This
year we asked our editors to select their favourite stories in a
particular month. Each editor has made a short introduction to the
stories they have selected. We’ve aimed for a balance of shorter and
longer stories, and of amusing and thought-provoking stories. We hope
you will enjoy them as much as we did.
Each story in
this little volume is the right length and quality for enjoying as you
sip the assigned drink in your favourite Creative Café. You need never
feel alone again in a café. So what's the mood today? Espresso? Earl
Grey tea? Hot chocolate with marshmallows? You'll find most drinks in
our drinks index.
purchased this after seeing it featured Yvonne Lang, whose
work I have really enjoyed. In addition to her story, the entire book
was a joy. A lovely variety of authors and stories that kept me gripped
throughout.
This
year, one of our experienced editors, Amanda Jones, selected the
stories. We aimed to find between 3000 and 4000 words for each month.
Sometimes we had one long story, other times several shorter ones. As
with the e-zine for these, we look for a combination of shorter and
longer stories, darker and more humorous ones, a few uplifting tales,
and others that make you think, and we also like to showcase a variety
of authors, including old friends and newcomers.
Each
story in this little volume is the right length and quality for
enjoying as you sip the assigned drink in your favourite Creative Café.
You need never feel alone again in a café. So what’s the mood today?
Espresso? Earl Grey tea? Hot chocolate with marshmallows? You'll find
most drinks in our drinks index.
This
year we present a selection of some of the best stories from each
month. There is a balance of longer and shorter stories, darker and
lighter tales, serious and funny prose, experimental and conventional.
Many of them invite you to reflect. There is also a welcome balance of
old friends, writers who have contributed to CaféLit over the years, and
of new voices.
Each story in this little volume is
the right length and quality for enjoying as you sip the assigned drink
in your favourite Creative Café. You need never feel alone again in a
café. So what’s the mood today? Espresso? Earl Grey tea? Hot chocolate
with marshmallows? You'll find most drinks in our drinks index.
RRP £9.00
irst,
I loved the structure of the book, with stories assigned to each month
and with each one designated a drink to enjoy while reading. Brilliant
idea. The stories are all a pleasure to read and so diverse. I was
particularly struck by the portrayal of extreme cold in January’s
offering by Jim Bates, the poignancy of the disappointment of Ma in
Never Count Your Chickens, the true-life pain and reconciliation in S.
Nadja Zajdman’s How My Mum Came to Forgive Omar Sharif and Dawn
DeBraal’s Good Times with a portrayal of a burgeoning friendship between
two senior citizens. But every story brings something different and as
each one is short, it’s the perfect book for the bedside table or the
sun lounger. And add a drink of your own choice, of course!
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