Saturday, February 04, 2012
Book Lists - Short Stories
Short Story Collections You Shouldn’t Miss
All Aunt Hagar’s Children (2006)
by Edward P. Jones
Past and present Washington, D.C. is the setting for elegant stories of the African-American experience, told through the eyes of characters young and old.
Both Ways Is the Only Way I Want It (2009)
by Maile Meloy
Most of the stories in this precise collection are set in Montana, and many delve into the complexity of family relationships.
Everything Ravaged, Everything Burned (2009)
by Wells Tower
Misfits of all stripes (they all happen to be male in these stories) oscillate from hilarity to despair and back again in these imaginative stories.
Going Away Shoes (2009)
by Jill McCorkle
Self discovery, longing and relationships are explored in these sometimes dark stories.
A Good Fall (2009)
by Ha Jin
Several generations of Chinese-American immigrants in Flushing, New York are the focus of these captivating stories.
Like You’d Understand, Anyway (2007)
by Jim Shepard
First person tales with settings ranging from Chernobyl to Connecticut brim with interesting facts and outlandish and compelling characters.
No One Belongs Here More Than You (2007)
by Miranda July
Filmmaker July’s first story collection is full of heartbreak, loneliness, and exploring the tricky business of connecting with others.
Olive Kitteridge (2008)
by Elizabeth Strout
Olive Kitteridge, a gruff former math teacher in coastal Maine, is the common thread in this series of connected stories that won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 2009.
Say You’re One of Them (2009)
by Uwem Akpan
Five gritty and powerful stories set in war torn Africa. An Oprah’s Book Club pick.
Too Much Happiness (2009)
by Alice Munro
Narrators young and old navigate relationships, traumas, and mortality from 2009 Man Booker International Prize winner Munro.
Twenty Grand and Other Tales of Love and Money (2007)
by Rebecca Curtis
Mostly female narrators navigate bleakness, betrayal, and search for happiness. Most stories are straightforward,with a few fantastical tales.
Unaccustomed Earth (2008)
by Jhumpa Lahiri
Lahiri won the Pulitzer Prize for her earlier story collection, Interpreter of Maladies, and she returns to the form in this captivating book. Three of the eight stories are interconnected.
War Dances (2009)
by Sherman Alexie
Short stories, prose and poems co-mingle in this eccentric collection with themes of fatherhood, identity, and what it means to be Native American.
You Must Be This Happy to Enter (2008)
by Elizabeth Crane
Crane’s third short story collection showcases her talent for humor, depicting unique situations, and exploring often offbeat relationships.
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