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Snow angels
By Fern Michaels, Rosalind Noonan, Marie Bostwick, Janna McMahan. 2009
Four Christmas novellas centered on finding unexpected love. In Snow Angels Olympic skier Max plans to spend the holiday alone,…
until a social worker and her two charges need help during a snowstorm. Includes The Presents of Angels, Decorations, and Miracle on Main Street. 2009Mystery Writers of America presents the prosecution rests: new stories about courtrooms, criminals, and the law
By Mystery Writers of America, Inc.. 2009
Twenty-two short stories dealing with the criminal justice system, with themes that include lawyers, victims, liars, revenge seekers, killers, and…
alibi witnesses. In Joel Goldman's "Knife Fight" a female Jewish attorney defends a black, drug-dealing murderer. Includes work by James Grippando, Barbara Parker, and S.J. Rozan. Strong language. 2009Roundup!: Western Writers of America presents great stories of the West from today's leading Western writers
By Paul Andrew Hutton. 2010
An anthology of short stories and essays together with a few poems written by twenty-seven of today's top Western writers.…
Also included is the western novella "The Big Guns," by Andrew Fenady. 2020True facts, tall tales & pure fiction (Southwestern Writers Collection)
By Larry L. King. 1997
This volume brings together five essays that King considers "true fact," ten that constitute "tall tales," and four short stories…
that he classifies as "pure fiction." All of these pieces represent an ongoing attempt to define and understand his native place and his mind's country. They cover subjects ranging from a rape trial to dubious recipes and points between: writing, politics, Little League baseball, Texas basketball, racial integration in the military, dogs, sinning, and stories of troubled lives. Explicit descriptions of sexStories
By Jesse Stuart. 2009
This collection of five stories and four poems was written by Jesse Stuart and adapted for easy reading by Laurence…
Swinburne. In the story "Uncle Jeff and the Family Pride," young Shan is home when the sheriff arrives with a warrant for Uncle Jeff's arrest. Poems include Sib Kales, Tom Kales, and Lemuel Potter. For grades 3-6. 2008Cape Cod stories: tales from Cape Cod, Nantucket, and Martha's Vineyard
By John Miller, Tim Smith. 1996
The rustic beauty and history of the Cape and its islands is captured in this anthology of excellent writing. Includes…
works by Edgar Allan Poe, Sylvia Plath, John Cheever, Helen Keller, Kurt Vonnegut, Henry David Thoreau, Herman Melville, Edna St. Vincent Millay, and many other authorsCape Cod noir (Akashic Noir)
By David L. Ulin, Fred G. Leebron, Adam Mansbach, Lizzie Skurnick, Elyssa East, Dana Cameron, Kaylie Jones, Ben Greenman, Dave Zeltserman, Seth Greenland, Paul Tremblay, William Hastings, Jedediah Barry. 2011
The baker's dozen of all-new short stories collected here thrillingly proves that even though Cape Cod tourists head home after…
Labor Day, the season for mayhem and malice never ends. Some violence, some strong language, and some descriptions of sexThe way north: collected Upper Peninsula new works
By Ron Riekki. 2013
A collection of previously unpublished poems and stories that provide snapshots of life in Michigan's Upper Peninsula. A 2014 Michigan…
Notable book. Contains some descriptions of sex and some strong language. 2013The Keillor reader
By Garrison Keillor. 2014
New Jersey noir (Akashic Noir)
By Barry N. Malzberg, Joyce Carol Oates, S. J. Rozan, Bill Pronzini, Sheila Kohler, Jeffrey Ford, Jonathan Safran Foer, Edmund White, Bradford Morrow, Jonathan Santlofer, Robert Pinsky, Paul Muldoon, C. K. Williams, Richard Burgin, Michael Carroll, Robert Arellano, Hirsh Sawhney, Gerald Stern, Alicia Ostriker, Lou Manfredo, S. A. Solomon. 2011
In New Jersey Noir a star-studded cast of authors sifts through the hidden dirt of the Garden State. Each story…
is set in a distinct location of New Jersey. Some violence, some strong language, and some explicit descriptions of sexThe complete short novels: Introduction by Richard Pevear (Everyman's Library Classics Series)
By Anton Chekhov, Larissa Volokhonsky, Richard Pevear, Anton Pavlovich Chekhov. 2004
Anton Chekhov, widely hailed as the supreme master of the short story, also wrote five works long enough to be…
called short novels, here brought together in one one volume for the first time, in a new translation by Richard Pevear and Larissa VolokhonskyNew stories from the South: the year's best, 2009
By Madison Smartt Bell. 2009
Twenty-one tales, many about Hurricane Katrina and its aftermath. In Katherine Karlin's "Muscle Memory" a teenage girl, whose shipyard welder…
father died in the storm, tries to learn his trade. Includes George Singleton's "Between Wrecks" and others. Some violence, some strong language, and some descriptions of sex. 2009Best African American fiction, 2009: 2009 (Best African American fiction)
By E. Lynn Harris, Gerald Early. 2009
Anthology of African American fiction incorporating a diversity of themes and locales features eight short stories and eight excerpts from…
adult and young adult novels. In "The Saving Work" two white American mothers, married to black men on a Caribbean island, watch their church burn down. Strong language and explicit descriptions of sex. 2009Tails of love
By Lori Foster, Stella Cameron, Dianne Castell, Sarah McCarty, Donna MacMeans. 2009
Ten stories in which animals bring love into the lives of their human companions. In Lori Foster's "Man's Best Friend,"…
a broken-down car and a lost puppy unite longtime crushes. In Kate Angell's "Norah's Arc," a wayward pygmy goat plays matchmaker. Some strong language and some explicit descriptions of sex. 2009Cuentos breves para leer en la cama
By Mario Benedetti, Francisco Ayala. 2009
Seventeen stories by renowned Spanish and Latin American authors that center around activities involving beds: sleeping, dreaming, nighttime storytelling, and…
lovemaking. Includes works by Ayala, Benedetti, Fuentes, Marías, Montero, Onetti, and Zúñiga. Some strong language and some descriptions of sex. Spanish language. 2009The Pen/O. Henry Prize stories: 2009 (The O. Henry Prize Collection)
By Laura Furman. 2009
Twenty stories. In Caitlin Horrocks's "This Is Not Your City," an immigrant mother enters an arranged marriage to improve the…
life of her child. Includes a Korean War tale by Paul Yoon and a love story by Ha Jin. Some violence, some strong language, and some descriptions of sex. 2009The O. Henry prize stories: 2007 (The O. Henry Prize Collection)
By Laura Furman. 2007
Twenty short stories selected from diverse periodicals. In Brian Evenson's "Mudder Tongue" a teacher gradually loses his language ability. Includes…
"The View from Castle Rock" by Alice Munro and "El Ojo de Agua" by Susan Straight. Some violence, some strong language, and some descriptions of sex. 2007Snowy night with a stranger (The School for Heiresses #Bk. 2)
By Jane Feather, Sabrina Jeffries, Julia London. 2008
Three short seasonal romances. In "A Holiday Gamble," Ned Vasey, the viscount Allenton, is caught in a blizzard on Christmas…
Eve. He finds refuge at Selby Hall, where he encounters the beautiful Lady Georgiana. Includes "When Sparks Fly" and "Snowy Night with a Highlander." Some explicit descriptions of sex. 2008Stories (Modern Library Classics)
By Anton Chekhov, Larissa Volokhonsky, Richard Pevear, Anton Pavlovich Chekhov. 2000
Thirty tales by Russian playwright and author Anton Chekhov (1860-1904). Includes brief early pieces such as "The Huntsman" and later…
works marked by symbolism, irony, and social commentary. In "Ward No. 6" a doctor at a mental hospital becomes a patient. Translated by Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky. 2000Bronx noir (Akashic Noir)
By Lawrence Block, S. J. Rozan, Jerome Charyn. 2007
Nineteen short crime stories set in New York City's northernmost borough. In Joseph Wallace's "The Big Five," a hunter targets…
his quarry in the Bronx Zoo. Includes Lawrence Block's "Rude Awakening," Sandra Kitt's "Home Sweet Home," and Steven Torres's "Early Fall." Some violence, some strong language, and some explicit descriptions of sex. 2007