Short Stories

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Falling in Love with Hominids opens with the confession, “I didn’t used to like people much.” Author Nalo Hopkinson acknowledges that as a teen she did not have much hope for the human spe

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Imagine George Orwell got it wrong. Big Brother isn’t a Stasi- or North Korean–style government watching the unremarkable comings-and-goings of the people.

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Somewhat unnoticed in the cloud of dust this summer about Harper Lee’s long-delayed Go Set a Watchman, Maria Bloshteyn’s brilliant translations of the earliest Chekhov stories, some of the

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fabulous niche reading for those seeking dark and darkly intelligent fare.”

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“. . . so jarringly poetic and heroic in their raw power you’ll want to read them more than once.”

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“Elegantly written, with poise and control, each of the stories presented in this collection beg to be pondered with great care.

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“Despite its flaws, Bark is an unsettling, poignant, cohesive and extremely well written collection of stories.”

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Karate Chop displays an admirable willingness to take on difficult stories, and Dorthe Nors tells these difficult stories very well.”

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“Molly Antopol is an astute, insightful observer of human relationships . . . a remarkable collection of short stories. . . . In a word: Wow!”

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Leaving the Sea is recommended to serious readers . . .”

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“. . . an exceptionally well-written, engaging, unified collection.”

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Over the past few decades, superheroes, villains, and other characters taken from the pages of comic books have become as much a part of American mythology as Rip Van Winkle, Paul Bunyan, and Johnn

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Annabelle’s mother desires only to serve and love her self-immersed, narcissistic artist husband who paints her suggestively in the nude.

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“The Kissing List beautifully captures the lives of twenty-something, smart, educated women. . . . haunting and thought-provoking.”

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“The Fun Parts is dude lit. For smart people.”

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“Ben Katchor easily qualifies as an equal opportunity satirist.”

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“This is the work of a skilled storyteller—a writer in control of her craft.”

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“Tenth of December shows the writer in excellent form . . . impressive.”

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“Mariah K. Young is a new author of great promise. And Masha’allah and Other Stories is a collection worthy of broad notice.”

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This book is exactly what it appears to be: A collection of horse stories written by a Who’s Who of literary stars over the past century.

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“Dr. Learst’s rapid-fire collection demands we not look away from the horrors of war but stare long and hard into the carnage.”

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“Some books are great, and this is one of them.”

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“Safe as Houses, [is] a collection of short stories making reading a truly healing and memorable experience.”

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