James Rollins presents a collection of twelve stories that dig a little deeper into his creative stomping grounds and open vistas into new landscapes and characters.
FICTION / Short Stories (single author)
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Author:Wright, RichardSummary:Set in the American Deep South, each of the powerful stories collected here concerns an aspect of the lives of black people in the post-slavery era, exploring their resistance to white racism and oppression.
- Author:Sparks, AmberSummary:
Sparks's stories--populated with sculptors, librarians, astronauts, and warriors--form a veritable cabinet of curiosities. Mythical, bizarre, and ... moving, [the book] ... illuminates the search for a brief encounter with the...
- Author:Gaiman, NeilSummary:
This collection spans Gaiman's career to date.
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Author:Hoagland, EdwardSummary:From the pages of the New Yorker, Esquire, and the Paris Review, "Edward Hoagland's collected stories are dazzling" (Ann Beattie). Saul Bellow called him "one of the very best writers of his generation."...
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Author:Lewis, C. S.Summary:This definitive collection of short fiction explores enduring spiritual and science fiction themes such as space, time, reality, fantasy, God, and the fate of humankind.
- Author:Davis, LydiaSummary:
Lydia Davis is one of our most original and influential writers, a storyteller celebrated for her emotional acuity, her formal inventiveness, and her ability to capture the mind in overdrive. She has been called "an American virtuoso of...
- Author:García Márquez, GabrielSummary:
In these twelve stories about the lives of Latin Americans in Europe, García Márquez conveys the peculiar amalgam of melancholy, tenacity, sorrow, and aspiration that is the émigré experience.
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Author:Rubinsky, HolleySummary:The nature of relationships is skilfully illuminated in this collection of stories by award-winning author Holley Rubinsky. South of Elfrida delves into the lives of those coming face to face with personal truths that require resilience...
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Author:Walbert, KateSummary:From Kate Walbert, the highly acclaimed, National Book Award nominee, comes a dazzling, career-spanning collection of new and selected stories.In these twelve deft, acutely funny and often heartbreaking stories, Kate Walbert delves into...
- Author:Lippman, LauraSummary:
In a suspenseful collection of stories featuring fierce women-including one never-before-published novella-New York Times bestseller Laura Lippman showcases why she is one of today's top crime writers. The award-winning master of...
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Author:Theroux, PaulSummary:A family watches in horror as their patriarch transforms into the singing, wise-cracking lead of an old-timey minstrel show. A renowned art collector relishes publicly destroying his most valuable pieces. Two boys stand by helplessly as...
- Author:Paretsky, SaraSummary:
A collection of stories that explores dark conspiracies and desperate human acts hiding in plain sight.
- Author:Aird, CatherineSummary:
A collection of sixteen short mystery stories.
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Author:Wang, Xuan JulianaSummary:NAMED ONE OF THE MOST ANTICIPATED BOOKS OF 2019 BY NYLON, ELECTRIC LITERATURE, THE MILLIONS AND LITHUB "Artful, funny, generous and empathetic Xuan Julian Wang is a radiant new talent." -LAUREN GROFF. The twelve stories in...
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Author:Hurston, Zora NealeSummary:A collection of stories about love and migration, gender and class, racism and sexism that proudly reflect African American folk culture. Brought together for the first time in one volume, they include eight of Hurston's "lost" Harlem...
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Author:Dunsany, LordSummary:A classic collection of short stories from one of the twentieth century's most influential fantasy authors. Irish author Lord Dunsany majorly influenced generations of writers, including J. R. R. Tolkien, H. P. Lovecraft, and many...
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Author:Helprin, MarkSummary:Winner of the National Jewish Book Award and nominee for both the PEN/Faulkner Award and the American Book Award, these ten stories and the celebrated title novella are "beyond compare ... [Helprin's] imagination should be...
- Author:L'Amour, LouisSummary:
A collection of six Western stories from early in Louis L'Amour's career.
- Author:Trevor, WilliamSummary:
The publication of a new book by William Trevor is a true literary event. One of our finest chroniclers of the human condition, Trevor's precise and unflinching insights into the lives of ordinary people are evidenced once again in this...
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