Best Contemporary Short Story Writers - April 2024

The Vintage Book of Contemporary American Short Stories

Variously funny, frightening, poignant, and exhilarating, these collected stories displays the best American writers at the peak of their powers and the national narrative at its most eloquent, truthful, and inventive.The thirty-three stories in this volume prove that American short fiction maybe be our most distinctive national art form. As selected and introduced by Tobias Wolff, they also make up an alternate map of the United States that represents not just geography but narrative traditions, cultural heritage, and divergent approaches. Contributors and stories include: Mary Gaitskill, "A ... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0679745130
• ASIN: 0679745130
• ISBN: 0679745130
• Brand: Brand: Vintage
• Manufacturer: Vintage

Short Stories: Five Decades (Phoenix Fiction)

A wide-ranging fictional portrait of life in postwar America by an acclaimed New Yorker short story writer and #1 New York Times–bestselling novelist. Irwin Shaw was a star of the New Yorker’s fiction pages in the 1930s and ’40s. His prose helped shape the landscape of post-war fiction, and his work drew from a remarkable life that spanned from American football fields to European battlefields, Broadway to Hollywood, Depression-era saloons to the McCarthy hearings. Among these sixty-three stories are iconic works such as “The Eighty-Yard Run,” a tale of an American dream crippled on ... [Read More]

• ASIN: B00BBPWB78
• ASIN: B00BBPWB78
• Manufacturer: Open Road Media

Honeymoon Cottage (A Pajaro Bay Mystery Book 1)

• ASIN: B0190LLDKA
• ASIN: B0190LLDKA
• Manufacturer: Pajaro Bay Publishing

Children of the Night: The Best Short Stories by Black Writers, 1967 to the Present

In 1969, Little, Brown and Company published The Best Short Stories by Black Writers, edited by Langston Hughes - the classic compendium of African-American short fiction from 1897 to 1967. Now, a quarter of a century later, Gloria Naylor has compiled an encore volume, Children of the Night, bringing this extraordinary series up to date. Gathering together the most gifted black writers of our time - from 1967 to the present - Naylor has assembled a rich and varied collection of stories. The portrait that emerges of the African-American experience in the post-Civil Rights era is stirring, compe... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0316599239
• ASIN: 0316599239
• ISBN: 0316599239
• Manufacturer: Little, Brown and Company

The Overstory: A Novel

• ASIN: B073VX7HT4
• ASIN: B073VX7HT4
• Manufacturer: W. W. Norton & Company

Big Little Lies

DON’T MISS SEASON 2 OF THE GOLDEN GLOBE AND EMMY AWARD-WINNING HBO SERIES STARRING REESE WITHERSPOON, NICOLE KIDMAN, SHAILENE WOODLEY, LAURA DERN, ZOË KRAVITZ, AND MERYL STREEPFrom the author of Nine Perfect Strangers, Truly Madly Guilty, and The Husband’s Secret comes the #1 New York Times bestselling novel about the dangerous little lies we tell ourselves just to survive.A murder...A tragic accident...Or just parents behaving badly? What’s indisputable is that someone is dead.Madeline is a force to be reckoned with. She’s funny, biting, and passionate; she remembers everything and f... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0425274861
• ASIN: 0425274861
• ISBN: 0425274861
• Brand: Moriarty Liane
• Manufacturer: Berkley

Surrender

5 Sizzling Authors . . . 5 Ways to Surrender.BOOK DESCRIPTIONS:TALL, DARK and CHARMING by Erika WildeAiden Stone loves life as a bachelor and has no intentions of settling down anytime soon. He has a great job and a career he enjoys, and women adore him . . . except for Daisy Parker, who doesn't seem fazed by his flirtatious attempts or the sexy smile that normally has panties dropping to the floor. She's a tougher nut to crack, but the fact that she seems immune to his charm only fascinates him more . . . until one hot unexpected encounter with her blows his mind and gives them both more than... [Read More]

• ASIN: B00GBHW9L4
• ASIN: B00GBHW9L4
• Manufacturer: 7th Press

The Things They Carried

A classic work of American literature that has not stopped changing minds and lives since it burst onto the literary scene, The Things They Carried is a ground-breaking meditation on war, memory, imagination, and the redemptive power of storytelling.   The Things They Carried depicts the men of Alpha Company: Jimmy Cross, Henry Dobbins, Rat Kiley, Mitchell Sanders, Norman Bowker, Kiowa, and the character Tim O’Brien, who has survived his tour in Vietnam to become a father and writer at the age of forty-three.  Taught everywhere—from high school classrooms to graduate seminars in creative... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0618706410
• UPC: 046442706414
• ASIN: 0618706410
• ISBN: 0544309766
• Brand: Tim O Brien
• Manufacturer: Mariner Books

Little Fires Everywhere: A Novel

• ASIN: B01N4VW75U
• ASIN: B01N4VW75U
• Brand: Unknown
• Manufacturer: Penguin Books

The Kite Runner

The #1 New York Times bestselling debut novel that introduced Khaled Hosseini to millions of readers the world over.   The unforgettable, heartbreaking story of the unlikely friendship between a wealthy boy and the son of his father’s servant, caught in the tragic sweep of history, The Kite Runner transports readers to Afghanistan at a tense and crucial moment of change and destruction. A powerful story of friendship, it is also about the power of reading, the price of betrayal, and the possibility of redemption; and an exploration of the power of fathers over sons—their love, their... [Read More]

• ASIN: 159463193X
• ASIN: 159463193X
• ISBN: 9781594631931
• Brand: Riverhead Books
• Manufacturer: Riverhead Books

The Husband's Secret

• ASIN: B00D7Z4GQY
• ASIN: B00D7Z4GQY
• Manufacturer: Berkley

A Man Called Ove: A Novel

Read the New York Times bestseller that has taken the world by storm! In this “charming debut” (People) from one of Sweden’s most successful authors, a grumpy yet loveable man finds his solitary world turned on its head when a boisterous young family moves in next door.Meet Ove. He’s a curmudgeon—the kind of man who points at people he dislikes as if they were burglars caught outside his bedroom window. He has staunch principles, strict routines, and a short fuse. People call him “the bitter neighbor from hell.” But must Ove be bitter just because he doesn’t walk around with a ... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1476738025
• ASIN: 1476738025
• ISBN: 9781476738024
• Brand: Washington Square Press
• Manufacturer: Washington Square Press

Great Short Stories by Contemporary Native American Writers (Dover Thrift Editions)

"First time I've read a collection from Native American Writers. Won't be my last. Important collection that examines the contrast and sometimes conflict between Whites and Native Americans and also conflicts between full-blood and half-blood. Very interesting and enlightening. Loved it!" — BookBunnyPRThis new anthology of short fiction by Native Americans features a wide range of contemporary writers. It includes stories dating from the early twentieth century by Pauline Johnson, daughter of a Mohawk chief, whose works helped define Canadian literature; Zitkala-Sa, a Sioux writer whose book... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0486490955
• UPC: 800759490950
• ASIN: 0486490955
• ISBN: 0486490955
• Manufacturer: Dover Publications

Homegoing

Winner of the PEN/ Hemingway AwardWinner of the NBCC's John Leonard AwardShortlisted for the British Book Award - Debut of the YearA New York Times Notable BookA Washington Post Notable BookOne of the Best Books of the Year: NPR, Time, Oprah.com, Harper’s Bazaar, San Francisco Chronicle, Mother Jones, Esquire, Elle, Paste, Entertainment Weekly, the Skimm, PopSugar, Minneapolis Star Tribune, BuzzFeed, The Guardian, Financial Times  Ghana, eighteenth century: two half sisters are born into different villages, each unaware of the other. One will marry an Englishman and lead a life of comfort ... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1101971061
• ASIN: 1101971061
• ISBN: 1101971061
• Brand: VINTAGE
• Manufacturer: Vintage

The House on Mango Street

Acclaimed by critics, beloved by readers of all ages, taught everywhere from inner-city grade schools to universities across the country, and translated all over the world, The House on Mango Street is the remarkable story of Esperanza Cordero. Told in a series of vignettes – sometimes heartbreaking, sometimes deeply joyous – it is the story of a young Latina girl growing up in Chicago, inventing for herself who and what she will become. Few other books in our time have touched so many readers.

• ASIN: 0679734775
• ASIN: 0679734775
• ISBN: 9780679734772
• Brand: Vintage
• Manufacturer: Vintage

Children of the Night : The Best Short Stories by Black Writers, 1967 to Present

In 1969, Little, Brown and Company published The Best Short Stories by Black Writers, edited by Langston Hughes - the classic compendium of African-American short fiction from 1897 to 1967. Now, a quarter of a

• UPC: 53328607

American Short Story Masterpieces : A Rich Selection of Recent Fiction from America's Best Modern Writers

This collection of thirty-six classic short stories from the fifties to the eighties features works by authors such as James Baldwin, Barry Hannah, Bernard Halamud, Flannery O'Connor, Philip Roth, Anne Beattie, and Tobias

• UPC: 446464
• Rating: 5.0

Great Short Stories by Contemporary Native American Writers - eBook

"First time I've read a collection from Native American Writers. Won't be my last. Important collection that examines the contrast and sometimes conflict between Whites and Native Americans and also conflicts between full-blood and half-blood.

• UPC: 716510274

Best Short Stories from Great Writers - eBook

A collection of some of the best short stories from great writers ranging from Balzac, Chekov, Maupassant to Zola among many others. This special edition edited by Ozdemir brings some of the works of the

• UPC: 441990407

Great Short Stories by Contemporary Native American Writers

Stories by a wide range of modern authors includes Pauline Johnson, Zitkala-Sa, and John M. Oskison, as well as writers who came to prominence in the decades following World War

• UPC: 21756222

No More Man: Who Needs a Man When You can Have Your Best Friend? - Contemporary Lesbian Erotica Short Story - eBook

I am in love with my best friend. However, I cannot tell her because she is in a relationship; an abusive relationship. I am always there for her due to the fact that she does

• UPC: 468708672

On the Weave of the Sun : An Anthology of Contemporary Short Stories by Accomplished Arab Writers

This exhilarating treasure chest of short stories brings readers breathtaking imagery and heart-stopping drama. Seen through the eyes of intimate consciousness and rare perspective, On the Weave of the Sun is a treat that infinitely

• UPC: 715482721

More Stories We Tell : The Best Contemporary Short Stories by North American Women

The second collection drawn together by editor Wendy Martin, these twenty-four exquisite examples of contemporary writing feature stories by Joyce Carol Oates, Margaret Atwood, Mary Gaitskill, Alice Munro, Sandra Cisneros, and Lorrie Moore (to name

• UPC: 25244352

Golden Stories A Selection of the Best Fiction by the Foremost Writers - eBook

A PELTING rain volleyed against the great glass dome of the terminus, a roaring wind boomed in the roof. Passengers, hurrying along the platform, glistened in big coats and tweed caps pulled close over their

• UPC: 180878032

On the Weave of the Sun: An Anthology of Contemporary Short Stories by Talented Arab Writers - eBook

This exhilarating treasure chest of short stories brings readers breathtaking imagery and heart-stopping drama. Seen through the eyes of intimate consciousness and rare perspective, On the Weave of the Sun is a treat that infinitely

• UPC: 246018692