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A mix of mystery, fantasy, romance, and general fiction...and short, so no excuses about time, OK?
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Full Throttle: Stories
Joe Hill - William Morrow
Format: Hardcover
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In this masterful collection of short fiction, Joe Hill dissects timeless human struggles in thirteen relentless tales of supernatural suspense, including "In The Tall Grass," one of two stories co-written with Stephen King, basis for the terrifying feature film from Netflix.A... |
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The Best American Short Stories 2021
Jesmyn Ward - Mariner Books
Format: Hardcover
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"One of the most searing and singularly gifted writers working today" (Entertainment Weekly) , Jesmyn Ward, selects twenty stories out of thousands that represent the best examples of the form published the previous year. |
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No Middle Name: The Complete Collected Jack Reacher Short Stories
Lee Child - Delacorte Press
Format: Hardcover
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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER * Get ready for the ultimate Jack Reacher experience: a thrilling new novella and eleven previously published stories, together for the first time in one pulse-pounding collection from Lee Child. No Middle Name begins with "Too Much Time,"... |
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Tiny Nightmares: Very Short Stories of Horror
Lincoln Michel - Black Balloon Publishing
Format: Paperback
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In this playful, spine-tingling collection, leading literary and horror writers spin unforgettably chilling tales in only a few pages. Tiny Nightmares brings to life broken-hearted vampires, Uber-taking serial killers, mind-reading witches, and monsters of all imaging, as well as stories... |
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Hardly Knew Her: Stories
Laura Lippman - William Morrow; Reprint edition
Format: Print book
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“Lippman is a writing powerhouse.”—USA Today New York Times bestselling author and winner of every major prize awarded for crime fiction—including the Edgar®, Anthony, Shamus, Agatha, and Nero Wolfe Awards—Laura Lippman brilliantly demonstrates her astonishing... |
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In the Country: Stories
Mia Alvar - Knopf
Format: Hardcover
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These nine globe-trotting, unforgettable stories from Mia Alvar, a remarkable new literary talent, vividly give voice to the women and men of the Filipino diaspora. Here are exiles, emigrants, and wanderers uprooting their families from the Philippines to begin new lives in the Middle East,... |
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Heartbroke
Chelsea Bieker - Catapult
Format: Hardcover
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From the acclaimed author of Godshot and "a pitch-perfect ventriloquist of extraordinary talent and ferocity" (T Kira Madden) comes a defining book of Californian stories where everyone is seeking or sabotaging loveUnited by the stark and sprawling landscapes of California's... |
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Reunion Beach: Stories Inspired by Dorothea Benton Frank
Elin Hilderbrand - William Morrow
Format: Hardcover
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In this warm and moving anthology, a group of bestselling authors and writers pay tribute to legendary, larger-than-life New York Times bestselling author Dorothea Benton Frank and her literary legacy, capturing her unforgettable spirit, joy, and humor in stories of reunions and love.When... |
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The Ghost Variations: One Hundred Stories
Kevin Brockmeier - Pantheon
Format: Hardcover
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A spirit who appears in a law firm reliving the exact moment she lost her chance at love, a man haunted by the trees cut down to build his house, nefarious specters that snatch anyone who steps into the shadows in which they live, and parakeets that serve as mouthpieces for the dead--these... |
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Sword Stone Table: Old Legends, New Voices
Swapna Krishna - Vintage
Format: Paperback
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Here you'll find the Lady of the Lake reimagined as an albino Ugandan sorceress and the Lady of Shalott as a wealthy, isolated woman in futuristic Mexico City; you'll see Excalibur rediscovered as a baseball bat that grants a washed-up minor leaguer a fresh shot at glory and as a lost... |
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The Emerald Circus
JANE YOLEN - Tachyon Publications
Format: Paperback
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Where is Wendy? Leading a labor strike against the Lost Boys, of course.A Scottish academic unearths ancient evil in a fishing village. Edgar Allan Poe's young bride is beguiled by a most unusual bird. Dorothy, lifted from Kansas, returns as a gymnastic sophisticate. Emily Dickinson dwells... |
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Observations by Gaslight: Stories from the World of Sherlock Holmes
Lyndsay Faye - Mysterious Press
Format: Hardcover
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A new collection of Sherlockian tales that shows the Great Detective and his partner, Watson, as their acquaintances saw themLyndsay Faye -- international bestseller, translated into fifteen languages, and a two-time Edgar Award nominee -- first appeared on the literary scene with Dust... |
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Dreadful Young Ladies and Other Stories
Kelly Regan Barnhill - Algonquin Books
Format: Hardcover
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A stunning new collection of short fictions from the World Fantasy Award- and Newbery Medal-winning author of The Girl Who Drank the Moon. From award-winning, New York Times bestselling author Kelly Barnhill comes a stunning first collection of acclaimed short fictions,... |
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Wonders of the Invisible World
Patricia A McKillip - Tachyon Publications
Format: eBook : Document : Fiction : EnglishView all editions and formats
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Pass through fairy tales into the magic of invisible worlds in these opulent stories by a beloved fantasy icon and author of the classic Riddlemaster trilogy. Patricia McKillip has inspired generations of dedicated readers with enchanting tales that are as romantic as they are unexpected.... |
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The Darkling Halls of Ivy
Lawrence Block - LB Productions
Format: Paperback
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In recent years, colleges and universities have become known for their "trigger warnings" and "safe spaces"--but as the 18 authors who penned stories for this powerful new anthology can tell you, there's plenty of danger still lurking behind the stolid stonework,... |
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