Jim Shepard Shout-outs

Denver Book Club is going to discuss Jim's amazing story, "Sans Farine," in the community room of Whole Foods at Tamarac. Click here for details.Christina Palassio of the Toronto Standard brings "Like You'd Understand, Anyway" to the beach and contemplates ‘Pleasure Boating in Lituya Bay,’ writing "Shepard’s description is so vivid that within a few sentences you feel the claustrophobia of the darkening sky, hear the thunder of the wave as it builds, see the water as it crests over the hill, cheek-to-cheek with the rumbling clouds. It’s terrifying and majestic." Read the full article and learn more about Sugar beach hereAnd the blog "Booked Up" loved "You Think That's Bad." (They also deserve the photo credit for the picture above)