Chapter Break with Maxine Rosaler

An episode of the Midwest Writers Room podcast, hosted by Luella and Ken, titled "Chapter Break with Maxine Rosaler" was published on October 21, 2025 and runs 25 minutes.

October 21, 2025 ·25m · Midwest Writers Room

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Summary

BIO: Maxine Rosaler is the author of the novel-in-stories Queen for a Day (Delphinium Books, 2018), which was nominated for the Kirkus Prize. The Jewish Book Council selected it as one of ten recommended fiction books in 2021. Her work has appeared in Prairie Schooner, Tikkun, The Southern Review, Glimmer Train, Witness, Fifth Wednesday, and other literary journals. Her stories have been cited in Best American Short Stories and Best American Essays. Her latest collection, The Missing Kidney a...

Episode Description

BIO:

Maxine Rosaler is the author of the novel-in-stories Queen for a Day (Delphinium Books, 2018), which was nominated for the Kirkus Prize. The Jewish Book Council selected it as one of ten recommended fiction books in 2021. Her work has appeared in Prairie Schooner, Tikkun, The Southern Review, Glimmer Train, Witness, Fifth Wednesday, and other literary journals. Her stories have been cited in Best American Short Stories and Best American Essays. Her latest collection, The Missing Kidney and Other Stories, received a starred Kirkus Review and was named one of Oprah Daily’s "Best Summer Reads of 2025."

SYNOPSIS:

The Missing Kidney and Other Stories is set in New York City during the 1970s, ’80s, and ’90s. The collection vividly captures the city’s sidewalks, streets, and subways, with cameo appearances by the people Maxine’s characters encounter in the course of their days and nights.

LINKS:

www.maxinerosaler.com