Best George Saunders Short Story - April 2024

Tenth of December: Stories

NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST • NAMED ONE OF THE TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY THE NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEWNAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY People • The New York Times Magazine • NPR • Entertainment Weekly • New York • The Telegraph • BuzzFeed • Kirkus Reviews • BookPage • Shelf AwarenessIncludes an extended conversation with David SedarisOne of the most important and blazingly original writers of his generation, George Saunders is an undisputed master of the short story, and Tenth of December is his most honest, accessible, and moving collection yet.   In the t... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0812984250
• ASIN: 0812984250
• ISBN: 0812984250
• Brand: Random House Trade
• Manufacturer: Random House Trade Paperbacks

CivilWarLand in Bad Decline: Stories and a Novella

• ASIN: 0812987683
• ASIN: 0812987683
• ISBN: 0812987683
• Brand: Random House Inc
• Manufacturer: Random House Trade Paperbacks

Lincoln in the Bardo: A Novel

#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • WINNER OF THE MAN BOOKER PRIZEThe “devastatingly moving” (People) first novel from the author of Tenth of December: a moving and original father-son story featuring none other than Abraham Lincoln, as well as an unforgettable cast of supporting characters, living and dead, historical and inventedNamed One of the Ten Best Books of the Year by The Washington Post, USA Today, and Maureen Corrigan, NPR • One of Time’s Ten Best Novels of the Year • A New York Times Notable Book • One of O: The Oprah Magazine’s Best Books of the Year February ... [Read More]

• ASIN: 0812985400
• ASIN: 0812985400
• ISBN: 0812985400
• Manufacturer: Random House Trade Paperbacks

On Reading Well: Finding the Good Life through Great Books

★ Publishers Weekly starred reviewA Best Book of 2018 in Religion, Publishers WeeklyReading great literature well has the power to cultivate virtue. Great literature increases knowledge of and desire for the good life by showing readers what virtue looks like and where vice leads. It is not just what one reads but how one reads that cultivates virtue. Reading good literature well requires one to practice numerous virtues, such as patience, diligence, and prudence. And learning to judge wisely a character in a book, in turn, forms the reader's own character.Acclaimed author Karen Swallow Prio... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1587433966
• ASIN: 1587433966
• ISBN: 1587433966
• Brand: Baker Pub Group/Baker Books
• Manufacturer: Brazos Press

The Story Prize: 15 Years of Great Short Fiction

"You don’t often get collections, or even anthologies where every story knocks you out, but I’ve been bewildered in the best way over each one [in The Story Prize] so far." ―Lillian Li, author of Number One Chinese Restaurant This anthology of short stories marks the fifteenth anniversary of The Story Prize and includes one story from each of the annual winning collections, beginning with Edwidge Danticat’s The Dew Breaker and concluding with Elizabeth Strout’s Anything Is Possible. The founder of The Story Prize, Julie Lindsey, and its director, Larry Dark, created this award to add... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1936787636
• ASIN: 1936787636
• ISBN: 1936787636
• Manufacturer: Catapult

Friday Black

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER“An unbelievable debut, one that announces a new and necessary American voice.” —Tommy Orange, New York Times Book Review“An excitement and a wonder: strange, crazed, urgent and funny.” —George Saunders“Dark and captivating and essential . . . A call to arms and a condemnation . . . Read this book.” —Roxane GayA National Book Foundation “5 Under 35” honoree, chosen by Colson Whitehead Winner of the PEN/Jean Stein Book Award Finalist for the National Book Critics Circle's John Leonard Award for Best First BookA piercingly raw debut story co... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1328911241
• ASIN: 1328911241
• ISBN: 1328911241
• Brand: Mariner Books
• Manufacturer: Mariner Books

The Paper Menagerie and Other Stories

Featured in the Netflix series Love, Death & Robots Bestselling author Ken Liu selects his multiple award-winning stories for a groundbreaking collection—including a brand-new piece exclusive to this volume.With his debut novel, The Grace of Kings, taking the literary world by storm, Ken Liu now shares his finest short fiction in The Paper Menagerie and Other Stories. This mesmerizing collection features many of Ken’s award-winning and award-finalist stories, including: “The Man Who Ended History: A Documentary” (Finalist for the Hugo, Nebula, and Theodore Sturgeon Awards), “Mono No ... [Read More]

• ASIN: 148142436X
• ASIN: 148142436X
• ISBN: 148142436X
• Brand: Gallery / Saga Press
• Manufacturer: Gallery / Saga Press

Fox 8: A Story (Kindle Single)

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Lincoln in the Bardo, a darkly comic short story about the unintended consequences unleashed by our quest to tame the natural world—featuring gorgeous black-and-white illustrations by Chelsea Cardinal. Fox 8 has always been known as the daydreamer in his pack, the one his fellow foxes regard with a knowing snort and a roll of the eyes. That is, until he develops a unique skill: He teaches himself to speak “Yuman” by hiding in the bushes outside a house and listening to children’s bedtime stories. The power of language fuels his abundant ... [Read More]

• ASIN: B00BVJG512
• ASIN: B00BVJG512
• Manufacturer: Random House

Pastoralia

A stunning collection including the story "Sea Oak," from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Man Booker Prize-winning novel Lincoln in the Bardo and the story collection Tenth of December, a 2013 National Book Award Finalist for Fiction. Hailed by Thomas Pynchon as "graceful, dark, authentic, and funny," George Saunders gives us, in his inventive and beloved voice, this bestselling collection of stories set against a warped, hilarious, and terrifyingly recognizable American landscape.

• ASIN: 1573228729
• ASIN: 1573228729
• ISBN: 1573228729
• Brand: Brand: Riverhead Trade
• Manufacturer: Riverhead Books

In Persuasion Nation

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Man Booker Prize-winning novel Lincoln in the Bardo and the story collection Tenth of December, a 2013 National Book Award Finalist for Fiction. Talking candy bars, baby geniuses, disappointed mothers, castrated dogs, interned teenagers, and moral fables—all in this hilarious and heartbreaking collection from an author hailed as the heir to Kurt Vonnegut and Thomas Pynchon.   "The first thing you ought to know is that Saunders is the funniest writer in America... [But] Saunders's laughs are a cover, a diversion, beneath which reside... [Read More]

• ASIN: 159448242X
• ASIN: 159448242X
• ISBN: 159448242X
• Brand: Saunders, George
• Manufacturer: Riverhead Books

A Grace Paley Reader: Stories, Essays, and Poetry

One of The New Yorker's "Books We Loved in 2017"A Grace Paley Reader compiles a selection of Paley’s writing across genres, showcasing her breadth of work as well as her extraordinary insight and brilliant economy of words."A writer like Paley," writes George Saunders, “comes along and brightens language up again, takes it aside and gives it a pep talk, sends it back renewed, so it can do its job, which is to wake us up.” Best known for her inimitable short stories, Grace Paley was also an enormously talented essayist and poet, as well as a fierce activist. She was a tireless member of t... [Read More]

• ASIN: B01IA6FNYI
• ASIN: B01IA6FNYI
• Manufacturer: Farrar, Straus and Giroux

Heads of the Colored People: Stories

Longlisted for the National Book Award for Fiction and Kirkus Prize Finalist Calling to mind the best works of Paul Beatty and Junot Díaz, this collection of moving, timely, and darkly funny stories examines the concept of black identity in this so-called post-racial era.A stunning new talent in literary fiction, Nafissa Thompson-Spires grapples with black identity and the contemporary middle class in these compelling, boundary-pushing vignettes. Each captivating story plunges headfirst into the lives of new, utterly original characters. Some are darkly humorous—from two mothers exchanging ... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1501167995
• ASIN: 1501167995
• ISBN: 1501167995
• Manufacturer: 37 Ink

The Brief and Frightening Reign of Phil

• ASIN: 1594481520
• ASIN: 1594481520
• ISBN: 1594481520
• Brand: Saunders, George
• Manufacturer: Riverhead Books

The Braindead Megaphone

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Man Booker Prize-winning novel Lincoln in the Bardo and the story collection Tenth of December, a 2013 National Book Award Finalist for Fiction. The breakout book from "the funniest writer in America"--not to mention an official "Genius"--his first nonfiction collection ever. George Saunders's first foray into nonfiction is comprised of essays on literature, travel, and politics. At the core of this unique collection are Saunders's travel essays based on his trips to seek out the mysteries of the "Buddha Boy" of Nepal; to attempt to in... [Read More]

• ASIN: 159448256X
• ASIN: 159448256X
• ISBN: 159448256X
• Brand: Saunders, George
• Manufacturer: Riverhead Books

Children of the New World: Stories

Selected by Electric Literature as one of the best short story collections of 2016AN EXTRAORDINARILY RESONANT AND PROPHETIC COLLECTION OF SPECULATIVE SHORT FICTION FOR OUR TECH-SAVVY ERA BY DEBUT AUTHOR ALEXANDER WEINSTEINChildren of the New World introduces readers to a near-future world of social media implants, memory manufacturers, dangerously immersive virtual reality games, and alarmingly intuitive robots. Many of these characters live in a utopian future of instant connection and technological gratification that belies an unbridgeable human distance, while others inhabit a post-collapse... [Read More]

• ASIN: 1250098998
• ASIN: 1250098998
• ISBN: 1250098998
• Brand: Picador USA
• Manufacturer: Picador

George Men's Cargo Short

Comfortable, sturdy and functional, the George Men's Cargo Shorts are an essential addition to your warm-weather wardrobe. They're made of soft but durable 98% cotton twill with a hint of spandex for stretch, and will

• UPC: 505951987
• Color: WhiteWhite Plaid
• Size: 32
• Rating: 4.35

George Men's Flat Front Short

GE FLAT FRONT

• UPC: 207392630
• Color: PinkFlamingo
• Size: 32
• Rating: 4.152

George Big Men's Cargo Short

George Ge Basic Cargo

• UPC: 347879465
• Color: Black SootBlack
• Size: 44
• Rating: 3.727

George Big Men's Flat Front Short

GE FLAT FRONT

• UPC: 280754835
• Color: RedPineapple
• Size: 54
• Rating: 4.273

George Men's Messenger Cargo Short

This George messenger cargo short was built for your everyday use, This expertly designed short features a Flex waistband to ensure a comfortable fit. This lightweight fabirc has plenty of stretch and multiple pockets provide

• UPC: 198124773
• Model: GM29504
• Color: Black SootBlack
• Size: 28
• Rating: 4.8

The Best American Short Stories 2018

Best-selling, award-winning, pop culture powerhouse Roxane Gay guest edits this year’s Best American Short Stories, the premier annual showcase for the country’s finest short

• UPC: 746152764

The Best Short Stories of Fyodor Dostoyevsky

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• UPC: 21019188
• Rating: 4.25

George and Martha: The Complete Stories of Two Best Friends Collector's Edition

In this volume, all 35 of Marshall's beloved George and Martha stories are brought together to celebrate friendship. This collector's edition includes an Introduction by Maurice Sendak as well as appreciations by some of today's

• UPC: 10083991
• Rating: 4.143

The Best American Short Stories 2005

The Best American Series First, Best, and Best-SellingThe Best American series has been the premier annual showcase for the country's finest short fiction and nonfiction since 1915. Each volume's series editor selects notable works from

• UPC: 34682001
• Rating: 3.75

The Best American Short Stories 2017

Best-selling author Meg Wolitzer guest edits this year’s Best American Short Stories, the premier annual showcase for the country's finest short

• UPC: 55971052
• Rating: 5.0