When Elsa Sang The Blues

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⚡️

“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.

To Be Published January 2025

Published By One Marble Desk Publishing

Paperback, Hard cover, Kindle book

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

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

Here are a few of the stories to look for:

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.

Look for these and other stories, in this gripping new collection.

Chosen A Publishers Weekly Booklife Editor's Pick ⚡️

New Fiction By Lewis Bogaty

To Be Published January 2025

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

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