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Cary Fagan began his career writing short stories before moving on to novels as well as numerous books for children. Yet he has never given up his love for the story form.

A collection of stories that seeks to examine the dark side of ordinary people.

The Vanishing Man is a collection of linked short stories about a man trying to come to terms with his past, a religious upbringing, in an ever-changing personal world that constantly throws him in

Already an award-winning writer, ZZ Packer now shares with us her long-awaited debut, Drinking Coffee Elsewhere.

This collection gathers eight popular Louis L'Amour stories, performed by a star-studded cast.

A family watches in horror as their patriarch transforms into the singing, wise-cracking lead of an old-timey minstrel show.

A stained-glass artist struggles over his masterpiece for a castle in Southern Missouri and learns through great loss what his true subject will be.

A collection of six stories and novellas includes the title story, in which the disappearance of a sweet blonde-haired child is linked to her mother's indiscretions and an older student with a fasc

In "Evil Eye," we meet Mariana, the young fourth wife of a prominent intellectual.

The author offers a collection of short stories that offer a vision of the human fate.

Each compelling tale revolves around the life and legacy of K. K. Harouni, a wealthy landowner in feudal, corruption-fueled Lahore.

Presents a collection of stories that explores the heartbreak and radiance of love as it is shaped by passion, betrayal, and the echoes of intimacy.

A collection of life-affirming tales includes the dystopian "Rollingwood," in which a divorced father struggles with employment while caring for an ailing infant; and the title story, in which a na

The publication of a new book by William Trevor is a true literary event.

Sparks's stories--populated with sculptors, librarians, astronauts, and warriors--form a veritable cabinet of curiosities. Mythical, bizarre, and ... moving, [the book] ...