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Salt Lake Magazine, December 9, 2011
...the Annual Holiday Party on Dec. 8! Over 20 local writers will be in attendance, including Jerry Elias, Melanie Rae Thon, Matthew Kirby and Sara Zarr. Maybe you’ve been dying to hear what’s in store this year for your favorite Utah author, or maybe...
seattlepi.com, December 7, 2011
...Melanie Rae Thon‘s new book of collected stories, In This Light* (Graywolf Press), should be required reading for all writers (not to mention all readers). Of course, most writers know...
Columbia Missourian, October 21, 2011
...George said. Author Robin Hemley kicked off the 2011-2012 series in Sept. Other writers will include Christie Hodgen, Melanie Rae Thon, Scott Turow, Phong Nguyen, Deb Brenegan, Jacqueline Osherow and Kim Addonizio. The director of the Creative Writing...
Examiner.com, September 21, 2011
...Melanie Rae Thon is the author of In This Light, a new collection of short stories. She will read from her work at 7:30 p.m. at the Hammes Bookstore...
Deseret Morning News, June 11, 2011
...," by Melanie Rae Thon, Graywolf Press, $16, 266 pages ?In This Light? is a worthy attempt in uncovering humanities flaws. Though sometimes author Melanie Rae Thon uses irrelevant prose, the reader is...
Minneapolis Star Tribune, June 4, 2011
...escape memories by running away. Forget and they risk losing compassion for the similarly troubled. This is author Melanie Rae Thon's characters' dilemma: They try destroying themselves in order to forget the past, yet they also know that goodness,...
New West, May 23, 2011
...The accomplished writer Melanie Rae Thon grew up in Montana and teaches at the University of Utah. Thon focuses on people who exist on the fringes of society, who are damaged, dispossessed, addicted to...
SFist, July 8, 2011
...alum and author of the collection Swamplandia (Litquake debut) Note: appearance is scheduled but still to be confirmed Melanie Rae Thon - Noted American author’s work will be part of Stories on Stage (Litquake debut) Dan Woodrell - Author who elevated...
Largehearted Boy, May 29, 2011
...playlist that relates in some way to their book): Bill Loefehlm for his novel The Devil She Knows Melanie Rae Thon for her short story collection In This Light: New & Selected Stories Scott Sparling for his novel Wire to Wire Vanessa Veselka for her...
The Rumpus.net, May 29, 2011
...a poetry collection by Dorianne Laux. A review of In This Light , a collection of short stories by Melanie Rae Thon. Be sure not to miss The Rumpus Interview with Noah Cicero . Peter Orner is going to tell you why Eudora Welty is a total bad ass. The last...
Largehearted Boy, May 25, 2011
...« older | Main Largehearted Boy Page May 25, 2011 Book Notes - Melanie Rae Thon ("In This Light: New & Selected Stories") In the Book Notes series, authors create and discuss a music playlist that relates in some way to their recently published...
Janet Skeslien Charles, May 16, 2011
...most gorgeous prose. Next up is “The Sisters Brothers” by Patrick Dewitt, Ann Patchett’s “State of Wonder,” Melanie Rae Thon’s “In This Light: New and Selected Stories,” and Daniel Orozco’s debut “Orientation: And Other Stories.” I...
