Short Stories

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“While those with a preference for straightforward, gritty noir may be thrown off by these otherworldly curveballs, others who enjoy cross-cultural context mixed in with the shadows will fi

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“Mariana Enriquez’s wild imagination, narrative mastery, and compassion for her haunted characters make A Sunny Place for Shady People consistently engrossing.”

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“Character, plot, voice, words—Adderson has command of all elements of a story. She should be read.”

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“Not a single Jack Reacher story or doppelganger in here, that’s true—and yet maybe this is the collection of stories that Reacher might carry with him next time he sticks out a thumb.”

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“Joy Williams is a master of the short story . . .”

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“Wisdom ripples through this extraordinary collection of stories.”

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“This is a book to linger over, for the thoughts in it and for the words and the ways the author uses them.”

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“whatever streets they walk, whatever wisdom they earn, these brave people don’t simply abandon old lands. They take the reader along in creating new ones.”

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“a delicious, delightful read . . .”

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Fourteen Days: A Novel operates from an irresistible premise: trot out literary luminaries of our age, and mash them together in a rollicking collection of shared stories.”

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“Most of the stories in Dublin Tales show off Irish literature at its best: overflowing with feeling, humor, and insight.

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“With Pelecanos’ longstanding care for the humanity, even among the most desperate and downtrodden, Owning Up is about the ripple effects and long-term ramifications of crime or tr

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“Wherever he takes you—to the steamy summers of the Deep South, to dingy bars and squalid dwellings, or to fragrant cherry orchards by a lake near Bigfork—Burke makes everything come to lif

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What makes Keegan’s writing so rich is her economy of words and her ability to create vivid and powerful scenes while maintaining a simple style.”

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“Louise Kennedy’s brass tack writing takes center stage in each of her haunting short stories.

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Kate Atkinson has never been a predictable writer.

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"Lahiri introduces us to a wide range of . . . outsider characters . . . more of an interior journey than a touristic travelogue.”

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“As a playful grab-bag of moods, genres and plain impressive writing, there’s much in this omnibus to appreciate.”

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“In stories that capture whole worlds, and essays that dissect full lives, Aridjis has now proven her adeptness at nearly every form.”

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The 19 stories in this collection are not crime stories as we generally think of them.

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“The tales that populate Cleveland Noir are essentially about the haves, the have-nots, and the never-wills.”

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“One night the growth detaches from the girl’s scalp and that’s when the story gets really interesting.”

A collection of ten short stories set in Brooklyn, NY, Witness: Stories is populated by characters navigating relationships with friends and family, both living and not.

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