#fiction #shortstories #novella #thriller #mystery

Light Hardcover (1 lb or less)

Arkansas

Presents two novellas, including "Hotel Paradise," an exploration of the emotional isolation and identity quest of adolescence, and "The Train Now Departing," in which the female protagonist is embroiled in darkness by the man in her life

The Train Now Departing

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The man who shot out my eye is dead

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Florida

Yellowcake brings together ten short stories from the extraordinarily talented Margo Lanagan--each of them fiercely original and quietly heartbreaking.

The stories range from fantasy and fairy tale to horror and stark reality, and yet what pervades is the sense of humanity.nbsp; The people of Lanagan's worlds face trials, temptations, and degradations. They swoon and suffer and even kill for love. In a dangerous world, they seek the solace and strength that comes from family and belonging.nbsp;

These are stories to be savored slowly and pondered deeply because they cut to the very heart of who we are.

"Haunting, gorgeous, and sometimes painful, Lanagan's stories are unlike anything else in fantasy literature." --Publishers Weekly, starred review

"Lanagan unravels familiar myths and fairy tales, weaving them into unique, sharply resonant forms in this characteristically stunning collection." --Kirkus, starred review

Yellowcake

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#hardcover #myfirstrodeo #girldad #stoneystamper #familystories #fatherhood #familylife #shortstories #nonfiction 

Georgia

How Three Daughters, One Wife, and a Herd of Others Are Making Me a Better Dad

A heartwarming collection of stories that reveal the ups, downs, and delights of being a family man, from a guy who never dreamed of being one. This work will inspire those just starting out with families to hang in there, and for those well beyond the child raising years, it will be a poignant reminder of the enduring goodness of family.

My First Rodeo

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#cooking #recipes #shortstories #hardcover 

Heavy Hardcover (2 to 4 lbs)

Pennsylvania

a recipe book

Second helpings of roast chicken

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#hardcover #fiction #larawilliams #shortstories #aselfieasbigastheritz

Indiana

Stories

“A dark wonder. An often harrowing (and in parts, very, very funny) debut, it targets the unfathomable nonsense of relationships, work and modern living with a keen eye, head-spinning wordplay and enough compassion to crush your heart. Buy it for everyone you know." —The Skinny She finds herself single, twenty-nine, partially-employed, and about a half a stone overweight. Roller dexter of eligible friends rattling thin. Thirties breathing down her neck like an inappropriate uncle. She jogs. Looks good in turquoise. Finds herself punctuating gas “better out than in!” patting her stomach like a department store Santa. This is who I am, she thinks. The women in Lara Williams’ debut story collection, A Selfie as Big as the Ritz, navigate the tumultuous interval between early twenties and middle age. In the title story, a relationship implodes against the romantic backdrop of Paris. In “One of Those Life Things,” a young woman struggles to say the right thing at her best friend’s abortion. In “Penguins,” a girlfriend tries to accept her boyfriend’s bizarre sexual fantasy. In “Treats,” a single woman comes to terms with her loneliness. As Williams’ characters attempt to lean in, fall in love, hold together a family, fend off loneliness, and build a meaningful life, we see them alternating between expectation and resignation, giddiness and melancholy, the rollercoaster we all find ourselves on.

A Selfie As Big As the Ritz

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"What makes 'Written in the Stars' striking and quite wonderful is the ease and sagacity with which Ms. Duncan writes about adolescence (at an astonishingly young authorial age) and the emotional resonance she creates with characters we will know only briefly--for such is the nature of short stories."--Wall Street Journal

An extraordinary look at the genesis of a great writer's career, Written in the Stars is a collection of Lois Duncan's earliest stories. composed from the ages of 13 through 22. From family relationships, to the joy and angst of first love, to the struggles of a young soldier returning from war with PTSD, this unique book, whose stories originally appeared in magazines such as Seventeen and American Girl, is a marvelous portrait of the depth and breadth of Duncan's youthfulwork. As a special bonus, Lois has followed each story with a brief essay describing her work and life at the time the story was written. Written in the Stars is a must-have addition to the library of work from this spectacular and groundbreaking young adult author.


Written in the Stars

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New book; may have remainder mark. #fiction #hardcover #shortstories #collection #new #spain #america #shortfiction #adult #contemporary

Hardcover (1 to 2 lbs)

Kansas

From the acclaimed, prize-winning Catalonian author of the novel Lost Luggage, a collection of nine masterful short stories about adulthood, heartbreak, and outsiders in search of their place in the world. As one of Catalonia’s most acclaimed literary talents, Jordi Puntí’s writing is “full of invention and consistently gripping” (The Times Literary Supplement). Now, he returns to his American audience with this breathtaking short story collection. Sharing the title of the David Bowie song, it travels from Spain to America and back, showing the differences between the two places. A man recalls a past love as he strolls through the lonely streets of Barcelona. A hitchhiker on the outskirts of the city of Vic carries his secrets in a briefcase. In northern Catalonia, a villager receives letters from a long-estranged brother and grapples with how to respond. Then there’s the man who wants to surprise his wife with a trip to Paris, only to swap it for a solitary cruise. Showcasing “the author’s vivid imagination” (Kirkus Reviews), the stories in This Is Not America are effortless evocations of the strangeness of everyday life and the universal search for love and belonging.

This Is Not America

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#supernatural #horror #glenhirshberg #ghoststories #thriller #shortstories.  Hardcover book in like new condition with the exception of a small tear at the bottom of the back jacket cover

Maryland

Ghost Stories

In the title story of this unique collection a husband struggles with the grief and confusion of losing two children, and forms an odd bond with the infant spectrals that visit him in the night. "Dancing Men" depicts one of the creepiest rites of passage in recent memory, when a boy visits his deranged grandfather in the New Mexico desert. In "Mr. Dark's Carnival," a college professor confronts his own dark places in the form of a mysterious haunted house steeped in the folklore of grisly badlands justice. "Struwwelpeter" introduces us to a brilliant, treacherous adolescent whose violent tendencies and reckless mischief reach a sinister pinnacle as Halloween descends on a rundown, Pacific Northwest fishing village. Tormented by his guilty conscience, a young man plumbs the depths of atonement as he and his favorite cousin commune with the almighty Hawaiian surf in "Shipwreck Beach." With The Two Sams author Glen Hirshberg uses his remarkable gift for capturing mood and atmosphere to suggest the possibility that the most troubling ghosts of all are not the ones that hover above us and walk through walls, but those that linger in our memories and haunt our souls.

The Two Sams

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This book was one of those ones that sticks with you! A collection of intertwined short stories. Brilliant writing. “With these wonderfully haunting, strange, and hilarious stories, Schickler has established himself as a major new voice in American fiction. From beginning to end, you have some of the most pleasurable storytelling of the year.” #hardcover #shortstories #haunting #hilarious #NewYorker  

Colorado

“Hilarious, sexy, and deeply tender” collection of short stories about urban NYC. 

At the Preemption, a mysterious apartment building with a prophetic doorman, the destinies of an offbeat group of tenants intertwine with the lives of three characters--James Branch, a shy accountant; Wall Street lothario Patrick Rigg; and aspiring writer Rally McWilliams.

Kissing in Manhattan

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New except person blacked out their name on inside of book. Rest of book in perfect condition(see all photos) #HardcoverFiction #IntergenerationalStory #Quilting #ElderlyWomanFinalQuilt #SpiritualLegacy #Inspirational #MemoriesAndStoriesToTell #ShortStories #TheQuilt #TDavisBunn

South Carolina

Despite her arthritis, Mary, an elderly grandmother, is determined to make one final quilt in order to pass along her spiritual legacy to her family and friends.

The Quilt

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#hardcover #mystery #suspense #shortstories #LauraLippman #Baltimore #fiction

"Lippman is a writing powerhouse."

--USA Today

 

New York Times bestselling author and winner of every major prize awarded for crime fiction--including the Edgar®, Anthony, Shamus, Agatha, and Nero Wolfe Awards--Laura Lippman brilliantly demonstrates her astonishing agility as a short story writer withHardly Knew Her. A sterling collection of sixteen suspenseful short fictions and novellas--most set in and around her beloved Baltimore and several featuring her popular series character private investigator Tess Monaghan--Hardly Knew Her was called, "Riveting...One of the best collections released in some time" by the Boston Globe. The Seattle Times says, "something in the short-story form brings out the wicked in Laura Lippman," and this exceptional collection is indisputable proof that Lippman is without peer as she walks boldly on the dark and dangerous side.



Hardly Knew Her

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BCE hardcover edition published 1988. Pages are clean and unmarked. #isaacasimov #azazel #shortstories #bce #scifi #fantasy #horror 

Texas

Azazel 

Original tales of living, loving and learning told by a perfectly ordinary, quite commonly sensible, and absolutely are inspiring colored woman. #africanamerican #shortstories #folktales #NorthCarolina #heritage #africanamericanheritage #

Original Tales of Living, Loving, Longing and Learning, As Told by a Perfectly Ordinary, Quite Commonly Sensible and Absolutely Awe-Inspiring Colored Woman

Sometimes black history doesn't march, Sometimes black history doesn't shout, Sometimes black history just comes wearily down a dirt road, dragging a cotton sack and wearning a head rag....

Just Plain Folks

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Has the Barnes & Noble sticker on it. #hardcover #fiction #bjnovak #humor #shortstories 

Wisconsin

Stories and Other Stories

A debut collection by a writer for the Emmy Award-winning series The Office includes the title story, in which a boy's lucrative sweepstakes win proves more harm than good for his family.

One More Thing

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#hardcover #shortstories #irish  no cover

New York

"In this collection of stories, Maeve Binchy brings us sons and lovers, daughters and strangers, husbands and wives in their infinite variety - powerfully compelling stories of love, loss, revelation, and reconciliation. A secretary's silent passion for her boss meets the acid test on a business trip... A man and a woman's mutual disdain at first sight shows how deceptive appearances can be.... An insecure wife clings to the illusion of order, only to discover chaos at the hands of a house sitter who opens the wrong doors.... A pair of star-crossed travelers take each other's bags, and then learn that when you unlock a stranger's suitcase, you enter a stranger's life."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved

The Return Journey

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#hardcover #fiction #novella #shortstories 

New Mexico

A Novella and Stories

The award-winning author of Before You Suffocate Your Own Fool Self brings her signature voice and insight to the subjects of race, grief, apology, and American history. Danielle Evans is widely acclaimed for her blisteringly smart voice and x-ray insights into complex human relationships. With The Office of Historical Corrections, Evans zooms in on particular moments and relationships in her characters' lives in a way that allows them to speak to larger issues of race, culture, and history. She introduces us to Black and multiracial characters who are experiencing the universal confusions of lust and love, and getting walloped by grief--all while exploring how history haunts us, personally and collectively. Ultimately, she provokes us to think about the truths of American history--about who gets to tell them, and the cost of setting the record straight. In "Boys Go to Jupiter," a white college student tries to reinvent herself after a photo of her in a Confederate-flag bikini goes viral. In "Richard of York Gave Battle in Vain," a photojournalist is forced to confront her own losses while attending an old friend's unexpectedly dramatic wedding. And in the eye-opening title novella, a black scholar from Washington, DC, is drawn into a complex historical mystery that spans generations and puts her job, her love life, and her oldest friendship at risk.

The Office of Historical Corrections

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Louisiana

"Jen Spyra has worked in nearly every kind of comedy there is: penning stories for The Onion, writing skits and one-liners for The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, contributing pieces to The New Yorker and McSweeney's, and taking the stage for improv at UCB Theater in Manhattan. Her incredible range is on display in this uproarious, addictive collection of short stories that include a twisted exchange between a wealthy New York woman and the child she is sponsoring in Ecuador, a disturbingly hilarious tale about just how far one woman will go to achieve the perfect wedding body, a civil war soldier's far-too-forthcoming letters home, and a reimagining of a Christmas classic in which the snowman who comes to life turns out to be a real pervert"--

Big Time

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#hardcover #shortstories see picture of contents. 

Reading & Language Arts

Todays Nonfiction

#hardcover #difficulttoread #shortstories #fiction #roxanegay #roxannegay 

"A collection of stories of ... hardscrabble lives, passionate loves, and quirky and vexed human connection"--

Difficult Women

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#hardcover #fiction #shortstories #laurrllkhamilton #paranornal #shifter #urbanfantasy

Illinois

A collection of short fiction features "The Girl Who Was Infatuated with Death," an Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter story, as well as "House of Wizards," "Stealing Souls," and "Those Who Seek Forgiveness," a never-before-published Anita Blake tale.

Strange Candy

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- Hardcover
- In Good Condition - Shows shelf and reading wear and has writing on first page 
- From a smoke free home
- Genre: Self-Help, Short Stories

All sales are final  No returns, exchanges, refunds or cancellations.

(CL0-W1LB11OZ) #shortstories #timeless #inspirational #selfhelp #body #mind #spirit #cupofcomfort #hardcover 

Wyoming

80 Timeless Inspirational Classic Stories

A Cup of Comfort Favorites

#hardcover #juvenilefiction #youngadult #shortstories #anthology #diverseanthology #yafiction #flyinglessons 

Alabama

From basketball dreams and family fiascos to first crushes and new neighborhoods, this anthology, written by award-winning children's authors, celebrates the uniqueness and universality in all of us.

Flying Lessons and Other Stories

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Light Paperback (1 lb or less)

*LONGLISTED FOR THE 2018 PEN/ROBERT W. BINGHAM PRIZE FOR DEBUT FICTION*

*SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2018 WILLIAM SAROYAN INTERNATIONAL PRIZE FOR WRITING*

Named a Best Book of 2017 by The San Francisco Chronicle

Named one of Electric Literature's 15 Best Short Story Collections of 2017

A stunningly original debut collection about lives across history marked by violence and longing.

A brother and sister turn outlaw in a wild and brutal landscape. The daughter of a diplomat disappears and resurfaces across the world as a deadly woman of many names. A young Philadelphia boy struggles with the contradictions of privilege, violence, and the sway of an incarcerated father. A monk in sixteenth century England suffers the dissolution of his monastery and the loss of all that he held sacred.

The characters in The Man Who Shot Out My Eye Is Dead, Benz's wildly imaginative debut, are as varied as any in recent literature, but they share a thirst for adventure which sends them rushing full-tilt toward the moral crossroads, becoming victims and perpetrators along the way. Riveting, visceral, and heartbreaking, Benz's stories of identity, abandonment, and fierce love come together in a daring, arresting vision.

Martha Grimes

The Train Now Departing

Chanelle Benz

The man who shot out my eye is dead

Margo Lanagan

Yellowcake

Stoney Stamper

My First Rodeo

Simon Hopkinson

Second helpings of roast chicken

Lara Williams

A Selfie As Big As the Ritz

Lois Duncan

Written in the Stars

Jordi Punti

This Is Not America

Glen Hirshberg; Ramsey Campbell (Introduction by)

The Two Sams

David Schickler

Kissing in Manhattan

T. Davis Bunn

The Quilt

Laura Lippman

Hardly Knew Her

Isaac Asimov

Azazel

Lorraine Johnson-Coleman

Just Plain Folks

B. J. Novak

One More Thing

Maeve Binchy

The Return Journey

Danielle Evans

The Office of Historical Corrections

Jen Spyra

Big Time

Prentice Hall Library

Todays Nonfiction

Roxane Gay

Difficult Women

Laurell K. Hamilton

Strange Candy

Colleen Sell

A Cup of Comfort Favorites

Ellen Oh (Editor)

Flying Lessons and Other Stories

Chanelle Benz

The Man Who Shot Out My Eye Is Dead