What's the Name of That Book??? discussion

The Best Science Fiction of the Year, Volume 1
86 views
SOLVED: Adult Fiction > SOLVED. Science fiction short story about a family living through a pandemic much like the current one. [s]

Comments Showing 1-10 of 10 (10 new)    post a comment »
dateUp arrow    newest »

Rachel | 7 comments I think this was within the last 5 years but maybe a bit more. I read Asimov's so it could have been there, but I also read lots of anthologies. It's told by the mom of the family. The disease is more contagious and generally fatal. At first they can get groceries delivered, then there are shortages. After a while, she and the kids are making goodies with whatever ingredients she has left, as she tries to make the quarantine more bearable. They take in a few extra kids who come by different circumstances. Her sister, who they are in touch with by phone (or internet?) has the disease and eventually dies. I don't think it ends well.


message 2: by Andy Phillips (new)

Andy Phillips | 241 comments Do you know where the story was set? Which country or city? Rural or urban?

Can you remember anything about the characters? Is there a father in the family? How many kids?

Do they go anywhere or is the whole story set in their house?


Rachel | 7 comments Suburban, somewhere in the USA, I think a father, maybe a couple of kids and then they take in 2 or 3 more.


message 4: by Rachel (last edited Apr 14, 2020 10:58PM) (new) - rated it 4 stars

Rachel | 7 comments SOLVED
Found it! Ran across this link, in case anyone is interested: https://www.tor.com/2020/04/14/didnt-... The story is "So Much Cooking" by Naomi Kritzer, and the main character is a food blogger.


message 5: by Bargle (new)

Bargle | 1776 comments And the story is up online.

http://clarkesworldmagazine.com/kritz...


message 7: by Kris (new)

Kris | 55163 comments Mod
Rachel, did you read "So Much Cooking" by Naomi Kritzer in one of the books suggested by Rosa:

- The Best Science Fiction of the Year: Volume One edited by Neil Clarke?
- Cat Pictures Please and Other Stories by Naomi Kritzer?


Rachel | 7 comments Yes, I probably read it in the Clarke anthology, which I reviewed last October. If I didn't keep track of what I read on Goodreads, I'd forget a lot! (My library doesn't have the second one, but it's on my to-read list.) Thank you, Bargel, Rosa, and Kris!


message 9: by Rosa (new)

Rosa (rosaiglarsh) | 5394 comments Which Clarke anthology, Rachel? Clarkesworld Year Ten is also edited by him.


Rachel | 7 comments Rosa, I read it in The Best Science Fiction of the Year: Volume One. I didn't even notice the Clarkesworld title in your original post, and didn't know about those yearly anthologies...may have to start reading them too.


back to top