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Short stories from a New York Times–bestselling author, in settings ranging from Edwardian garden parties to 1970s Manhattan.

"Larry Brown wrote the way the best singers sing: with honesty, grit, and the kind of raw emotion that stabs you right in the heart. He was a singular American treasure." -Tim McGraw.

A great classic of Japanese literature and the masterpiece of novelist Ihara Saikaku—now in a completely new and revised edition with an introduction by noted scholar David J. Gundry.

A fresh and fearless collection of short fiction, poetry, and graphic fiction for today's middle-grade readers.

Twenty-five stories, twenty-five paintings, five years to write, ten years to paint.

If one theme unifies the 11 tales collected here, it is that of longing.

'This novel is a jewel ... one of those books that enters the soul, which it is impossible not to be conquered by. It is a masterpiece like few others' —Huffington Post.

"Coyote is an important literary voice, blending a keen sense of gay identity and community with a refreshing appreciation for the goodness at the heart of some straight people."—Out.

A new translation of Giorgio Bassani's haunting collection of short stories that evoke 1930s Ferrara, with an introduction by Ali Smith.

Finalist, 2023 Writers’ Union of Canada Danuta Gleed Literary Award. Finalist, 2024 Alberta Literary Awards. Brittle Paper 100 Notable African Books of 2023.

From the acclaimed author of The Hole and The Factory, a thrilling and mysterious novel that explores fertility, masculinity, and marriage in contemporary Japan.

A new translation of Giorgio Bassani's award-winning collection of novellas, which inspired his masterpiece The Garden of the Finzi-Continis.

L’ouvrage Treize nouvelles vaudou explore l’imaginaire dans ses mystérieux labyrinthes. Une manière propre à l’écrivain Victor de sillonner le vaudou avec humour, force et passion.

Experience The Magic of Shirley Jackson with this generous selection of the author’s greatest work.

Nicola Barker weaves humor and tragedy through this fresh and original collection, as her characters struggle to find love, independence, and fulfillment in this new addition to the Ecco Art of the