premiere for a 12-week run at New York's Westside Theatre. The play celebrated its official Opening Night yesterday evening, Thursday, October 1st.