Book Review: Out of Print- Ten Years: An Anthology of Stories by Indira Chandrasekhar

Divya Dubey reviews The Out of Print anthology (Context, 2020) emphasizing how these stories are, for the most part, especially contemporized, to make them hard-hitting.       

The Out of Print anthology is a commemorative edition, curated and compiled by the publisher, Indira Chandrashekhar, for the tenth anniversary of the literary e-journal. It is an achievement indeed by a publisher who started out with a non-publishing background but has done wonderfully well through the decade, with the help of friends and well-wishers from the industry. When she began the magazine a decade ago, it was with the intention of providing space to writers from all over the world to make their voices heard. Apart from providing a platform particularly to the ‘short story, the magazine has occasionally included other short forms such as flash fiction, excerpts, and stand-alone pieces. This volume, however, focuses on short stories.