Novelist Spotlight #186: Novelist and short story writer Janice Deal

12 Jul 2025 • 67 min • EN
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In the spotlight is Janice Deal, the author of two novels titled THE BLUE DOOR and THE SOUND OF RABBITS, and two short story collections titled THE DECLINE OF PIGEONS, and a linked collection titled STRANGE ATTRACTORS.   THE DECLINE OF PIGEONS was a was a Flannery O’Connor Award finalist, and THE SOUND OF RABBITS was a finalist for both the Many Voices Project annual competition, and the Black Lawrence Press Big Moose Prize.    We discuss:    >> Short stories versus novels >> Open versus closed story endings >> George Saunders  >> Stephen King >> Movies  >> Gesture drawings  >> Honing copy  >> Etc.    Learn more about Janice Deal here: https://www.janicedeal.com  Novelist Spotlight is produced and hosted by Mike Consol. Check out his novels here: https://snip.ly/yz18no    Write to Mike Consol at novelistspotlight@gmail.com 

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