Molly Giles compares writing a novel with short stories

By Matthew Moore

Published October 4, 2023 at 2:56 PM CDT

Molly Giles is a professor emerita at the University of Arkansas with a specialty in short story writing. In her latest story, she expanded to a novel, writing The Home for Unwed Husbands. Giles talks with Matthew Moore about her writing styles, what inspires her characters, and more. Giles will be reading from her novel at Pearl’s Books in Fayetteville on Thursday, Oct. 5 at 6:30 p.m.

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