Short Stories

Get in Trouble: Stories (Hardcover)

By Kelly Link

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ISBN: 9780804179683

Published: Random House - February 3rd, 2015

Another stellar collection from one of the most gifted short story writers working today. With a unique talent for finding the new and alien within familiar tropes, Link finds an empty hotel room in the middle of a superhero convention; unrequited love in an automated Boyfriend; rural ghost stories at a birthday party on an orphaned starship. Both whimsical and haunting, these are stories of the monumental loneliness in every life, and the problems we create in our striving for connection.

Alexander

How to Breathe Underwater (Vintage Contemporaries) (Paperback)

By Julie Orringer

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ISBN: 9781400034369

Published: Vintage - April 12th, 2005

The stories in this collection are a handful of literary gems that provide emotionally resonant insight into the obstacles and victories of today’s teenage girls. The challenges the protagonists face range from a mother in the late stages of cancer, to a brother intent on passing his own pain on to his sister, and to a cousin who possesses extraordinary beauty.  While the stories are, at times, intense, they are also deeply honest and hopeful.

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Painted Cities (Hardcover)

By Alexai Galaviz-Budziszewski

$24.00

ISBN: 9781938073809

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Published: McSweeney's - March 11th, 2014

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Childlike imagination and gritty gang-filled reality follow and pass each other like speeding cars on a highway in this debut collection of short stories. With a voice that replicate both the deluded machismo of gangsters and the quiet sensitivity of despairing poets considering the desperation of urban poverty, Galaviz-Budzisewski’s stories explore friendship, family, hope, and desperation in vibrant and intoxicating prose. Chicago now has its own Junot Diaz.

Josh

The UnAmericans: Stories (Hardcover)

By Molly Antopol

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ISBN: 9780393241136

Published: W. W. Norton & Company - February 3rd, 2014

An impressive debut collection of stories by a young writer. Many of the pieces have Jewish or Israel themes, but all the stories resonate with emotion and thoughtfulness. The characters are very real and accessible, and the plots remind me of Nathan Englander. A delightful read.

David

The New York Stories (Paperback)

By John O'Hara, Steven Goldleaf (Editor), Steven Goldleaf (Introduction by), E. L. Doctorow (Foreword by)

$19.00

ISBN: 9780143107095

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Published: Penguin Classics - August 27th, 2013

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Mix yourself a martini and sit down with this collection of short stories written by one of America’s foremost authors, John O’Hara, who had more of his stories published in The New Yorker than any other in the history of the magazine.  Sophisticated, witty, always sharply written, these stories are filled with a wide range of characters – society swells, dames and bartenders, young marrieds and stockbrokers. Written in the years 1930 – 1965, The New York Stories give us a glimpse into a world long gone.

Nathan

Pieces for the Left Hand: Stories (Paperback)

By J. Robert Lennon

$15.00

ISBN: 9781555975234

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Published: Graywolf Press - March 31st, 2009

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Little stories with huge impact - try reading them out loud to a friend and you will be laughing or gasping and always wanting more. They are short but not always sweet. They are sly, amusing, and moving. “Fingers” is shocking, “Directions” is quite funny, and “Kiss” is almost sweet. All are very addicting, and a pleasure to read.

Megan

Amsterdam Stories (Paperback)

By Nescio, Joseph O'Neill (Introduction by), Damion Searls (Translated by)

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ISBN: 9781590174920

Published: NYRB Classics - March 20th, 2012

My favorite book of the year so far, this collection of short stories is beautiful, wise, and artistic. Reading it was like watching Casablanca, the lines and moments that should be cliche are powerful. Following a circle of artists, writers and thinkers, Nescio’s work explores and celebrates the world as an ever evolving font of creative potential.
Josh