Auteur: Kasia Boddy

The American Short Story since 1950 offers a reappraisal and contextualisation of a critically underrated genre during a particularly rich period in its history. It offers new readings of important s …

Now available in paperback, this beautifully illustrated, critically-acclaimed volume is the first comprehensive history of boxing’s portrayal in literature, art and film. …

The last 50 years have proved a particularly lively period in the history of the short story form. This new collection gives a full picture of the richness and diversity of this most American of genr …

An unusual, witty anthology of love stories selected by Ali Smith, Kasia Boddy and Sarah Wood.Love means never having to say you’re sorry. No, love is in the air. No, love is the sweetest thing. No, …

The American Short Story since 1950 offers a reappraisal and contextualisation of a critically underrated genre during a particularly rich period in its history. It offers new readings of important s …

They are sometimes called storksbills and originated in South Africa. They may be star-shaped or funnel-shaped, and they range in color from white, pink, and orange-red to fuchsia and deep purple. Th …

A collection of essays that perceive Updike’s America through the eyes of Western and Eastern European readers and scholars, contributing to Updike scholarship while demonstrating his resonance acros …

The metropolis is a site of endless making and unmaking. From the attempt to imagine a ‘city-symphony’ to the cinematic tradition that runs from Walter Ruttmann to Terence Davies, Restless Cities tra …