What do the collections offer that readers may not get with individual stories?
ĪOS has released many collections around a theme, such as love stories in The Real Thing, stories by crime writers in Hush, and climate fiction in Warmer. In some cases, we’ll launch someone new with a unique voice or story, such as debut writer Samantha Allen’s memoir about falling in love while undergoing gender transformation surgery, Love & Estrogen. Or, perhaps they can explore something they’ve been thinking about for a long time that doesn’t fit the format of a full-length novel. Authors are the original world builders, and many of them find inspiration by the chance to do something new. Amor Towles, a star of historic fiction, for instance, turned his storytelling chops to speculative fiction in our Forward collection. Writers have a chance to flex their short story muscles, or to explore outside of the genre they’re most known for. We like to think of AOS as a playground for published authors, storytellers, and emerging voices.
We want to work with writers at the top of their game who will feel like an AOS story adds to their careers. We have signed both established autobiographical writers like David Sedaris and Mindy Kaling, while also commissioning bestselling writers in other categories to write about themselves: Jacqueline Woodson, Shea Serrano, Jade Chang and Susan Orlean, for example. For nonfiction, we are drawn to novelistic storytelling-especially memoir and personal essay. We look for authors and content creators of all types that readers are just itching to hear more from, and who have a track record for executing deeply satisfying and memorable storylines.įor fiction, we have an established fiction audience that’s hungry for more in popular categories like mystery and thriller, science fiction and fantasy, historical fiction, etc. How do you go about selecting authors for AOS? Are they all previously published authors? Also, Kindle attracts a pretty voracious readership, so it’s helpful to tide readers over between their favorite author’s books. For some readers, that single sitting might last a 30-minute work break or for others, a whole rainy Sunday. But these days, with our attention spans a bit frayed, it can feel less daunting to pick up a shorter work. Our stories and collections are made to be binged, just like your favorite podcast or television show. Just think about the classic short works like Shirley Jackson’s The Lottery or Henry James’ The Turn of the Screw, which haunted generations, or a great episode of your favorite podcast. Some of the most powerful, memorable-and satisfying-stories can be told in a single sitting. Why did you see a need for stories fitting this “single-sitting” length?
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