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by Leigh Newman
Published Apr 2023
Read ReviewsFrom the prizewinning, debut fiction author: an exhilarating virtuosic story collection about women navigating the wilds of male-dominated Alaskan society.
by Lily King
Published Nov 2022
Read ReviewsBy the award-winning, New York Times bestselling author of Writers & Lovers, Lily King's first-ever collection of exceptional and innovative short stories.
by Elizabeth McCracken
Published Jan 2022
Read ReviewsAward-winning author Elizabeth McCracken is an undisputed virtuoso of the short story, and this new collection features her most vibrant and heartrending work to date.
by Alice Hoffman
Published Sep 2020
Read ReviewsIn 1941, during humanity's darkest hour, three unforgettable young women must act with courage and love to survive, from the New York Times bestselling author of The Dovekeepers and The Marriage of Opposites Alice Hoffman.
by Jamel Brinkley
Published Jun 2019
Read ReviewsJamel Brinkley's stories reflect the tenderness and vulnerability of black men and boys whose hopes sometimes betray them, especially in a world shaped by race, gender, and class - where luck may be the greatest fiction of all.
by Edith Pearlman
Published Sep 2015
Read ReviewsA new story collection from the author of Binocular Vision, winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award and finalist for the National Book Award.
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