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From one of America's finest writers ("San Francisco Chronicle") comes this volume that brings together "Transactions in a Foreign Currency, Under ... More

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With her trademark compassion and wit, Hempel takes readers into the marriages, minor disasters, and moments of revelation in an uneasy America.

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Finalist for the 2009 National Book Award in Fiction; finalist for the 2009 National Book Critics Circle Award in Fiction. These short stories ... More

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In this generous gathering from collections no longer available, longtime fans and new readers alike can savor the development of a master of ... More

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These dazzling short works are crafted with all the weight and resonance of the novels for which E. L. Doctorow is famous. You will find yourself set ... More

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The stories collected in "This Is Not the Tropics" come from the geographic center of a divided nation, and its protagonists evoke a split ... More

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In his third story collection, Lott--hailed as one of the premier observers of American emotional life--continues this tradition with short ... More

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The inhabitants of Prose's peaceable kingdom get the surprises of their lives, as they learn that nothing is dependable in a world where weddings and ... More

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The first short story collection in nine years by the author of "Sweetwater" and "This Is My Daughter," both "New York Times" Notable Books.

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The bestselling writer who took readers on a cross-country journey that revealed his long love affair with chocolate in "Candyfreak" has produced a ... More

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Set in the American Southwest, and including one previously unpublished story, "Nothing Right" features poignant, hilarious, truthful explorations of ... More

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Greetings from Below chronicles the life of Nick Danze, a young man who suffers from several "fixations" he believes are associated with some kind of ... More

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Novelist, music journalist, and playwright Meno writes squarely in the American tradition of wringing large effects from small change, revealing the ... More

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"Edith Pearlman's book is remarkable for its scope, vision and craft. Each story is so well imagined, I kept suspecting Pearlman of having actually ... More

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Novelist, music journalist, and playwright Meno writes squarely in the American tradition of wringing large effects from small change, revealing the ... More

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A seeing-eye dog leads a blind man into a frozen river, a southern Baptist loses his memory and finds true love in Bel Air, an obese dot.com ... More

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"What Begins with Bird, " by Noy Holland, is both an investigation of family relationships and a sophisticated study of language and rhythm.

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Winner of the 2006 Drue Heinz Literature Prize. The stories explore America's obsession with news and entertainment culture. In the title story, a ... More

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Epic in scope and confessional in tone, "At the Jim Bridger" enfolds the reader in a world of love and mystery, and makes us feel better than just ... More

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Welcome to the short stories of Ron Carlson, where strange beach towels turn up in the living room; where the ordinary son of a family of geniuses ... More

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A debut collection of magical short stories, filled with compassion for the rugged frontier wilderness and its unique characters.

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A series of miniature masterpieces sealing Gilbert Sorrentino's reputation as the master of American avant-garde fiction.

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