E-books

WHY THEY CRIED [2010]
Released as the first Joyland eBook from ECW Press, this collection includes stories that originally appeared in McSweeney's, One Story, and Fence -- plus five previously uncollected stories. One Story co-founder Hannah Tinti writes, "Reminiscent of George Saunders and James Thurber, Why They Cried is a great collection of modern tales."



CASSINGLE [2009]
A follow-up to 2006's Single, Cassingle is a collection of stories that originally appeared in Fence, McSweeney's, Bridge: Stories & Ideas, and Twelve Stories. Toronto's Eye Weekly wrote of Cassingle, "No matter the cut, this is writing that speaks American, in all its complexity."



SINGLE [2006]
My first e-book, Single contains two previously published short stories: "Miss Tennessee" and "The Cryerer," which first appeared in The Land-Grant College Review and One Story, respectively. To date, Single has been downloaded more than 10,000 times.

PRAISE FOR
WHY THEY CRIED



"... demonstrates real insight into the way we live now."
 –The Rumpus

"Reminiscent of George Saunders and James Thurber, Why They Cried is a great collection of modern tales."
–Hannah Tinti, author of The Good Thief and co-founder of One Story

"Jim Hanas has a remarkable talent for imagining and crafting uncanny little worlds that make me vaguely nervous. And yet I never want to leave."
–Rob Walker, co-founder of Significant Objects

"A tender and smart assembly of fiction about people trying to communicate—with each other, the world—and all the ways they fail. Fail better, fail beautifully."
–Fiona Maazel, author of Last Last Chance

Jim Hanas is the author of the short story collection Why They Cried and social media director at Sonnet Media. He also writes a daily column called "Plus Ça Change."

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