Thoughts on Jim From Around the Web

"Another story of travel, of a slightly more malevolent bent, is Ted and the Megalodon, by Jim Shepard. Even now, the final scene of that adventure lingers hauntingly with me."- Movie, Talkie, Readie, Listen: The Best of McSweeney's Volume 1

"I look for stories that care about my feelings as well as my intellect and when I find one that's all-out emotionally assaultive—like 'Sans Farine,' by Jim Shepard—I grab that baby and hold on tight."- Steven King, quoted in community.livejournal.com"...list also needs more Jim Shepard.."- "Top Ten Greatest Short Story Writers" forum"Jim Shepard is to blame for six novels and four short story collections..."- Vice Magazine: Employee of the Month