"The key to Segal's work is her ability to call up memories in the way of a raconteur; instead of being a source of personal pain, the past comes to her as a fount of shimmering narrative potential.Segal never loses her equipoise, or her sense of humor, in these most extreme confrontations with mortality. To the end there are sensations to describe, absurdities to ponder and memories to relate." -- Sam Sacks, The Wall Street Journal A brilliant Jewish storyteller may be gone, but her characters are 'still talking'.Lore Segal's posthumous short story collection once again shows her mastery of the form." -- Ann Levin, The Forward ".a gift. reading Still Talking feels like being greeted by old friends, or having a new season added to a favorite TV show one thought had ended.
Though there is much to mourn in the loss of such a masterful author, her final posthumously published collection contains much that reminds us of her vibrancy, keeping a conversation with her and her writing alive for her readers." -- Na'amit Sturm Nagel, The Los Angeles Review of Books PRAISE FOR LADIES' LUNCH (2023) 2023 National Jewish Book Awards Finalist The New Yorker's Best Book of the Year in 2024 A Slate Best Book of the Year in 2023 The New Yorker's Best Books We've Read This Week Shelf Awareness Best Books We've Read This Week Literary Hub Books To Round Out This September A Barnes & Noble Best Books of 2023 A Barnes & Noble Our Monthly Pick "Mysterious, mesmerizing ." -- The New York Times "Segal writes with welcome clarity about life's final years, and if her characters are not always as wise as they think they are, Segal eyes them all with the unsentimental wisdom of a life spent writing wondrous stories and essays, a career spent telling the truth." -- Slate "Gemlike stories from a master of the form." -- Kirkus Reviews, STARRED Review "Segal brings her rapier wit to this intelligent collection.Segal's unfailing ear and light comedic touch belie the momentous, existential nature of her subject matter. This is funny and moving in equal measure." --Publishers Weekly.