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• The History of Sound

  Stories

  Shattuck, Ben, 1984-

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  In twelve luminous stories set across three centuries, The History of Sound examines the unexpected ways the past returns to us and how love and loss are entwined and transformed over generations. In Ben Shattuck's ingenious collection,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Body Farm

  Stories

  Geni, Abby,

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  The long-awaited new book from the critically acclaimed author of The Lightkeepers and The Wildlands : an intense and insightful collection that examines life in decay to celebrate the horrors and joys of inhabiting our bodies The body…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• A Kind of Madness

  Stories

  Okonkwo, Uche, 1988-

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  A searing, unflinching collection of stories set in Nigeria that explores themes of community expectations, familial strife, and the struggle for survival. Set in contemporary Nigeria, Uche Okonkwo’s A Kind of Madness is a collection of…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Lake of Souls

  the Collected Short Fiction

  Leckie, Ann,

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  Hugo, Nebula, and Arthur C. Clarke award-winner Ann Leckie is a modern master of the SFF genre, forever changing its landscape with her groundbreaking ideas and powerful voice. Now, available for the first time comes the complete…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Nearly All the Men in Lagos Are Mad

  Stories

  Kuku, Damilare,

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  The anti-rom-com debut collection that took Nigeria by storm, featuring twelve outrageous, bold, and laugh-out-loud stories about the perils and pitfalls of dating men in Lagos, from a rising star of Nollywood. One night, you will calmly…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Green Frog

  Stories

  Chung, Gina, 1989-

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  Equal parts fantastical - a pair of talking dolls help twins escape a stifling home, a heart boils on the stove as part of an elaborate cure for melancholy - and true to life - a mother and daughter try to heal their rift when the daughter…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Convergence Problems

  Talabi, Wole,

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  Convergence Problems is a new short story collection from award-winning, Nebula-nominated Nigerian author Wole Talabi Containing brand-new stories, rewrites of early work, and a few previously published pieces, Wole Talabi’s new…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Neighbors and Other Stories

  Oliver, Diane, 1943-1966,

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  A remarkable talent far ahead of her time, Diane Oliver died in 1966 at the age of 22, leaving behind these crisply told and often chilling tales that explore race and racism in 1950s and 60s America. In this first and only collection by a…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• You Like It Darker

  Stories

  King, Stephen, 1947-

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  Delving into the darker part of life--both metaphorical and literal, the legendary storyteller and expert in short fiction presents this exhilarating collection of 12 tales, many never-before-published, about fate, mortality, luck and the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Out There Screaming

  An Anthology of New Black Horror

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  The visionary writer and director of Get Out, Us, and Nope, and founder of Monkeypaw Productions, curates an anthology of all-new stories of black horror, exploring not only the terrors of the supernatural but the chilling reality of…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Witness

  Stories

  Brinkley, Jamel,

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  What does it mean to take action? To bear witness? What does it cost? In these ten stories, each set in the changing landscapes of contemporary New York City, a range of characters--from children to grandmothers to ghosts--live through…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Tomb Sweeping

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  Chang, Alexandra, 1988-

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  Compelling and perceptive, Tomb Sweeping probes the loyalties we hold: to relatives, to strangers, and to ourselves. In stories set across the US and Asia, Alexandra Chang immerses us in the lives of immigrant families, grocery store…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Every Drop Is a Man's Nightmare

  Stories

  Kakimoto, Megan Kamalei,

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  Kakimoto interweaves themes of sexual desire and fertility with Hawaiian mythology in her unflinching debut collection. In the title story, 12-year-old Sadie transports pork leftovers from a party via the Pali Highway, risking the wrath of…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Disruptions

  Stories

  Millhauser, Steven,

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  Eighteen short stories highlight the sinister things that are hidden underneath the calm surface of typical suburban American life in the new collection from the author of the 1997 Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, Martin Dressler.

• Holler, Child

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  Watkins, LaToya,

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  In Holler, Child's eleven brilliant stories, LaToya Watkins presses at the bruises of guilt, love, and circumstance. Each story introduces us to a character irrevocably shaped by place and reaching toward something--hope, reconciliation,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Emergency

  Stories

  Alcott, Kathleen,

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  A woman finds a photograph of her deceased mother in a compromising position on the wall of an art museum. A divorcee decamps to a place where nobody knows her name but can’t escape the watchful eye of the world she’s slipped away from. A…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Temple Folk

  Bilal, Aaliyah,

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  A groundbreaking debut collection portraying the lived experiences of Black Muslims grappling with faith, family, and freedom in America. In Temple Folk , Black Muslims contemplate the convictions of their race, religion, economics,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Sorrows of Others

  Zhang, Ada,

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  Set in China and America, in the generations after the Cultural Revolution, The Sorrows of Others is a dazzling collection about people confronted with being outsiders—as immigrants, as revolutionaries, and even, often, within their own…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Disappeared

  Stories

  Porter, Andrew, 1972-

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  A husband and wife hear a mysterious bump in the night. A father mourns the closeness he has lost with his son. A friendship with a married couple turns into a dangerous codependency. With gorgeous sensitivity, assurance, and a propulsive…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• White Cat, Black Dog

  Stories

  Link, Kelly,

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  Finding seeds of inspiration in the Brothers Grimm, seventeenth-century French lore, and Scottish ballads, Kelly Link spins classic fairy tales into utterly original stories of seekers--characters on the hunt for love, connection, revenge,…Read moreRead more of this annotation