Excellence in Short Fiction
Discover the finest collection of excellence in short fiction books. Explore masterfully crafted stories by top authors for a captivating reading experience.
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Churchboys & Other Sinners
by Preston L. Allen
Preston Allen's stories explore the boundary between boy and man, church and smut shack in spare, deadpan prose.
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When the Messenger is Hot
by Elizabeth Crane
Features the stories of women recovering from loss, addiction, or betrayal, from a woman who decides to live on the patio rooftop of her friend's apartment, to a writer whose identity is compromised by the actress who portrays her, to a daughter who believes her mother is still alive. 25,000 first printing.
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Doghouse Roses
by Steve Earle
A songwriter's songwriter, Steve Earle is a country music sensation who now takes his writing gift to another medium. His debut collection of short fiction reflects the many facets of the man and his hard-fought struggles.
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Dry Rain
by Pete Fromm
In this memorable collection of short stories, Pete Fromm reconfirms his reputation as one of the West's most intriguing and talented young writers. Stories about family, love, fealty, commitment, and heroism are all set against the backdrop of the everyday people and events of the American West.
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Drown
by Junot DÃaz
From the beloved and award-winning author Junot DÃaz, a spellbinding saga of a family’s journey through the New World. A coming-of-age story of unparalleled power, Drown introduced the world to Junot DÃaz's exhilarating talents. It also introduced an unforgettable narrator— Yunior, the haunted, brilliant young man who tracks his family’s precarious journey from the barrios of Santo Domingo to the tenements of industrial New Jersey, and their epic passage from hope to loss to something like love. Here is the soulful, unsparing book that made DÃaz a literary sensation.