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The best American short stories of the century The best American short stories of the century Katrina Kenison,John Updike THE BEST AMERICAN SHORT STORIES OF THE CENTURY brings together the best of the best - fifty-five extraordinary stories that represent a century's worth of unsurpassed accomplishments in this quintess… OL16052370W
Send me work Send me work Katherine Karlin The stories in Katherine Karlin's debut collection encompass an unusually broad range of experience - refinery workers mourn a colleague's death; a struggling young woman in post-Katrina New Orleans … OL16414537W
Sleeping funny Sleeping funny Miranda Hill "In nine stories, Miranda Hill explores the consciousness of a modern teenage girl trying to navigate an embarrassing sex ed class, a middle-aged country-village minister in the 19th century who is e… OL17758828W
Two friends and other nineteenth-century lesbian stories by American women writers Two friends and other nineteenth-century lesbian stories by American women writers Susan Koppelman Koppelman has anthologized a collection of stories that recount love and desire between women, all of which appeared in popular literary magazines during the second half of the 19th century. Though t… OL17817183W
Thursdays in the park Thursdays in the park Hilary Boyd Jeanie is on the brink of turning sixty. When her husband George retreats from his conjugal duties, she is deeply hurt and very confused: Has she done something wrong? Is he in love with someone else… OL17830284W
The Facts on File companion to the American short story The Facts on File companion to the American short story Abby H. P. Werlock "A handy volume that presents an immediate introduction to American short fiction from the 19th century to the 1990s, the 675 alphabetically arranged entries consist of author biographies, literary t… OL18009907W
She loves me not She loves me not Ron Hansen 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 romance. OL18139021W
Southern Local Color Southern Local Color Barbara C. Ewell,Mark Twain,George Washington Cable,Joel Chandler Harris,Kate Chopin,Pamela Glenn Menke Conflict, exoticism, sensuality, eccentricity, and the sheer differences of the American South pervade this lively anthology, the first in fifty years to focus exclusively on the nineteenth-century t… OL19534366W
Make something up Make something up Chuck Palahniuk "Stories you'll never forget--just try--from literature's favorite transgressive author. Representing work that spans several years, Make Something Up is a compilation of 21 stories and one novella (… OL19999551W
Catch and release Catch and release Lawrence Block Block's short stories are intelligent and respectful of the reader yet often take an unexpected turn. He plays fair. If you reread the story, you'll find that he left you little clues about the final… OL24253419W
Not quite the classics Not quite the classics Colin Mochrie Comedic short stories derived from classic literature. OL24680657W
TLS short stories TLS short stories Lindsay Duguid A collection of short stories by well-known authors_ OL24855861W
A world of order and light A world of order and light Gregory L. Morris 259 pages ; 24 cm OL8852718W