short stories

"In the series of linked stories at the heart of Filthy Animals, set among young creatives in the American midwest, a young man treads delicate emotional waters as he navigates a series of sexually fraught encounters with two dancers in an open relationship, forcing him to weigh his vulnerabilities against his loneliness. In other stories, a young woman battles with the cancers draining her body and her family; menacing undercurrents among a group of teenagers explode in violence on a winter night; a little girl tears through a house like a tornado, driving her babysitter to the brink; and couples feel out the jagged edges of connection, comfort, and cruelty"--Provided by publisher.

A collection of eight short stories by Anthony Doerr which explore the human condition in all of its manifestations. manifestations.

"After swallowing a watermelon seed, a crocodile imagines a scary outcome; while Owl investigates the strange noises he hears as he settles in for bedtime"--OCLC.

"A collection of six short stories in a variety of genres and settings, all featuring ice cream"--Provided by publisher.

A compilation of ninety fantasy stories with authors like Mary Shelley, J.R.R. Tolkien, Edith Wharton, Hans Christian Andersen, and more.

"[A] collection that explores complex emotional and intellectual landscapes at the intersection of artificial intelligence and human life."--Publisher.

A collection of short stories set in the landscape of the Adirondack Mountains.

A collection of six stories by nineteenth-century author Robert Louis Stevenson, including his classic "Dr. Jekyll & Mr. Hyde," exploring the nature of good and evil.

"A riveting new collection of short stories from the beloved, internationally acclaimed, Haruki Murakami. The eight masterful stories in this new collection are all told in the first person by a classic Murakami narrator: a lonely man. Some of them (like "With the Beatles," "Cream," and "On a Stone Pillow" ) are nostalgic looks back at youth. Others are set in adulthood--"Charlie Parker Plays Bossa Nova," "Carnaval," "Confessions of a Shinagawa Monkey" and the stunning title story. Occasionally, a narrator who may or may not be Haruki himself is present, as in "The Yakult Swallows Poetry Collection." Is it memoir or fiction? The reader decides. The stories all touch beautifully on love and loss, childhood and death . . . all with a signature Murakami twist"--Provided by publisher.

"In this . . . collection, leading literary and horror writers spin unforgettably chilling tales in only a few pages. 'Tiny Nightmares' brings to life broken-hearted vampires, Uber-taking serial killers, mind-reading witches, and monsters of all imaging, as well as stories that tackle the horrors of our modern world from global warming and racism to social media addiction and online radicalization. Writers such as Samantha Hunt, Brian Evenson, Jac Jemc, Stephen Graham Jones, Kevin Brockmeier, and Rion Amilcar Scott expand our understanding of horror fiction with inventive and blood-curdling new tales"--Jacket flap.