Solomon, Barbara H

Presents nearly thirty reviews and essays on African-American author Toni Morrison's novel "Beloved" by such writers as Margaret Atwood, Rosellen Brown, Stanley Crouch, and Morrison herself, and includes a scholarly introduction.

A collection of 28 stories gives a literary portrait of the American family from 1894 to today.

Presents twenty-five contemporary stories by authors from countries and cultures around the world, including selections by Chinua Achebe, Isabel Allende, Wang Anyi, and others.

A collection of twenty-five stories related to the supernatural, with stories by Ray Bradbury, Arthur Conan Doyle, Stephen King, H.P. Lovecraft, and other writers.

Including "The Country of the Pointed Fire." Contains a novel and 9 stories by Jewett and 14 stories by Freeman.

Twenty-five contemporary stories from Africa, China, India, Japan, and Latin America.