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The Best American mystery stories, 2007 (Best American series)
By Otto Penzler, Carl Hiassen. 2007
Twenty tales of mystery, crime, and suspense. In Laura Lippman's "One True Love," a soccer mom who moonlights as a…
prostitute encounters an unsavory ex-client. Also features authors Lawrence Block, James Lee Burke, Louise Erdrich, and Joyce Carol Oates. Some descriptions of sex, some violence, and some strong language. 2007New stories from the South: the year's best, 2007
By Allan Gurganus, Edward P. Jones, Z. Z. Packer. 2007
Pulitzer Prize-winner presents eighteen southern short stories published in U.S. magazines in 2006. Features James Lee Burke's "A Season of…
Regret," Moira Crone's "The Ice Garden," and a hurricane tale by Allan Gurganus. Includes author biographies and commentary. Some descriptions of sex, some violence, and some strong language. 2007Pushcart prize: best of the small presses, 2007 / XXXI (Pushcart Prize: Best of the Small Presses Ser.)
By Bill Henderson, Pushcart Prize Editors. 2007
Sixty-three short stories, essays, and poems from literary magazines, online and print journals, and small presses. Includes Wendell Berry's "The…
Way of Ignorance," Kate Braverman's "Cocktail Hour," Louise Glück's "Persephone the Wanderer," and Stephen Dunn's "Salvation." Some descriptions of sex, some violence, and some strong language. 2007The mammoth book of best new horror: v. 17 (Mammoth Book of Best New Horror Ser.)
By Stephen Jones. 2006
Twenty-two macabre tales of horror and the supernatural. In David Morrell's "Time Was," businessman Sam Wentworth loses his way--and his…
identity--while driving home from work. Also includes selections by Clive Barker, Brian Hodge, Liz Williams, and Ramsey Campbell. Some descriptions of sex, some violence, and some strong language. 2006Telling tales
By Nadine Gordimer. 2004
Twenty-one short stories from around the world written to benefit the fight against AIDS. In "The Ultimate Safari" by editor…
Gordimer, refugees hide from war in a game park. Also includes contributions by Woody Allen, Margaret Atwood, Chinua Achebe, Amos Oz, and Salman Rushdie among others. 2004Have a little faith
By Sandra Kitt, Jacquelin Thomas, J. D. Mason, ReShonda Tate Billingsley, J. D. Mason. 2006
Four inspirational stories. In "Signs of Light," Brittany's young son is diagnosed with leukemia, but she finds help from an…
unexpected source. A woman puts her trust in God in "Faith Will Overcome." In "Maybelline," Olivia has cancer but finds friendship. In "Survival Instincts," Lynn forgives her attacker. 2006A moment on the edge: 100 years of crime stories by women
By Elizabeth George. 2004
Bestselling author of the Thomas Lynley series selects wide-ranging mystery, suspense, and psychological fiction written between 1917 and 2001. Includes…
works by Dorothy L. Sayers, Ngaio Marsh, Shirley Jackson, Joyce Carol Oates, Minette Walters, and other female writers. Some descriptions of sex, some violence, and some strong language. 2002New stories from the South: the year's best, 2006
By Allan Gurganus, Zz Packer. 2006
Twenty Southern short stories published in U.S. magazines in 2005. Features Wendell Berry's "Mike," Nanci Kincaid's "The Currency of Love,"…
Daniel Wallace's "Justice," and work by J.D. Chapman, Kevin Wilson, and others. Includes introduction and author biographies and commentary. Some descriptions of sex, some violence, and some strong language. 2006Stark and the star kings
By Leigh Brackett, Edmond Hamilton, Alex Ebel. 2005
Six science fiction tales by husband-and-wife authors Hamilton (1904-1977) and Brackett (1915-1978). In The Star Kings (1949), a twentieth-century combat…
pilot exchanges bodies with a galactic prince from the future. Also includes the title piece--a collaboration featuring mercenary Eric John Stark--and a 2005 introduction by John Jakes. 2005The best Christian short stories
By Bret Lott. 2006
Eleven stories by Christian writers, published between 1989 and 2006, about characters experiencing divine grace. Includes Homer Hickam's "Dosie, of…
Killakeet Island," the editor's "An Evening on the Cusp of the Apocalypse," and Larry Woiwode's "Firstborn," in which a young couple confronts the trials of childbirth. 2006The best American short stories, 2006: selected from U.S. and Canadian magazines (Best American series)
By Katrina Kenison, Ann Patchett. 2006
Twenty stories from the New Yorker and other periodicals. In Alice Munro's "The View from Castle Rock" a Scottish family…
emigrates to Canada. Also includes Tobias Wolff's "Awaiting Orders" and selections by Donna Tartt, Mary Gaitskill, and others. Some descriptions of sex, some violence, and some strong language. 2006Best shorts: favorite short stories for sharing (Best Shorts)
By Chris Raschka, Carolyn Shute. 2006
Twenty-four short stories by such well-known children's authors as Lloyd Alexander, Natalie Babbitt, and Richard Peck. Includes Washington Irving's classic…
"Rip Van Winkle," Frank Stockton's "The Lady or the Tiger," and a contemporary tale about ghosts who use cell phones. Afterword by Newbery Medal-winner Katherine Paterson. For grades 6-9. 2006Twin Cities noir
By Steven Horwitz, Julie Schaper. 2006
Fifteen authors from the Minneapolis and St. Paul, Minnesota, area present original stories of past, present, and future detection and…
mystery. In Judith Guest's "Eminent Domain," someone hijacks a web domain name, and in K.J. Erickson's "Noir Neige" and Mary Sharratt's "Taking the Bullets Out," cultures collide. Strong language. 2006Dublin noir: the Celtic tiger vs the ugly American
By Eoin Colfer, Ken Bruen. 2006
Nineteen short crime stories set in the Irish capital. In Laura Lippman's "The Honor Bar" a scorned American tourist exacts…
revenge on her ex-boyfriend with a new conquest. Also includes selections by Gary Phillips, Ray Banks, Jim Fusilli, and others. Descriptions of sex, violence, and strong language. 2006The O. Henry Prize stories: 2006 (The O. Henry Prize Collection)
By Laura Furman. 2006
Twenty prizewinning short stories from diverse locales. In Paula Fox's "The Broad Estates of Death," newlywed Amelia confronts her husband's…
brutal childhood. Also includes Edward P. Jones's "Old Boys, Old Girls," Xu Xi's "Famine," Alice Munro's "Passion," and others. Some descriptions of sex, some violence, and some strong language. 2006Making it up
By Penelope Lively. 2005
Eight short works of fiction based on remembered experiences from Lively's own life--a genre she refers to as "confabulation." In…
"The Mozambique Channel" a nanny and her family evacuate Egypt during World War II. In "Comet" a middle-aged woman arranges a funeral for her unknown half-sister. Some strong language. 2005The Portable western reader (Viking portable library)
By Various, William Kittredge. 1997
Anthology of stories, poems, essays, and excerpts exploring the range and evolution of Western American literature including the Native American…
experience. Features selections by Louise Erdrich, Lewis and Clark, Jack London, John Steinbeck, Ernest Hemingway, Larry McMurtry, Raymond Carver, W.H. Auden, Ken Kesey, Barry Lopez, and others. 1997Sun in glory: and other tales of Valdemar (Valdemar)
By Mercedes Lackey. 2003
Thirteen stories of Mercedes Lackey's magical realm Valdemar. In Mickey Zucker Reichert's "A Herald's Rescue," a stable boy journeys with…
a horselike Companion to save an injured Herald--or so he believes. Includes Nancy Asire's "The Cat Who Came to Dinner," Judith Tarr's "Rebirth," and Lackey's novella "Sun in Glory." 2003D.C. noir
By Robert Andrews, Laura Lippman, James Grady, Jim Patton, George Pelecanos, Kenji Jasper, Jim Fusilli, Norman Kelley, Jennifer Howard, Ruben Castaneda, David Slater, Lester Irby, Quintin Peterson, Robert Wisdom, Jim Beane, Robert Currey. 2006
Sixteen short mysteries set in distinct neighborhoods of Washington, D.C. In the editor's piece "The Confidential Informant," a son tries…
to impress his father by selling information to the police. "The Dupe" by Jim Fusilli highlights the duplicity of politicians. Violence, strong language, and some descriptions of sex. 2006Voces sin fronteras: antología Vintage Español de literatura mexicana y chicana contemporánea
By Cristina García. 2007
Anthology of twenty-one contemporary writers, including Mexicans Rosario Castellanos, Carlos Fuentes, Angeles Mastretta, Octavio Paz, Elena Poniatowska, Alfonso Reyes, and…
Juan Rulfo; and Chicanos Rudolfo Anaya, Ana Castillo, Sandra Cisneros, Rubén Martínez, and Richard Rodriguez. Includes short sketches on each author. Spanish language. 2006