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Lovecraft Country volume 1
Language
English
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Chicago, 1954. When his father Montrose goes missing Army veteran Atticus Turner embarks on a road trip to New England to find him, accompanied by his Uncle George-- publisher of The Safe Negro Travel Guide-- and his childhood friend Letitia. On their journey to the manor of Mr. Braithwhite, heir to the estate that owned one of Atticuss ancestors, they encounter both mundane terrors of white America and malevolent spirits that seem straight out of...
Author
Series
Amgash novels volume 2
Language
English
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"Anything Is Possible explores the whole range of human emotion through the intimate dramas of people struggling to understand themselves and others. Here are two sisters: One trades self-respect for a wealthy husband while the other finds in the pages of a book a kindred spirit who changes her life. The janitor at the local school has his faith tested in an encounter with an isolated man he has come to help; a grown daughter longs for mother love...
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Publisher
Doubleday
Pub. Date
℗2012.
Language
English
Description
"A collection of short fiction from Terry Pratchett, spanning the whole of his writing career from schooldays to Discworld and the present day. In the four decades since his first book appeared in print, Terry Pratchett has become one of the world's best-selling and best-loved authors. Here for the first time are his short stories and other short-form fiction collected into one volume. A Blink of the Screen charts the course of Pratchett's long writing...
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Publisher
Graywolf Press
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
“This is the rare debut that introduces not a promising talent but a major writer, fully formed.” Garth Greenwell. In the nine expansive, searching stories of A Lucky Man, fathers and sons attempt to salvage relationships with friends and family members and confront mistakes made in the past. An imaginative young boy from the Bronx goes swimming with his group from day camp at a backyard pool in the suburbs, and faces the effects of power and...
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Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
"As his mother's dementia worsens, a devoted, favored son is shocked to learn of his mother's past; a father's meager outdoor skills are no match for a terrifying turn in the weather; old friends holding too many grudges go camping and hire a suicidal guide with too many rules. In several stories, unlikely alliances form: an eccentric neighbor who babysits for a busy, unstable couple becomes overly attached; an accomplished cattle geneticist gets...
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Publisher
W.W. Norton & Company
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Exploring the themes of race, class and coming-of-age, a stunning collection of stories about growing up in a land shaped by love, loss and violence introduces a cast of unforgettable characters who protect, betray, wound, undermine, bolster, define and, ultimately, save each other.
Author
Publisher
Graywolf Press
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
"For more than ten years, Deb Olin Unferth has been publishing startlingly askew, wickedly comic, cutting-edge fiction in magazines such as Granta, Harper's Magazine, McSweeney's, NOON, and The Paris Review. Her stories are revered by some of the best American writers of our day, but until now there has been no stand-alone collection of her short fiction. Wait Till You See Me Dance consists of several extraordinary longer stories as well as a selection...
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Series
Publisher
Sleeping Bear Press
Pub. Date
[2015]
Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 2.5 - AR Pts: 1
Language
English
Description
"A beginning reader book containing three stories in which Frog shares a Thanksgiving feast with his woodland friends, celebrates his first Christmas, and rings in the New Year with a twist on tradition"--Provided by publisher.
11) Travel tales
Publisher
The Symphony Space
Pub. Date
2007
Language
English
Description
A narration of short stories previously broadcasted on public radio stations.
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Publisher
Tyrus Books, an imprint of F+W Media, Inc
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
During World War II, while most of the Detroit police department is fighting overseas, the "Four Horsemen" -- Lieutenant Max Zagreb, Sergeant Starvo Canal, and Detectives McReary and Burke -- struggle to keep the city safe from draft-dodging troublemakers, gangsters, racial tension and enemy saboteurs.
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Publisher
Vintage Books, a division of Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
2018.
Language
English
Description
From the New York Times bestselling author of Robopocalypse comes a fascinating and fantastic collection that explores complex emotional and intellectual landscapes at the intersection of artificial intelligence and human life.
16) Wild West
Author
Publisher
Forge
Pub. Date
2017.
Language
English
Description
From rodeos to rustlers, from ranch life to the outlaw trail, Elmer Kelton offers us tales of the American West, both modern and mythical. Readers will meet a rodeo clown who seeks redemption through romance, a recently-released prisoner trying to reform himself via ranch work, and an embattled veteran with just enough courage left to conquer his last foewhen a town and the love of his life are at stake. Every bit as important as the men are Keltons...
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Series
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
2022
Language
English
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A collection of the year's best short stories, selected by Pulitzer Prize winner Andrew Sean Greer and series editor Heidi Pitlor.
Andrew Sean Greer, "an exceptionally lovely writer, capable of mingling humor with sharp poignancy" (Washington Post), selects twenty stories out of thousands that represent the best examples of the form published the previous year.
Author
Publisher
HaperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
The son of an aging fisherman becomes ensnared in a violent incident that forces him to confront his broken relationship with his father. A woman travels halfway across the country to look for her ex-husband, only to find her attention drawn in a surprising direction. A millworker gives safe harbor to his son's pregnant girlfriend, until an ambiguous gesture upsets their uneasy equilibrium. These and other stories of yearning, loss, and tentative...
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Series
Publisher
HarperCollins
Pub. Date
2023
Language
English
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A collection of the year's best short stories, selected by National Book Award finalist Min Jin Lee and series editor Heidi Pitlor.
"Without stories, we cannot live well," shares guest editor Min Jin Lee, describing how storytelling affects and nurtures readers. The Best American Short Stories 2023 features twenty pieces of short fiction that reflect a world full of fractured relationships, but also wondrous hope. A lifelong
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