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From the author of "Park City" comes a superb novella and a collection of brilliant stories about adult children, aging parents and the chance ... More

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Newfoundland writer Libby Creelman finds the emotional heart of her characters — characters continually seeking, and breaking, connections with ... More

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This stunning fiction debut distills 40 years in the life of one American family into a kaleidoscopic portrait of heartbreaking intimacy written with ... More

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In this haunting, bracing new collection, Chaon shares stories of down-and-out people who live outside the American Dream, while wondering which ... More

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Tender is the story of the Dax family. Over thirty years we watch their iives unfold in ordinary and extraordinary ways as they try to cope with life ... More

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"Rescue Missions" collects stories of mercy and need among lovers, family, and friends by "one of our very best short-story writers" (Anne Beattie).

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Illustrating the importance of family relationships, these short stories follow the life of an immigrant family through the eyes of Marlena. As the ... More

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Stories in the realistic tradition of lives overlooked, voices unheard, and characters trying to overcome and transcend confining circumstances.

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This latest volume in the Heart to Heart series includes 22 moving stories about and for grandparents. A wonderful reminder of the special role that ... More

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This collection of 16 stories displays the remarkable scope, incomparable wit, and deft prose that have come to be Helprin's signature. Lighthearted, ... More

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Selected by celebrated author and professor T. Coraghessan Boyle, DOUBLETAKES: PAIRS OF CONTEMPORARY SHORT STORIES gives students the opportunity to ... More

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"Erdrich is a true original... [and] one of our major writers: She illuminates large swaths of U.S. history and culture, and [The Red Covertible] is ... More

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Critically acclaimed when it was first published in 1987, this timeless collection of stories features eccentric, complex characters who think and do ... More

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"Monstress" is a collection of heartbreaking, vivid, original stories set amongst the Filipino-American communities of California and the Philippines ... More

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Fiction. An ambush in Vietnam, a hurricane, an unexpected suicide capping a birthday. All these might seemingly provide profound insights to any ... More

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An anthology of stories reflecting more than twenty years of writing explores a diverse range of topics, from Oscar Wilde and murder to dementia and ... More

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"" In the fall, I went for walks and brought home bones. The best bones weren't on trails-- deer and moose don't die conveniently-- and soon I was ... More

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Critically acclaimed when it was first published in 1987, this timeless collection of stories features eccentric, complex characters who think and do ... More

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In this collection, Fred Chappell shows his mastery across a range of genres. Featuring folk fables in the Twain tradition, realistic stories of ... More

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Taunt prose performed on a high wire, fearless stories that reach inside and rattle the soul.

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Before such classic novels as The Drive-In, The Bottoms, Cold in July, and the Hap and Leonard suspense novels, Joe R. Lansdale made his reputation ... More

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An irresistibly readable story collection from the author who conjures wonders from the quirkiness of ordinary Americans.

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"Mr. Bukoski is a sure-handed, lyrical writer."--"The New York Times Book Review" "I am delighted Anthony Bukoski's first powerful stories have been ... More

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These powerful stories limn the complexities and dilemmas of life in Kansas, a state at the center of the center of America, as a billboard in one ... More

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A group of housewives smoke cigars and play cards whilst a tornado approaches a west Texas town. An Asian-American medic bicycles through the ... More

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