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Chosen A Publishers Weekly Booklife Editor's Pick ⚡️

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New Fiction By Lewis Bogaty

“Deeply humane collection about loss, yearning, and fleeting connections. Bogaty...craft[s] stories where it hurts to feel this deeply, but it's also what makes his characters human." –Booklife  Editor's Pick⚡️


"Bittersweet and complicated tales of the heart. ...the author's characters collide in passion... Bogaty has perfected the open-ended conclusion, which, like a photograph, leaves things open to interpretation. -Kirkus Reviews [Our Verdict: Get it]


“The short story collection When Elsa Sang The Blues ruminates on complex personal relations with flair. Whimsical themes and dreamy language.” 

–Foreword Clarion Reviews  


Fifteen moving stories of relationships: lovers, family members, friends, colleagues in turbulent moments of explosive emotion. 


Literary fiction from award-winning author Lewis Bogaty.


Published February 2025

Published By One Marble Desk Publishing

Paperback: order anywhere.

Kindle book: available on Amazon.

Hard cover: signed copies available direct; email for details.


Cover Photo, "Shadow On The Building Wall," By The Author

Copyright © 2025 Lewis Bogaty  All rights reserved

When Elsa Sang The Blues - A New Collection Of Short Stories By Lewis Bogaty


But Not For Me: Conflicting desires bring a passionate love affair to a sudden crossroad.


Talya, And Dolly's Comb: A young Asian girl uprooted by political conflict that shatters her family confronts abuse at home and bias at school.


Unresolved Sexual Tension: An impulsive email begins a romance that threatens the foundation of a marriage.


The Slugger And Henry Joraleman: A middle-aged corporate executive meets his childhood idol, with disturbing results.


Gridlock: As a lengthy transit strike creates chaos in the city, an intriguing new lawyer creates chaos in a staid law firm.


Abigail At Play: Two young professionals crash a Broadway show, with an unexpected result.


When Elsa Sang The Blues: A lifetime of wrong decisions haunts a college professor turned forty.


These and nine other stories in this gripping new collection. 


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https://www.amazon.com/author/lewisbogaty




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