Beverly Jensen

	Beverly Jensen Beverly Jensen (1953–2003) was an American short story writer whose stories have appeared posthumously in the country's leading literary journals, in the yearly anthology ''The Best American Short Stories'', the anthology ''Sisters'' (Paris Press), and the novel-in-stories, ''The Sisters from Hardscrabble Bay'', published by Viking Press in 2010. Jensen wrote her stories based on the lives of her mother, Idella, and aunt, Avis, between 1986 and 2003. After her death from pancreatic cancer, her husband Jay Silverman and teacher Jennifer Levin (author of ''Water Dancer'') worked to publish the stories, with help from Katrina Kenison ("The Gift of an Ordinary Day") and Howard Frank Mosher ("Walking to Gatlinburg"). "Wake" appeared in New England Review and was subsequently chosen by Stephen King for ''The Best American Short Stories 2007''. ''The Sisters from Hardscrabble Bay'' has been praised by Elizabeth Strout, Stephen King, Richard Russo (NY Times, Aug 1, 2010), and ''O Magaz ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	The Best American Short Stories The Best American Short Stories yearly anthology is a part of ''The Best American Series'' published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. Since 1915, the BASS anthology has striven to contain the best short stories by some of the best-known writers in contemporary American literature. Edward O'Brien The series began in 1915, when Edward O'Brien edited his selection of the previous year's stories. This first edition was serialized in a magazine; however, it caught the attention of the publishing company Small, Maynard & Company, which published subsequent editions until 1926, when the title was transferred to Dodd, Mead and Company. The time appeared to be a propitious one for such a collection. The most popular magazines of the day featured short fiction prominently and frequently; the best authors were well-known and well-paid. More importantly, there was a nascent movement toward higher standards and greater experimentation among certain American writers. O'Brien capitalized on this m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Viking Press Viking Press (formally Viking Penguin, also listed as Viking Books) is an American publishing company owned by Penguin Random House. It was founded in New York City on March 1, 1925, by Harold K. Guinzburg and George S. Oppenheim and then acquired by the Penguin Group in 1975. History Guinzburg, a Harvard graduate and former employee of Simon and Schuster and Oppenheimer, a graduate of Williams College and Alfred A. Knopf, founded Viking in 1925 with the goal of publishing nonfiction and "distinguished fiction with some claim to permanent importance rather than ephemeral popular interest." B. W. Huebsch joined the firm shortly afterward. Harold Guinzburg's son Thomas became president in 1961. The firm's name and logo—a Viking ship drawn by Rockwell Kent—were meant to evoke the ideas of adventure, exploration, and enterprise implied by the word "Viking." In August 1961, they acquired H.B. Huesbsch, which maintained a list of backlist titles from authors such as James Joyce an ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Katrina Kenison Katrina Kenison is an American author of literary memoir and nonfiction about parenting, life stages, mindfulness, and simplicity. Her first book, ''Mitten Strings for God: Reflections for Mothers in a Hurry'', published in 2000, encourages parents of young children to restore balance and stillness to lives often spent on the run. "Inspirational and life-affirming, it offers reminders of what is of lasting value, such as grace, love, tranquility." In 2009, Kenison published ''The Gift of an Ordinary Day: A Mother's Memoir,'' an exploration of the challenges and rewards of parenting adolescents. Her memoir ''Magical Journey: An Apprenticeship in Contentment'', published in January 2013, is a personal account of the losses and lessons of the second half of life. Kenison is also the author, with Rolf Gates, of ''Meditations from the Mat: Daily Reflections on the Path of Yoga''. A graduate of Smith College, she lives in New Hampshire with her husband, Steven Lewers, and is the moth ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Howard Frank Mosher Howard Frank Mosher (June 2, 1942 – January 29, 2017) was an American author of thirteen books: eleven fiction and two non-fiction. Much of his fiction takes place in the mid-20th century and all of it is set in the Northeast Kingdom of Vermont, a region loosely defined by the three counties in the northeastern corner of the state (Essex County, Vermont, Essex, Orleans County, Vermont, Orleans, and Caledonia County, Vermont, Caledonia). His characters are often quirky, reflecting the distinctive peculiarities of the region's taciturn residents. The community struggle with changing times is often a theme, with the more traditional ways of rural Yankee life coming in conflict with an expanding, modern society. The last novel published during his lifetime was ''God's Kingdom'' (St. Martin's Press, October 2015). Personal life Mosher graduated from Cato-Meridian Central School, in Cato (town), New York, Cato, New York, in 1960 and graduated from Syracuse University in 1964. He ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]