Category Archives: the scent of cinnamon

The author speaks, so button up and listen

Posted on October 30, 2008 by Charles Lambert

One of the things I did when I went to visit Jen and Chris at Salt Publishing last month was make a podcast in which I talk about short stories. The result is – how shall I put this? – engagingly … Continue reading →

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It’s out! Out, I tell you!

Posted on October 15, 2008 by Charles Lambert

Well, today’s the big day. The Scent of Cinnamon and Other Stories is now officially available from all good booksellers. If you pester them. Go on. Pester them. And, of course, from Amazon. You can order it directly from this … Continue reading →

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Days in England

Posted on September 27, 2008 by Charles Lambert

What I should be doing now is telling you all about my last week in England, as I promised. And since should is the governess of will, to coin a phrase, that’s exactly what I’ll do. It all started off … Continue reading →

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Ride The Word III

Posted on September 26, 2008 by Charles Lambert

More about this later. Pazienza…

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Proud father examines The Scent of Cinnamon

Posted on September 17, 2008 by Charles Lambert
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Coming soon to a screen near you

Posted on June 19, 2008 by Charles Lambert

Salt has already put up a website for The Scent of Cinnamon and Other Stories, which contains not only a lot of valuable information about the book and an excerpt from the title story, as well as some reviews, but … Continue reading →

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Me, me, me, a whole book of me

Posted on June 13, 2008 by Charles Lambert

Some very good news. The enterprising, innovative and discerning Salt Publishing will be bringing out a collection of my short fiction later this year. The collection will contain a few stories you may have read, plus lots you haven’t (unless … Continue reading →

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Gob-teased

Posted on May 28, 2008 by Charles Lambert

The last place you’d expect to find a review of the O. Henry Prize Stories 2007 is in what purports to be a review of the 2008 collection – just out. But the Manila Standard Today is clearly a paper … Continue reading →

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Shelf life

Posted on April 6, 2008 by Charles Lambert

The O. Henry Prize Stories 2007 website has been doling out its authors with such parsimony that I was beginning to wonder whether it would ever get to me (and Susan Straight, and Adam Haslett, who may have written my … Continue reading →

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The Scent of Cinnamon (again)

Posted on December 11, 2007 by Charles Lambert

Another small but perfectly-formed review of The Scent of Cinnamon, this time from the Oakland Tribune. You can read it here. It’s wonderful, as usual, to be mentioned in the same paragraph as Alice Munro, but I’m particularly pleased that … Continue reading →

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