Favorite Short Fiction
Explore our curated list of favorite short fiction books. Discover timeless classics and hidden gems perfect for quick reads and literary enjoyment.
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Jigs & Reels
by Joanne Harris
Presents a short story collection in which the author mixes the mundane with the marvelous in twenty-two tales of dolphin women, aging monsters, defiant old …
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The O. Henry Prize Stories 2003
by Laura Furman
"Widely regarded as the nation’s most prestigious awards for short fiction" (The Atlantic Monthly), an exciting selection of the twenty best short stories, with brief …
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The Anchor Book of New American Short Stories
by Ben Marcus
Edited by the award-winning author of "Notable American Women," this engaging and comprehensive collection contains 29 short stories that show the stylistic variety of the …
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The Circus in Winter
by Cathy Day
A unique novel charts the long relationship between the Great Porter Circus and a small town in Indiana, where circus folk and small-town inhabitants mingle …
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Former Virgin
by Cris Mazza
This new collection of stories explores problems and situations caused only by the ordinary people who suffer through them. The stories in Former Virgin circle …
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Drown
by Junot Díaz
From the beloved and award-winning author Junot Díaz, a spellbinding saga of a family’s journey through the New World. A coming-of-age story of unparalleled power, …
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Birds of America
by Lorrie Moore
A National Book Critics Circle Award Finalist A New York Times Editors' Choice A Pulishers Weekly Best Book of the Year Birds of America is …
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The Girl in the Flammable Skirt
by Aimee Bender
"A collection of wistful, witty stories." --Esquire "Hilarious, deep and a little bit dirty." --Harper's Bazaar A grief-stricken librarian decides to have sex with every …
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Bottom of the Ninth
by John McNally
Skillfully edited by John McNally, Bottom of the Ninth: Great Contemporary Baseball Short Stories collects nineteen contemporary baseball short stories from a successful mix of …
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Demonology
by Rick Moody
Full of deep feeling and stunningly beautiful language, the stories in Demonology offer the richest pleasures that fiction can afford.
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Beyond the Curve
by Kōbō Abe
A collection of works including such stories as "An Irrelevant Death," "The Dream Soldier," "Dendrocalia," "The Special Envoy," and "The Crime of S. Karma"
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Japanese Baseball and Other Stories
by W. P. Kinsella
Kinsella weaves his characters into the thrill of the game, be it in Japan, Central America, Canada or the U.S., with a variety of comic, …
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Don't Tell Anyone
by Frederick Busch
A collection of short stories explores the connections among people and asks why some succeed and others do not.
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The Stories of Richard Bausch
by Richard Bausch
Few writers of the past quarter-century have so consistently surprised, startled, and delighted their readers as has the masterful Richard Bausch, whom the Washington Post …
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The Middle of the Night
by Daniel Stolar
A collection of short stories explores a world of love and loss, desire and longing, as it examines key moments in people's efforts to understand …
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Sometimes I Dream in Italian
by Rita Ciresi
In her acclaimed novels Blue Italian and Pink Slip, Rita Ciresi dazzled both readers and critics with her graceful storytelling and wise, witty insight into …
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Light Action in the Caribbean
by Barry Lopez
From the author of the National Book Award-winning Arctic Dreams comes a masterful work of fiction, a collection of stories that balances the marvelous and …
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Collected Stories
by Gabriel Garcia Marquez
Collected here are twenty-six of Gabriel Garcia Marquez's most brilliant and enchanting short stories, presented in the chronological order of their publication in Spanish from …
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The Bridegroom
by Ha Jin
From the National Book Award-winning author of "Waiting" comes a new collection of short fiction that confirms Ha Jin's reputation as a master storyteller.
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Dillinger in Hollywood
by John Sayles
A collection of short stories by the American filmmaker that explores life on the edge of poverty and fame.