Shore Stories: An Anthology of the Jersey Shore - Hardcover

Kay Boyle; Robert Pinsky; Stephen Dunn; Christopher Cook Gilmore; Gay Talese; John McPhee; Robert Kotlowitz; William Wharton; Pete Dunn; Rich Youmans; Frank Finale; Sandy Gingras; John Bailey Lloyd; Margaret Thomas Buchhholz; And Other Contributors

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0945582501 ISBN 13: 9780945582502

Publisher: Down The Shore Publishing, 1998

Synopsis

This acclaimed anthology takes the reader on a literary journey along the Jersey Shore from the tip of Sandy Hook to Cape May Point. More than 40 short stories, essays and poems capture this beloved stretch of sandy beaches, bays, boardwalks, and towns, along with documentary photographs and art. Contributors include nationally celebrated authors (John McPhee, Gay Talese, Robert Pinsky, among others) as well as talented writers whose work promises future acclaim. A great beach book in any season, this anthology will transport readers to the Jersey Shore wherever they may be.

About this title

From the Back Cover:

Shore Stories ‹ the first anthology of short fiction, essays, and poems about the New Jersey Shore‹takes the reader on a literary journey from Sandy Hook to Cape May. It¹s contributors include some of the nation¹s finest writers, who have vividly captured the coastline in all its many aspects from the crowded beaches and boardwalks of summer to winter¹s barren dunes and abandoned bays. Along with seven galleries of photographs ("shore stories" in their own right), the works together deliver the essence of what it means to be "down the shore."

About the Author:

Contributors include: Kay Boyle, Robert Pinsky, Stephen Dunn, Christopher Cook Gilmore, Gay Talese, John McPhee, Robert Kotlowitz, William Wharton, Pete Dunn, Rich Youmans, Frank Finale, Sandy Gingras, John Bailey Lloyd, Margaret Thomas Buchhholz, and many others.

About this edition

• Publisher: Down The Shore Publishing
• Publication date: 1998
• ISBN 10: 0945582501
• ISBN 13: 9780945582502
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 351
• Editor: Rich Youmans
• Illustrator: Joe Paduano, Gene Ahrens, Serge J-F. Levy, Ray Fisk, Michael Baytoff, Donna Connor, Contributing Photographers