Short Fiction / Short Stories
Short stories are a great way to dig into a new author's work in one sitting or revel in the mastery an author might have in tightly packing a story in this short form.
Pretty Monsters by Kelly Link
Kelly Link's third collection of short stories, is billed as her first for young adult readers, though it works just fine on adults as well.
Kelly Link's third collection of short stories, is billed as her first for young adult readers, though it works just fine on adults as well.
Wifeshopping by Steven Wingate
In Steven Wingate's thirteen short stories, the relationships-whether real or imagined-face what Amy Hempel describes in her foreword as "The Flaw, the excuse to back out, to tear down the picture of a life together."
In Steven Wingate's thirteen short stories, the relationships-whether real or imagined-face what Amy Hempel describes in her foreword as "The Flaw, the excuse to back out, to tear down the picture of a life together."
The O. Henry Prize Stories 2008
The O. Henry Prize Stories series has an extensively proven track record (89 years) in the selection of terrific short prose, and the pieces in the 2008 volume uphold that reputation.
The O. Henry Prize Stories series has an extensively proven track record (89 years) in the selection of terrific short prose, and the pieces in the 2008 volume uphold that reputation.
Unaccustomed Earth by Jhumpa Lahiri
Jhumpa Lahiri's second collection of short stories reveal a clear progression of her literary power from 'Interpreter of Maladies' and 'The Namesake.'
Jhumpa Lahiri's second collection of short stories reveal a clear progression of her literary power from 'Interpreter of Maladies' and 'The Namesake.'
No One Belongs Here More Than You by Miranda July
Miranda July's characters are slightly awkward and dysfunctional. Aren't we all?
Miranda July's characters are slightly awkward and dysfunctional. Aren't we all?
Animals of the Ocean, In Particular the Giant Squid
Advances many heretofore unexplored discoveries and opinions, including squid dating dos and don'ts, and why squid are not at all able to watch television in black and white.
Advances many heretofore unexplored discoveries and opinions, including squid dating dos and don'ts, and why squid are not at all able to watch television in black and white.
Fragile Things by Neil Gaiman
Neil Gaiman's "Fragile Things" contains approximately twenty previously published pieces of short fiction - stories, verse, and an American Gods novella - plus one new piece written especially for this volume.
Neil Gaiman's "Fragile Things" contains approximately twenty previously published pieces of short fiction - stories, verse, and an American Gods novella - plus one new piece written especially for this volume.
The Nimrod Flipout by Etgar Keret
Already a well-known phenomenon in Israel, Etgar Keret blends the ordinary with the surreal to great effect in his often extremely short stories.
Already a well-known phenomenon in Israel, Etgar Keret blends the ordinary with the surreal to great effect in his often extremely short stories.
In Persuasion Nation by George Saunders
Satirically smart Saunders returns to further skewer our out of control consumer society in his latest collection of short stories.
Satirically smart Saunders returns to further skewer our out of control consumer society in his latest collection of short stories.
How We Are Hungry by Dave Eggers
A group of stories Dave Eggers wrote over the past four years including many never-before-published stories, along with a number of pieces that first appeared in magazines, both well known (Zoetrope, The New Yorker) and small and independent (h2s04, Ninth Letter).
A group of stories Dave Eggers wrote over the past four years including many never-before-published stories, along with a number of pieces that first appeared in magazines, both well known (Zoetrope, The New Yorker) and small and independent (h2s04, Ninth Letter).
Men and Cartoons by Jonathan Lethem
Each of Jonathan Lethem's tales highlights his imagination as a story crafter, and his ability to infuse every story with his unique humor and wit is what makes "Men and Cartoons" an immensely pleasurable collection.
Each of Jonathan Lethem's tales highlights his imagination as a story crafter, and his ability to infuse every story with his unique humor and wit is what makes "Men and Cartoons" an immensely pleasurable collection.
The O. Henry Prize Stories 2005
There is nothing like the ever rich, surprising, and original O. Henry collection for celebrating the contemporary short story.
There is nothing like the ever rich, surprising, and original O. Henry collection for celebrating the contemporary short story.
McSweeney's Enchanted Chamber of Astonishing Stories
Michael Chabon and friends are back with a brandnew collection that reinvigorates the stayupallnight, edgeofthe seat, fingernailbiting, pageturning tradition of literary short stories.
Michael Chabon and friends are back with a brandnew collection that reinvigorates the stayupallnight, edgeofthe seat, fingernailbiting, pageturning tradition of literary short stories.
The Paris Review Book for Planes, Trains, Elevators, and Waiting Rooms
The Paris Review Book for Planes, Trains, Elevators, and Waiting Rooms is a uniquely-themed anthology in that it's theme is the reader. This compendium offers reading material to fill those moments of waiting for something to happen. Organized by the time that the reader has available at that moment, the anthology provides a poem for that elevator ride to the lawyer's office; a short story for the thirty-minute commute; a novella for the three-hour plane ride.
The Paris Review Book for Planes, Trains, Elevators, and Waiting Rooms is a uniquely-themed anthology in that it's theme is the reader. This compendium offers reading material to fill those moments of waiting for something to happen. Organized by the time that the reader has available at that moment, the anthology provides a poem for that elevator ride to the lawyer's office; a short story for the thirty-minute commute; a novella for the three-hour plane ride.
Oblivion by David Foster Wallace
In the stories that make up Oblivion, David Foster Wallace joins the rawest, most naked humanity with the infinite involutions of self-consciousness-a combination that is dazzlingly, uniquely his. These are worlds undreamt-of by any other mind.
In the stories that make up Oblivion, David Foster Wallace joins the rawest, most naked humanity with the infinite involutions of self-consciousness-a combination that is dazzlingly, uniquely his. These are worlds undreamt-of by any other mind.
Fishing the Sloe-Black River by Colum McCann
Fishing the Sloe-Black River, the short fiction of Colum McCann documents a dizzying cast of characters in exile, loss, love, and displacement. There is the worn boxing champion who steals clothes from a New Orleans laundromat, the rumored survivor of Hiroshima who emigrates to the tranquil coast of Western Ireland, the Irishwoman who journeys through America in search of silence and solitude.
Fishing the Sloe-Black River, the short fiction of Colum McCann documents a dizzying cast of characters in exile, loss, love, and displacement. There is the worn boxing champion who steals clothes from a New Orleans laundromat, the rumored survivor of Hiroshima who emigrates to the tranquil coast of Western Ireland, the Irishwoman who journeys through America in search of silence and solitude.
Naked: Writers Uncover the Way We Live on Earth, edited by Susan Zakin
Naked brings together thirty-one pieces by writers who examine and challenge the way people live with our environment. Edward Abbey's newly published correspondence rants against passive nonresistance. Stacey Richter mines the questionable legacy of John James Audubon and T. C. Boyle suggests we are all wild at heart, and not particularly well-groomed.
Naked brings together thirty-one pieces by writers who examine and challenge the way people live with our environment. Edward Abbey's newly published correspondence rants against passive nonresistance. Stacey Richter mines the questionable legacy of John James Audubon and T. C. Boyle suggests we are all wild at heart, and not particularly well-groomed.
A Convergence of Birds
Inspired by Cornell's avian-themed boxes, twenty writers have generously contributed original pieces of prose and poetry that are as eclectic as they are imaginative. Accompanied by tipped-on plates, this volume is a soaring tribute.
Inspired by Cornell's avian-themed boxes, twenty writers have generously contributed original pieces of prose and poetry that are as eclectic as they are imaginative. Accompanied by tipped-on plates, this volume is a soaring tribute.