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Best Indie Short Story Collections of 2014

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DRAGONS OF THE BOOK OF MORMON

by Johnny Townsend

Another of Townsend’s critical but affectionate and absorbing tours of Mormon discontent. Full review >

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White Man's Problems

by Kevin Morris

A superb literary gallery of men who can’t understand why life has given them what they want. Full review >

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THE SENSE OF TOUCH

by Ron Parsons

Insightful stories that illuminate the fine line between solitude and loneliness and the limited choices open to people who... Full review >

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BELATED

by Elizabeth Russell Taylor

Pensive and luminous despite its dolor, a resonant collection that deftly contemplates the existential. Full review >

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RIVER TALK

by CB Anderson

A triumphant, probing debut that promises both literary and mass appeal. Full review >

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