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A collection of American short stories, originally published in 2008 and selected by editor Alice Sebold, including work by writers such as Joseph Epstein, Alice Fulton, and Kevin Moffett.

Contains twenty American mystery and suspense short stories from 2010.

Offering the finest examples from all reaches of the genre, this collection charts the history of the mystery story throughout the twentieth-century.

Stories written by American and Vietnamese authors, exploring the aftermath of the Vietnam War.

A collection of short stories by American women authors in which strong, powerful women search for love and identity.

Anthology of gothic fiction, spanning two centuries of American writing from forty-six authors, including Stephen King, Anne Rice, Peter Straub, Shirley Jackson, and H.

Contains five short stories by Stephen King, including "The Shawshank Redemption," "1408," "Children of the Corn," "The Mangler," and "Hearts in Atlanta," which have been made into motion pictures, and includes introductions as well as personal commentary for each.

Provides a collection of seventy-two short stories that are mostly under seven hundred words long, with stories by authors such as Joyce Carol Oates, Margaret Atwood, and Raymond Carver.

A collection of eleven short novels from various fantasy authors, including Robin Hobb, George R.

American poet and writer Jimmy Santiago Baca relates stories about conflict and life-altering choices in his life, discussing his childhood in an orphanage, post-prison life, works with struggling adolescents, and more.

A collection of short stories retelling classic Mother Goose rhymes.

An illustrated collection of nine ghost stories adapted from the works of Edgar Allan Poe, Washington Irving, Oscar Wilde, and others.

A compilation of twenty American short stories originally published in magazines issued between January 1997 and January 1998, selected for inclusion by Garrison Keillor; with contributors' notes, and a list of one hundred additional distinguished stories of 1997.

A collection of twenty American short stories originally published in magazines and periodicals issued between January 2000 and January 2001, selected for inclusion by guest editor Barbara Kingsolver, with contributors' notes, and a list of one hundred additional distinguished stories of 2000.