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I shall refer to her as Lizard here, but not because of the small lizard tattoo that I discovered on her inner thigh.

Faulkner examines the changing relationship of black to white and of man to the land, and weaves a complex work that is rich in understanding of the human condition.

"The world can be a perilous place. And the seemingly friendly world of Canada's favourite fictional family is no different.

In Good Bones, first published in 1992, Margaret Atwood has fashioned an enthralling collection of parable, monologue, mini-romance and mini-biography, speculative fiction, prose lyric, ou

Internationally celebrated, award-winning author Mavis Gallant is a contemporary legend: an undisputed master of the short story whose peerless prose captures the range of human experience while ev

With the ink still wet on his diploma, the twenty-five-year-old Dr.

"Ranging from an island holiday gone wrong to a dive bar on the upswing to a yuppie mother in a pricey subdivision seeing her worst fears come true, these deftly written stories are populated by ba

Written over the course of four decades, this collection of 12 stories centers around Depression-era Texas.

In rural Michigan, the American dream, if it ever existed, lies discarded like so much rusty scrap metal.

Lost in the City features 15 poignant short stories, each set in Washington, D.C.

In his debut collection, Gay brings to life 13 stories about a diverse group of colorful characters living in the fertile Tennessee country land.