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Engineering infinity (The Infinity Project #1)
By Gregory Benford, John Barnes, Greg Bear, Kristine Kathryn Rusch, Stephen Baxter, Damien Broderick, Robert Reed, Karl Schroeder, Kathleen Ann Goonan, Jonathan Strahan, John C. Wright, Charles Stross, Peter Watts, Gwyneth Jones, Hannu Rajaniemi, Barbara Lamar, David Moles. 2010
The knitting diaries: An Anthology
By Debbie Macomber, Susan Mallery, Christina Skye. 2011
Three romances featuring people who knit. In "The Twenty-first Wish" ten-year-old Ellen hopes her adopted mother will marry her birth…
father. In "Coming Unraveled" Robyn goes home to help her grandmother run a knitting store. In "Return to Summer Island" Caro meets a marine who is redeploying to Afghanistan. 2011Chicago blues
By Max Allan Collins, Sara Paretsky, Barbara D'Amato, Stuart M. Kaminsky, Libby Fischer Hellmann. 2007
Noir stories from twenty-one writers, including Sara Paretsky, Marcus Sakey, and Barbara D'Amato. In Stuart Kaminsky's "Blue Note," gambler Pitch…
Noles must win at a poker game or his blues-singer mother will lose a finger to a loan shark. Violence, strong language, and explicit descriptions of sex. 2007Aliens in the prime of their lives: stories
By Brad Watson. 2010
Twelve short stories about the harsher aspects of human experience. In the title piece Will, a teenage boy, elopes with…
his pregnant girlfriend, Olivia, and moves into an apartment near a psychiatric hospital. Will becomes successful and blissfully happy with Olivia--unless that's merely a dream. Some strong language. 2010The PEN/O. Henry Prize stories: 2011 (The O. Henry Prize Collection)
By Laura Furman. 2011
Twenty short stories selected from literary magazines. In "Bed Death" two American girls teach English in a school in Malaysia,…
until one leaves alone. In "Never Come Back" a miner's daughter-in-law takes off with his grandson. Strong language, some violence, and some explicit descriptions of sex. 2011The Anchor book of modern Arabic fiction
By Denys Johnson-Davies. 2006
English translation of Arabic short stories and excerpts from novels by seventy-nine writers from fourteen countries--from Morocco in the west…
to Iraq in the east. Brief author profiles precede entries. Features "A Man of Letters" by Egyptian Taha Hussein, who has been blind since early childhood. 2006Cuentos breves para ir y venir (Punto de lectura)
By Ignacio Aldecoa, Nuria Barrios. 2009
Fifteen short stories by Spanish and Latin American authors that evoke travel by car, truck, bus, airplane, boat, motorcycle, or…
bicycle. Includes works by Benedetti, Cortazár, García Márquez, Pérez-Reverte, and others. Some strong language. Spanish language. 2010Thriller 2: stories you just can't put down
By Phillip Margolin, Ridley Pearson, Jeffery Deaver, R. L. Stine, Joan Johnston, Lisa Jackson, Jon Land, Gary Braver, Carla Neggers, Mariah Stewart, Javier Sierra, Harry Hunsicker, R. L. Stine, David Hewson, Marcus Sakey, Robert Ferrigno, Sean Chercover, Tim Maleeny, Blake Crouch, Simon Wood, Joe Hartlaub, Lawrence Light, Kathleen Antrim, David J. Montgomery. 2009
Cussler introduces each of the twenty-three original entries in this anthology. Contributors are all members of International Thriller Writers, Inc.,…
and include Phillip Margolin, Jeffery Deaver, Marcus Sakey, Lisa Jackson, and Ridley Pearson, whose story features his series protagonist Lou Boldt. Some violence and some strong language. 2009Best African American fiction, 2010 (Best African American fiction)
By Randall Kennedy, Nikki Giovanni, Gerald Early. 2010
Anthology of African American fiction features short stories and excerpts from adult and young adult novels in settings ranging from…
historical to contemporary. In "The Ariran's Last Life" a teenage girl is sold to white slavers by her tribe in Africa. Strong language and some violence. 2010Pushcart prize: best of the small presses, 2011 / XXXV (Pushcart Prize Best of the Small Presses #35)
By Bill Henderson, Pushcart Prize Editors. 2011
Anthology of short stories, poems, and essays selected from literary magazines, journals, and small presses. In Amanda Rea's "A Dead…
Man in Nashville," a graduate student helps her brother move to Tennessee so he can promote their singer/songwriter father. Some violence, some strong language, and some descriptions of sex. 2010The best American short stories, 2010: selected from U.S. and Canadian magazines (Best American series)
By Richard Russo, Heidi Pitlor. 2010
Twenty tales about family, love, and hardship. In "Safari" a wealthy music producer takes his children, his college-age girlfriend, and…
some of his rock-star clients on an African vacation. Includes works by Charles Baxter, James Lasdun, and Jill McCorkle. Strong language, some violence, and some descriptions of sex. 2010Holiday magic
By Fern Michaels, Mary Carter, Cathy Lamb, Terri DuLong. 2010
Four Christmas romances. In the title piece by Fern Michaels, single mother Stephanie works at a Colorado ski lodge and…
briefly dates her boss Patrick. Patrick fears commitment but after a crisis decides to give love a chance. The other tales are set in Cedar Key, Maui, and Montana. Bestseller. 2010The PEN/O. Henry Prize stories: 2010 (The O. Henry Prize Collection)
By Laura Furman. 2010
Twenty short stories selected from literary magazines. In "Them Old Cowboy Songs" teenagers Archie and Rose, married homesteaders living downstream…
from the Sierra Madre in 1885, face disaster. "Clothed, Female Figure" features a Russian nanny in Manhattan. Some violence, some strong language, and some descriptions of sex. 2010Twilight zone: 19 original stories on the 50th anniversary
By Carol Serling. 2009
Nineteen original tales celebrating the television show. In "A Haunted House of Her Own" skeptic Tanya purchases a haunted house…
to run as an inn, but disturbing events escalate and she gets more than she bargained for. Includes stories by R.L. Stine, Rod Serling, and others. Strong language. 2009Cuentos de matrimonios
By Claudia Piñeiro, Claudia Pineiro, V.V.A.A.. 2010
An international selection of short stories dealing with the many facets of married life, with themes of love, jealousy, communication,…
deception, and transformation. Includes works by Mario Benedetti, Giovanni Boccaccio, Carlos Fuentes, Nathaniel Hawthorne, Katherine Mansfield, Guy de Maupassant, and Leo Tolstoy. Spanish language. 2010A NASCAR holiday: 3
By Marisa Carroll, Brenda Jackson, Liz Allison, Jean Brashear. 2008
Four romantic holiday tales. In Jean Brashear's "A Family for Christmas," NASCAR crew chief Gib Cameron returns home to Tennessee…
for Christmas and rediscovers romance with his high school flame, Cassie. Includes "Have a Beachy Little Christmas," "Winning the Race," and "All They Want for Christmas." 2008Wastelands: stories of the Apocalypse
By John Joseph Adams. 2008
Twenty-two short stories of postapocalyptic fiction. In Stephen King's "The End of the Whole Mess," Howard Fornoy recounts the life…
of his genius brother, Bobby, before his intelligence destroyed the world. Includes tales by Orson Scott Card, Dale Bailey, and others. Violence, strong language, and descriptions of sex. 2008The best American short stories, 2008 (Best American series)
By Salman Rushdie, Heidi Pitlor. 2008
Twenty stories from Harper's Magazine, the New Yorker, and other periodicals. Katie Chase's "Man and Wife" depicts an arranged marriage…
between a schoolgirl and a much-older businessman. Includes works by T.C. Boyle, Kevin Brockmeier, Alice Munro, and Tobias Wolff. Some violence, some strong language, and some descriptions of sex. 2008The best American short stories, 2009 (Best American series)
By Alice Sebold, Heidi Pitlor. 2009
Twenty short stories covering such diverse subjects as war, family, and natural disasters. In Adam Johnson's "Hurricanes Anonymous" a Louisiana…
UPS driver returns to his van after a delivery to find his ex-lover has abandoned him--and their toddler son. Some violence, some strong language, and some descriptions of sex. 2009Strange brew
By P. N. Elrod. 2009
Nine urban fantasy tales. In Patricia Briggs's "Seeing Eye" blind witch Moira helps werewolf Tom find his brother. In Charlaine…
Harris's "Bacon" vampire Dahlia seeks to avenge her husband's murder. Includes Jenna Maclaine's "Dark Sins" and a tale by Jim Butcher featuring wizard Harry Dresden. Some violence. 2009