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ASTRAYAnother exciting change of pace from the protean Donoghue. Full review >
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WE'RE FLYINGby Peter Stamm translated by Michael Hofmann
For those who have an affinity for metaphysical fiction written with a surgeon’s precision, this collection will spur... Full review >
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BLASPHEMYWhether recent or from his earliest period, these pieces show Alexie at his best: as an interpreter and observer, always... Full review >
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SHOUT HER LOVELY NAMEA terrific introduction to Serber’s gifts, and hopefully a preview of good things to come. Full review >
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WINDEYEA unique collection, proving that Evenson is as deft at moving between genres as a ghost passing through a wall. Full review >
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BLACK DAHLIA & WHITE ROSEAlthough her material can be macabre, mawkish and deeply unsettling, Oates' hypnotic prose ensures that readers will be... Full review >
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THE SHAPE OF THE FINAL DOGFancher’s writing is long on whimsy but short on humor. Full review >
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THIS IS HOW YOU LOSE HERby Junot Díaz
Not as ambitious as Díaz’s Pulitzer Prize winner, The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao (2007), but sharply observed and... Full review >
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AEROGRAMMESby Tania James
At every turn, James’ prose is crisp, observant and carefully controlled; unlike the narrator of “Escape Key,” who grows... Full review >
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HAPPINESS IS A CHEMICAL IN THE BRAINEmotionally unflinching stories of considerable power, wonder and humor. Full review >
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THE BOOK OF MISCHIEFby Steve Stern
Stern weaves an intricate and clever web of stories steeped in both sacred and mundane Jewish culture. Full review >
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DIVING BELLESby Lucy Wood
Occasionally just fey, elsewhere convincingly unworldly, these stories express a distinctive voice and a gently beguiling... Full review >
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DANCING DOGSby Jon Katz
A tissue-box-worthy collection of animal tales. Full review >
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CRACKPOT PALACEby Jeffrey Ford
Ford finds his way into scenarios infernal, haunted or merely strange, and keeps his wits about him on the journey. Full review >
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A HISTORY OF THE PRESENT ILLNESSIt’s the tense atmospheres that Aronson creates, and her empathy for her characters, that make this a promising debut. Full review >
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SUDDENLY, A KNOCK ON THE DOORby Etgar Keret & translated by Nathan Englander & Miriam Shlesinger & Sondra Silverston
More like bits and sketches than stories, from a writer who is often very funny and inventive, and occasionally profound. Full review >
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