The Pen/O. Henry Prize Authors 2011

by Jim Shepard

The narrator of one story in this collection writes that, when the weather rages, communication is “reduced to hand signals... Full review >

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by Helen Simpson

A patchy, occasionally predictable collection, but Simpson and her material are, at their best, a perfect match. Full review >

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by Judy Doenges

Searing but incomplete coming-of-age novel; the characters are strongly outlined but the author fails to fill them out. Full review >

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by Lily Tuck

A splendid realization of its rich subject, and Tuck’s best so far. Full review >

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by David Means

Though the author teaches at Vassar, these stories have a lot more punch and life than academic, creative-writing exercises. Full review >

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by Susan Minot

Silly, aimless, and pretentious: Rapture reads like notes for a novel that the author had the good sense to abandon. Full review >

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by Brad Watson

Watson consistently delivers that elusive element great Southern writers have always brought to the table—a delicious sense... Full review >

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by Chris Adrian

How could such a talented writer be led so astray? Blame the bad faerie Self-Indulgence. Full review >

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by Adam Foulds

Prose at its poetic best. Full review >

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