A Lit Hub "Most Anticipated Books of 2022" * A Hartford Courant "Highly Anticipated Book" * A Readers Digest "New Books We Can't Wait to Read" * A PBS "Monthly Book Recommendation" * A New York Times "New Book to Read" * An Amazon Editor's Pick * The Messenger's "10 Must Read Books" -- - "An interesting experiment in collective storytelling." -- Literary Hub "Proves that even a global pandemic can't curb creativity . that the stories we leave behind are what makes us human." -- Associated Press "These stories introduce a theme of diversity that's one of the joys of the book. There are ghost stories, a war story, many tales of betrayal and revenge, and a report on Shakespeare's plague experience by scholar James Shapiro. A multicultural tribute to the New York lockdown experience.moving and.funny.
" -- Kirkus Reviews ".the storytellers are splendidly diverse in race, age, gender, ethnicity, and calling.Putting a bold new twist on the plague novel, this bountiful, unpredictable, witty, and affecting tale-of-tales is made all the more intriguing by the fact that it's a collaboration by 36 exceptional North American writers.This enthralling novel of many voices and moods dramatizes the transformation of isolation into community via stories and explores a grand spectrum of human experiences." -- Booklist (starred review) ".beguiling. fans of literary puzzles will find this worthwhile." -- Publishers Weekly "An immensely enjoyable product of an immensely unenjoyable time, Fourteen Days is lively, freewheeling and, with its skillfully paced denouement - the super herself's tale - an impressive achievement.
" -- The Guardian "Paradise for avid readers." -- Los Angeles Times "A rich melting pot of characters and genres.a valuable reminder that stories can teach, console, provide a place of acceptance and perhaps even change their readers (or listeners)." -- Financial Times "Poignant and emotionally resonant.Should you wait until you're finished to read the end notes that detail who wrote what?.I guarantee some of the matches -- and the way the stories are thrown together -- will surprise you." -- San Francisco Chronicle "Reading Fourteen Days is like sitting by a campfire, with characters taking turns telling tales about their lives." -- The Economist "Highly entertaining.
" -- Berkshire Edge "The stories lead toward an overall point about how people form communities. When the group offers hospitality toward the end, it is apparent that the individual storytellers, for all their differences, have become a community. It's a sign of hope and resilience for humanity." -- Daily Kos "The publication of Fourteen Days could not have been more timely.The power of much of the writing here is undeniable, as is the sense of personal testimony." -- The Guardian.