Short Stories

'Wright's unrelentingly bleak landscape was not merely that of the Deep South, or of Chicago, but that of the world, the human heart' James Baldwin...

**A BBC BETWEEN THE COVERS PICK**Previously published as 'The Beggar Maid', Alice Munro's wonderful collection of stories reads like a novel, follo...

This exciting new collection celebrates the richness and variety of the Spanish short story, from the nineteenth century to the present day. Featur...

'Askildsen's dry, absurd humour is not unlike that of Beckett... His short stories are packed with irony, and the dialogue is sharp and expressive'...

'I thank heaven for small mercies. The first of these is Rumpole' Clive JamesHorace Rumpole, the irrepressible barrister fuelled by cigars, Tennyso...

'Excellent, entertaining and ingenious ... from Oscar Wilde to Arthur Conan Doyle, this fine anthology celebrates one of the richest moments in Bri...

''Ireland produces writers the way some countries produce footballers, and the latest is John Patrick McHugh'' Sunday Times ...

A Jay Qasim short story and prequel to EAST OF HOUNSLOW written for Quick Reads 2021 Business has been slow for Hounslow''s ...

This anthology of rare stories of crime and suspense brings together 18 tales from the Golden Age of Detective Fiction for the first ...

'Tiptree's narratives of alien worlds and alienation make up one of science fiction's most vivid and influential bodies of work' The New York Times...

'The greatest entertainer ever produced by science fiction' J. G. BallardThese surreal, elegantly witty tales from one of the most esteemed writers...

'Delany's works have become essential to the history of science fiction' New YorkerSamuel Delany is one of the most radical and influential science...

A luminous selection of short stories from the prize-winning imagination of A. S. ByattWITH AN INTRODUCTION BY DAVID MITCHELLMirrors shatter at the...

A powerful reckoning over the people we might have been if we''''d chosen a different path, from a master of the short storyIn this stirring, refle...

An NPR Best Book of 2021 New and selected fiction, over half in English for the first time, from the winner of the 2014 Neustadt Prize. Known inter...

Unlike most other Palestinian cities, Ramallah is a relatively new town, a de facto capital of the West Bank allowed to thrive after the Oslo Peace...

From Kentucky to the California desert, these forty-two short stories expose the hearts of girls and women in moments of obsessive desire and fanta...

''A beautiful collection that I both lost and found myself in. Unbelievably exciting stories from some show-stoppingly talented writers.'' Candice ...

A dazzling debut collection which, deftly and urgently, tells the stories of those living in the biggest and most complicated country on earth. ...

''Sublime short stories of race, grief, and belonging . . . an extraordinary new collection'' New Yorker''Evans''s new stories present rich plots r...

WINNER OF THE SCOTIABANK GILLER PRIZE Spellbinding i Breathtaking Elle Powerhouses of feeling and depth Mary Gaitskill Sharp and vital Daisy Johns...

Sweeping through crumbling towns, travelling fairs and windswept ports, Gabriel García Márquez introduces a host of extraordinary characters and co...