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  • Banner featuring the book excerpt “Big of You” by Elise Levine. The design includes a portrait of Elise Levine with long brown hair, wearing a dark top, seated against a muted background. To the left, bold text reads “Excerpt from Big of You by Elise Levine,” with the Open Book logo below. On the right side, there is a small black-and-white image of a person jumping in mid-air.
    Banner featuring the book excerpt “Big of You” by Elise Levine. The design includes a portrait of Elise Levine with long brown hair, wearing a dark top, seated against a muted background. To the left, bold text reads “Excerpt from Big of You by Elise Levine,” with the Open Book logo below. On the right side, there is a small black-and-white image of a person jumping in mid-air.
    November 10, 2025

    Read an Excerpt from the New Short Story Collection by Celebrated Author Elise Levine

    The latest collection of short fiction by Elise Levine is a masterclass from an author that has few equals in the form. Across nine unforgettable stories in Big of You (Biblioasis), Levine captures ...

  • February is Excerpt Month: Get Your Fill of Free Reads, including Today's Spectacular Passage from Elise Levine's Say This
    February is Excerpt Month: Get Your Fill of Free Reads, including Today's Spectacular Passage from Elise Levine's Say This
    February 08, 2022

    February is Excerpt Month: Get Your Fill of Free Reads, including Today's Spectacular Passage from Elise Levine's Say This

    We love a free peek into a great book, and this month we want to share exactly that reading joy with you, our readers. Thanks to our publishing partners, we'll be presenting excerpts from some of this ...

  • "I Love How Short Fiction’s DNA Embodies the Broken" Elise Levine on Her New Story Collection & the Craft of Short Fiction
    "I Love How Short Fiction’s DNA Embodies the Broken" Elise Levine on Her New Story Collection & the Craft of Short Fiction
    June 11, 2019

    "I Love How Short Fiction’s DNA Embodies the Broken" Elise Levine on Her New Story Collection & the Craft of Short Fiction

    So much has been said - or rather, raved - about Elise Levine's fiction that an introduction to her writing could nearly be a book in itself. To pick just a few: NOW Magazine called her "A cutting-edge ...

  • The In Character Interview, with Elise Levine
    The In Character Interview, with Elise Levine
    May 04, 2017

    The In Character Interview, with Elise Levine

    More than 20 years ago, Elise Levine's Driving Men Mad exploded onto the literary scene, endearing Levine to readers and critics alike. She returned with a highly acclaimed novel, Requests and Dedications, ...

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