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Wastelands 2: more stories of the apocalypse (Wastelands #2)
Par Orson Scott Card, John Joseph Adams, Paolo Bacigalupi, George R. Martin, Junot Diaz. 2015
Thirty-one stories of a post-apocalyptic future, almost exclusively written in the twenty-first century. Authors include George R. R. Martin, Hugh…
Howey, Junot Diaz, Ann Aguirre, Cory Doctorow, Nancy Kress, and more. Includes seminal tale "The Postman," by David Brin. Violence, strong language, and descriptions of sex. 2015Cuentos hispanos de los Estados Unidos
Par Julian Olivares. 1998
Anthology of stories by authors born and raised in the United States, together with those that have immigrated to this…
country. Includes "Naranjas" by Ángela McEwan-Alvarado, "Un poco de todo" by Rolando Hinojosa, and "La tejedora de palabras" by Rima de Vallbona. With questions and composition themes for students. Spanish language. 1993The best American noir of the century (Best American (TM))
Par James Ellroy, Otto Penzler. 2011
Thirty-nine selections of short noir fiction, written between 1923 and 2007, by such authors as Mickey Spillane, Jim Thompson, Patricia…
Highsmith, Joyce Carol Oates, and Tom Franklin. In Elmore Leonard's "When the Women Come Out to Dance," a stripper hires a widow to have her husband murdered. Violence, strong language, and descriptions of sex. 2010Mumbai noir (Akashic Noir)
Par Altaf Tyrewala, Jerry Pinto, Sonia Faleiro, Avtar Singh, Annie Zaidi, Namita Devidayal, Kalpish Ratna, Riyaz Mulla, Paromita Vohra, Devashish Makhija, Abbas Tyrewala, Ahmed Bunglowala, Smita Harish Jain, R. Raj Rao. 2012
The most populous city in India--previously known as Bombay--is the setting for this anthology of fourteen crime stories. In "Justice,"…
Riaz Mulla shows how an ordinary businessman can turn into a bomb-planting extremist. Strong language, some violence, and some descriptions of sex. 2012Barcelona noir (Akashic Noir)
Par Achy Obejas, Jordi Sierra i Fabra, Adriana V. López, Carmen Ospina, Teresa Solana, Valerie Miles. 2011
Fourteen crime stories reveal a side of Catalonia's capital never found on walking tours. In Teresa Solana's "The Offering," a…
young doctor at a hospital morgue discovers that a shy, unattractive, hospital secretary who committed suicide has the most beautiful organs. Violence, strong language, and explicit descriptions of sex. 2011Manila noir (Akashic Noir)
Par R. Zamora Linmark, Sabina Murray, Jessica Hagedorn, Lysley Tenorio, Eric Gamalinda, F. H. Batacan, Gina Apostol, Jose Dalisay, Rosario Cruz-Lucero, Lourd De Veyra, Angelo R. Lacuesta, Budjette Tan, Kajo Baldisimo, Marianne Villanueva, Jonas Vitman. 2013
Fourteen crime stories set in the intense, teeming capital of the Philippines. In F.H. Batacan's "Comforter of the Afflicted," a…
priest who is helping his cop friend with a murder investigation learns that the female victim helped other women escape domestic violence. Violence, strong language, and explicit descriptions of sex. 2013Mexico City noir (Akashic Noir)
Par F. G. Haghenbeck, Eduardo Antonio Parra, Rolo Diez, Paco Taibo, Bernardo Fernández, Pacio Ignacio Taibo II, Juan Hernández Luna, Eugenio Aguirre, Myriam Laurini, Óscar de la Borbolla, Eduardo Monteverde, Víctor Luiz González, Julia Rodríguez. 2010
Anthology of twelve crime stories set in Mexico's capital is divided into parts: Above the Law, Dead Men Walking, and…
Suffocation City. Editor and contributor Paco Ignacio Taibo II's "The Corner" centers on a novelist's suggestion for dealing with a crime-ridden intersection. Violence, strong language, and some descriptions of sex. 2010The best American mystery stories, 2014 (Best American series)
Par Otto Penzler, Laura Lippman. 2014
Collection of twenty previously published short stories. In Megan Abbott's "My Heart Is Either Broken," a man slowly begins to…
doubt his wife's story of how their toddler went missing. Authors include Russell Banks, Annie Proulx, and James Lee Burke. Violence, some strong language, and some descriptions of sex. 2014Troubled daughters, twisted wives: stories from the trailblazers of domestic suspense
Par Sarah Weinman. 2013
Collection of fourteen previously published stories of crime fiction by women from the 1940s to the 1970s. Includes "The Heroine"…
by Patricia Highsmith, author of The Talented Mr. Ripley (DB 50315), where a young woman is hired to be a nanny and dreams of being more. Some violence. 2013Dead man's hand: an anthology of the weird west
Par Orson Scott Card, Kelley Armstrong, John Joseph Adams. 2014
Twenty-three weird wild-west tales, featuring an American frontier populated by gunslingers, rattlesnakes, outlaws, zombies, aliens, time-travelers, and a steampunk bordello.…
Includes works by Orson Scott Card, Jonathan Maberry, Seanan McGuire, Beth Revis, Walter Jon Williams, and more. Some violence and some strong language. 2014The candy smash (The Lemonade War Series #4)
Par Jacqueline Davies. 2013
As Valentine's Day approaches and a crush on a classmate develops, Evan develops a secret fondness for writing poetry. But…
his sister Jessie plans on exposing all in her newspaper. Sequel to The Bell Bandit (DB 74601). For grades 3-6. 2013The opposite of loneliness: essays and stories
Par Marina Keegan. 2014
Collection of essays and short stories by Keegan (1989-2012), who was killed in a car accident five days after her…
college graduation. In the title essay--which appeared in the graduation issue of the Yale Daily News--she reflects on the bright future awaiting the graduates. Bestseller. 2014Rogues
Par Gardner Dozois, Neil Gaiman, George R. R. Martin, Patrick Rothfuss, Gillian Flynn. 2014
Twenty-one rogue-themed short stories that span several genres, highlighting work by Joe Abercrombie, Neil Gaiman, Joe R. Lansdale, Cherie Priest,…
Carrie Vaughn, and others. Includes a new Game of Thrones tale by George R.R. Martin. Some violence, some strong language, and some descriptions of sex. 2014Haiti noir (Akashic Noir)
Par Edwidge Danticat, Madison Smartt Bell, Mark Kurlansky, Katia D. Ulysse, Évelyne Trouillot, Rodney Saint-Éloi, Yanick Lahens, Gary Victor, Louis-Philippe Dalembert, Ibi Aanu Zoboi, Marie Lily Cerat, M. J. Fievre, Josaphat-Robert Large, Nadine Pinede, Patrick Sylvain, Marie Ketsia Theodore-Pharel, Marvin Victor. 2011
Edwidge Danticat is both editor and contributor in this anthology of eighteen stories written around the time of Haiti's devastating…
2010 earthquake. In Ibi Aanu Zoboi's "The Harem" a playboy tends to his three lovers amid the destruction. Violence, strong language, and some explicit descriptions of sex. 2011The best American mystery stories, 2012 (Best American series)
Par Robert Crais, Otto Penzler. 2012
Previously published works of mystery, crime, and suspense, including pieces by Charles Todd, Mary Gaitskill, T. Jefferson Parker, and seventeen…
other authors. In Tom Andes "The Hit," a man hires someone to kill his wife, but it all goes wrong. Violence, strong language, and some explicit descriptions of sex. 2012The best American mystery stories, 2011 (Best American series)
Par Harlan Coben, Otto Penzler. 2011
Twenty previously published tales of mystery, crime, and suspense. In Joe R. Lansdale's "The Stars Are Falling," a long-absent man…
returns home to a fatal surprise. Includes selections by S.J. Rozan, Lawrence Block, Ed Gorman, and Loren D. Estleman. Violence, strong language, and some explicit descriptions of sex. 2011Secret Santa
Par Fern Michaels, Laura Levine, Marie Bostwick, Cindy Myers. 2013
Four short Christmas tales. In Fern Michaels's "Mister Christmas," attorney Claire O'Brien must postpone her holiday trip home when her…
wealthiest client summons her to Ireland. Also includes Marie Bostwick's "The Yellow Rose of Christmas," Laura Levine's "Nightmare on Elf Street," and Cindy Myers's "Room at the Inn." Bestseller. 2013The best American mystery stories, 2013 (Best American series)
Par Lisa Scottoline, Otto Penzler. 2013
Twenty previously published tales selected by mystery novelist Scottoline. In Patricia Smith's "When They Are Done with Us," the mother…
of a violent sixteen-year-old dropout plans to get rid of him. Includes works by Joyce Carol Oates and Michael Connelly. Violence, strong language, and some explicit descriptions of sex. 2013Inocencias prohibidas: una mirada breve al cuento latinoamericano
Par Amir Valle. 2013
An anthology of contemporary short stories from across the Spanish-speaking world. Includes works from Edmundo Paz Soldán, Karla Suárez, Eduardo…
Antonio Parra, and Alejandra Costamagna. Violence, strong language, and descriptions of sex. Spanish language. 2012Behind our eyes: the second literary anthology of stories, poems and essays by writers with disabilities
Par Kate Chamberlin, Writers Disabilities. 2013
Anthology of memoirs, stories, poems, and essays by authors with disabilities. In "Banging the Drum Loudly" Peter Altschul describes how…
he performed with his school's marching band. In " A Prickly Tree" Robert Feinstein recounts his Jewish mother buying him a Christmas tree. 2013