Roy Kesey, the author of the novella Nothing in the World, will have his short story “Wait” in this year’s Best American Short Stories anthology. “Wait” first appeared in the Fall 2006 issue of They Kenyon Review, and will be included in his collection to be published by Dzanc Books in October. The story was selected by Stephen King himself!

Visit Roy’s blog to read the full announcement. And to find out what his reaction was when he found out.

In other news, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie’s second novel, Half of a Yellow Sun, has been nominated for the National Book Critics Circle Award in fiction, and will be featured on the Richard and Judy Show (BBC, channel 4) on March 14th.

Congrats to both authors!

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