This debut collection brings together eight superbly crafted stories that peer deeply into the human heart, exploring lives derailed by the loss of a vital connection to the land and to the natural world of which they are a part.
Short stories, American
- Author:Peelle, LydiaSummary:
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From the church pew to the dinner table, the stories and lessons handed down from one generation to another impart the messages that guide and shape our lives. The contributors to this collection distill that age-old wisdom into rich...
- Author:Davis, Elizah J., Brownlee, Elle, Michaels, TereSummary:
Just a Drive by Tere Michaels After weeks of flirting, “One Night” Wyatt Walsh spends a fabulous night with his shy coworker, Benji Trammell. As Wyatt tries to sneak out the next morning, he receives a call from his frantic, very...
- Author:July, MirandaSummary:
Filmmaker and performing artist Miranda July brings her extraordinary talents to the audio short story in a startling, sexy, and tender collection. In these stories, July gives the most seemingly insignificant moments a sly potency. A...
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This installment exhibits a fresh batch of immensely talented writers, all of whom exemplify the level of accomplishment that has kept this acclaimed series running strong since 1985. Comprising 20 stories, this rich and varied...
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The 19th publication of this annual anthology exhibits a collection of short fiction from award-winning Southern writers and rising stars.
- Author:Smith, LeeSummary:
A collection of fourteen short stories by Lee Smith.
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Love Beyond Body, Space, and Time is an anthology of science fiction and urban fantasy stories starring First Nations and Metis characters with a LGBT and two-spirit theme.
- Author:Vonnegut, KurtSummary:
A collection of 14 of Kurt Vonnegut's previously unpublished short stories sheds light on the writer's early development, displaying the wit and poignant observations that have made him such an enduring favorite.
- Author:Hoffman, AliceSummary:
Alice Hoffman evokes the world of the Samuelsons, a family torn apart by tragedy and divorce in a world of bad judgment and fierce attachments, disappointments and devotion. Hoffman charts the always unexpected progress of Gretel...
- Author:Marcus, BenSummary:
A collection of life-affirming tales includes the dystopian "Rollingwood," in which a divorced father struggles with employment while caring for an ailing infant; and the title story, in which a narrator's marriage and...
- Author:Shields, Carol, Fournier Lévêque, ÉliseSummary:
Le Carnaval du quotidien, version française de Dressing up for the Carnival, est le troisième et dernier recueil de nouvelles de Carol Shields. Les nouvelles de Shields dévoilent le côté ludique et l’imagination féconde de cette grande...
- Author:Li, YiyunSummary:
The author offers a collection of short stories that offer a vision of the human fate.
- Author:Roberts, NancySummary:
Once deemed the "custodian of the twilight zone" by Southern Living, celebrated storyteller and ghost hunter Nancy Roberts returns to familiar subject matter in this newly expanded edition of her Ghosts of the Wild West, a finalist for...
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The latest volume in the award-winning series from New York Times bestselling editors Laurie R. King and Leslie S. Klinger, with stories of Sherlock Holmes, Dr. Watson, and friends in a variety of eras and forms.
- Author:Proulx, AnnieSummary:
Returning to the territory of "Brokeback Mountain," National Book Award and Pulitzer Prize-winner Annie Proulx delivers a stunning and visceral collection of new stories. In Fine Just the Way It Is, she has expanded the limits of the...
- Author:Strahan, JonathanSummary:
From sorcerous bridges that link worlds to the simple traditions of country folk; from the mysterious natures of twins to the dangerous powers of obligation and contract. Laden with perils for both the adventurous and the unsuspecting,...
- Author:Strahan, JonathanSummary:
An amazing array of the most popular and exciting names in Fantasy are set to appear in the first in a brand new series of Fantasy anthologies featuring original fiction, from the master editor Jonathan Strahan. The authors appearing in...
- Author:Stielstra, MeganSummary:
“Quirky, Sedaris-style musings with unexpected theatrical trimmings.” — Time Out Chicago
These days, reality can be hard to swallow. How do we get to the end of day, let alone the end of the week? Some people drink, others get...
- Author:Rivecca, SuzanneSummary:
A collection of stories features the tales of a potential home renter who is sucked into a strangely inappropriate correspondence with her landlord, and a teacher obsessed with a student who comes to school with scratches on his face....