Heidi Pitlor

Jan 10, 2025 | thecreativeindependent.com | Heidi Pitlor

So, the million dollar question: why are you stepping down from Best American Short Stories now, after 18 years? Well, 18 years is one of the reasons. I’ve been doing it a long time. I felt myself just itching to work with authors again. This job was 95 percent reading, and there’s so much I love about it, but I really miss the one-on-one of the editorial relationship, working with someone more long-term on bigger projects and just felt myself starting to get a little bit burnt out.

Nov 20, 2024 | kirkusreviews.com | Stephen King |Lauren Groff |Heidi Pitlor

Vintage King: a pleasure for his many fans and not a bad place to start if you’re new to him. The master of supernatural disaster returns with four horror-laced novellas. The protagonist of the title story, Holly Gibney, is by King’s own admission one of his most beloved characters, a “quirky walk-on” who quickly found herself at the center of some very unpleasant goings-on in End of Watch, Mr. Mercedes, and The Outsider.