Women throughout history have been the chroniclers and agents of change, and in these stories, their fears about the world are limned with staggering detail.
Randall Kenan proves once again that he can master plot and character to create perfectly balanced little miracles of focus and style.
Ron Rash’s well-told stories of justice and revenge are highly recommended for readers who value protecting our environment.
This passionate, compelling exercise in the fine art of short fiction is proof that the most intimate narratives are often the most powerful.
Kelli Jo Ford’s first book, composed of interlocking stories, is like a wildfire that slowly approaches a home and then whips through an entire region.
Aunjanue Ellis has a warm, liquid voice and a poetic rhythm that brings Zora Neale Hurston’s stories to life.
A potent mashup of Jane Austen and Japanese American culture, ‘Sansei and Sensibility’ is both entertaining and profound.
This collection of forgotten short stories by the beloved writer Madeleine L’Engle offers a fuller view of her mastery.
Zora Neale Hurston is most known for her novel Their Eyes Were Watching God, but before she published books, she honed her craft by writing short stories.
Trevor’s unembellished prose stands in striking contrast to the weight and complexity of the ideas he explores, including mortality and the nature of love.
Beth Piatote strings together stories like the intricate strands of a handmade necklace.
The stories in Zadie Smith’s first collection are ready to grapple with the complex times we live in.
Joe Hill eats genre fiction like junk food, chewing up the whole tradition of horror into a new, unique pulp.
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