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There is happiness  by Brad Watson

There is happiness

Brad Watson

"Here is a generous portion of the work of a swiftly passing lifetime. Bountiful is the deserving page," Joy Williams writes in her introduction to this astonishing selection of Brad Watson's published and unpublished stories: "excellent, assured, funny,...

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The goodbye process  by Mary (Short story author) Jones

The goodbye process

Mary (Short story author) Jones

"What happens when you are forced to let go of the things you love the most? What are you left with? In her stunning debut short story collection, The Goodbye Process, Mary Jones uses her distinctive voice to examine the painful and sometimes surreal ways we...

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Glory days  by Simon Rich

Glory days

Simon Rich

"A collection of short stories chronicling the plight of aging millennials as they enter their middle ages."--Publisher.

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Music stories

Music stories

"An anthology of short stories about music by a remarkable array of literary greats, selected by Wesley Stace who is both a musician and a writer. Variations on a musical theme by a striking range of authors, among them Flaubert, Turgenev, Proust, Nabokov,...

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The realm of the dog  by Paul Luikart

The realm of the dog

Paul Luikart

"Paul Luikart's The Realm of the Dog is a collection of stories. Masterfully written portraits of life; the mundane, the dangerous, the stark light of revelation, the dead and dying, hatred, love, and laughter. Each story offers a glimpse into the American...

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The Penguin book of Bengali short stories

The Penguin book of Bengali short stories

"A first in English, this anthology gathers together a century's worth of extraordinary stories. From a woman who eats fish in secret to the woes of an ageing local footballer, from the anxieties of a middle-class union rep to a lawyer who stumbles upon a...

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From savagery  by Alejandra Banca

From savagery

Alejandra Banca

"English PEN Award-winning stories set in Barcelona. Hustle, dodge, pedal, breathe; love, bury, don't look back. In this fast-paced collection of stories from Venezuelan debut author Alejandra Banca, a lost generation of young refugees accelerates into the...

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A natural history of transition  by Callum Angus

A natural history of transition

Callum Angus

"A collection of short stories that disrupts the notion that trans people can only have one transformation. Like the landscape studied over eons, change does not have an expiration date for these trans characters, who grow as tall as buildings, turn into...

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Wild, wild women  by Janis Freegard

Wild, wild women

Janis Freegard

"Sometimes touching, sometimes troubling, these adventures introduce us to women who don’t stand still: scandalous women, runaway women, daring women. From a teenage fugitive seeking safety in an Auckland strip club to a biologist on her way to Moeraki to...

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I'm a fool to want you  by Camila Sosa Villada

I'm a fool to want you

Camila Sosa Villada

"These dazzling stories from the internationally acclaimed author of Bad Girls erase the fine line between fantasy and reality, and establish her as an impressive literary voice. In the 1990s, a woman makes a living as a rental girlfriend for gay men. In a...

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The body farm  by Abby Geni

The body farm

Abby Geni

"The body cannot tell any lies. From birth to death, and through all the transitions in between, the body stores our knowledge and history, our feelings and experiences. Our betrayals. These insightful and empathetic stories shine new light on our physical...

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