Subway Dancer: and Other Stories - Paperback

by Catherine Ryan Hyde (Author)

SUBWAY DANCER AND OTHER STORIES is a new collection of gripping short fiction by Catherine Ryan Hyde, the bestselling author of many beloved novels, including DON'T LET ME GO and PAY IT FORWARD, and of other critically acclaimed short story collections, including EARTHQUAKE WEATHER and ALWAYS CHLOE.A striking and emotionally resonant collection, SUBWAY DANCER AND OTHER STORIES is a compilation of stories originally published in some of the most respected literary magazines in the country, including The Antioch Review, Virginia Quarterly Review, Glimmer Train and Ploughshares. Among the other riveting and beautifully crafted stories included in this collection, "Five Singing Gardeners and One Dead Stranger" and "Requiem For a Flamer" were nominated for the Pushcart Prize, and "The Man Who Found You in the Woods" was cited in Best American Short Stories.

Author Biography

Catherine Ryan Hyde is the author and co-author of twenty-four books, including When I Found You, Second Hand Heart, When You Were Older, and Don't Let Me Go. Her novel Pay It Forward was included on the ALA's Best Books for Young Adults list, translated into twenty-three foreign editions, and turned into a major Warner Brothers motion picture. Her short stories have received honorable mentions in the Raymond Carver Short Story Contest, nominations for Pushcart Prizes and the O. Henry Award, and citations in the Best American Short Stories anthologies. Along with Anne R. Allen, she recently co-authored How To Be A Writer In The E-Age: a Self-Help Guide. An avid traveler and amateur photographer, she has hiked the Grand Canyon, the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu, and many more of the world's most beautiful places. She currently resides in Cambria, California.