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Anthologies Award winners Children's Classics Crime Debuts
Environmental Erotica Fantasy Flash Fiction Funny Historical
Horror In Translation Jewish Love & Romance Magical realist/surreal Quirky
Realistic/gritty Science Fiction Small Press  Young Adult    

Anthologies

The Best American Mystery Stories 2007 by Various, edited by Carl Hiaasen

Best of Best American Erotica 2008 by Various, edited by Susie Bright

The Book of Other People edited by Zadie Smith

Crimini: The Bitter Lemon Book of Italian Crime Fiction edited by Gialcarlo de Cataldo

HeavyGlow Flash Fiction Anthology by Various, edited by Stacy Taylor

I.D. Crimes of Identity The Crime Writers’ Association Anthology by Various, edited by Martin Edwards

Logorrhea: Good Words Make Good Stories by Various, edited by John Klima

McSweeney’s Enchanted Chamber of Astonishing Stories by Various, edited by Michael Chabon 

My Mistress' Sparrow is Dead: Great Love Stories from Chekhov to Munro by Various, edited by Jeffrey Eugenides

The Norton Book of Science Fiction by Various edited by Ursula K. le Guin and Brian Attebery

Passport to Crime by Various edited by Janet Hutchings

Perverted by Language: Fiction Inspired by The Fall  by Various edited by Peter Wild

Phobic by Various edited by Andy Murray

Sleepers Almanac: The Family Affair anthology by Various, edited by Zoe Dattner and Louise Swinn


Award Winners

For the Relief of Unbearable Urges by Nathan Englander (Winner, Pen/Malamud Award 2000, Sue Kaufman Prize for                                                                                                                     First Fiction, 2000)

No-one Belongs Here More Than You by Miranda July (Winner, Frank O'Connor International Short Story Award 2007)

There Are Little Kingdoms by Kevin Barry (Winner, 2007 Rooney Prize for Irish Literature)

The Sky is a Well and Other Shorts by Claudia Smith (Winner, Rose Metal Press Short Short Chapbook Contest 2007)

Back Burning by Sylvia Petter (Winner, IP Picks 2007, Best Fiction)


Children's

Ten Journeys Through the Unknown by Heather Beck


Classic short stories

The Ballad of the Sad Cafe by Carson McCullers

Cheating at Canasta William Trevor

The Collected Short Stories by Katherine Mansfield

The Complete Short Stories by Muriel Spark 

Other Stories and Other Stories by Ali Smith

In Dreams Begin Resonsibilities  by Delmore Schwartz 

Invisible Cities by Italo Calvino

My Mistress' Sparrow is Dead: Great Love Stories from Chekhov to Munro by Various, ed by Jeffrey Eugenides

Self Help  by Lorrie Moore

The Stories of Ray Bradbury: Volume 2 by Ray Bradbury


Crime

The Best American Mystery Stories 2007 by Various edited by Carl Hiaasen

Crimini: The Bitter Lemon Book of Italian Crime Fiction edited by Gialcarlo de Cataldo

The Fantastic Book of Everybody's Secrets by Sophie Hannah

I.D. Crimes of Identity The Crime Writers’ Association Anthology by Various

Music for the Off-Key: Twelve Macabre Short Stories by Courttia Newland

Passport to Crime by Various edited by Janet Hutchings


Debuts

All Over by Roy Kesey

American Cool by Susan DiPlacido

Astral Bodies by Jay Merill

Back Burning by Sylvia Petter

Bang Crunch by Neil Smith

Barcelona plates by Alexei Sayle

Black Tickets by Jayne Anne Phillips

Breaking it Down by Rusty Barnes

Come Together, Fall Apart by Cristina Henriquez

Dangerous Space by Kelley Eskridge

The Deportees by Roddy Doyle

Family Connections by Chrissie Gittins

The Fantastic Book of Everybody's Secrets by Sophie Hannah

Fifteen Modern Tales of Attraction by Alison MacLeod

For the Relief of Unbearable Urges by Nathan Englander

Heavier than Air by Nona Caspers

Later, At the Bar by Rebecca Barry

The Loudest Sound and Nothing by Clare Wigfall

Leading the Dance by Sarah Salway

Midnight Convoy and Other Stories by S. Yizhar

Music for the Off-Key: Twelve Macabre Short Stories by Courttia Newland

No-one Belongs Here More Than You by Miranda July

Some New Ambush by Carys Davies

The Sky is a Well and Other Shorts by Claudia Smith

St Lucy’s Home for Girls Raised by Wolves by Karen Russell

There Are Little Kingdoms by Kevin Barry

The Wind Across the Grass by Nuala Ní Chonchúir

The Wow Signal by Patrick Chapman

Environmental
Midnight Convoy and Other Stories by S. Yizhar

Erotica
American Cool by Susan DiPlacido

Best of Best American Erotica 2008 by Various, edited by Susie Bright


Fantasy

The Birthday of the World and Other Stories by Ursula K. Le Guin 

Dangerous Space by Kelley Eskridge

Invisible Cities by Italo Calvino

Logorrhea: Good Words Make Good Stories by Various, edited by John Klima

Magic for Beginners by Kelly Link 

Music for the Off-Key: Twelve Macabre Short Stories by Courttia Newland

Perverted by Language: Fiction Inspired by The Fall  by Various edited by Peter Wild

The Secret Files of the Diogenes Club by Kim Newman

The Stories of Ray Bradbury: Volume 2 by Ray Bradbury


Flash fiction

All Over by Roy Kesey

Aromabingo by David Gaffney

Black Tickets by Jayne Anne Phillips

Breaking it Down by Rusty Barnes

HeavyGlow Flash Fiction Anthology by Various

The Sky is a Well and Other Shorts by Claudia Smith

The Wind Across the Grass by Nuala Ní Chonchúir


Funny

A Faker's Dozen by Melvin Jules Bukiet

All Over by Roy Kesey

Aromabingo by David Gaffney 

Barcelona Plates by Alexei Sayle

Bang Crunch by Neil Smith

The Book of Other People edited by Zadie Smith

Breaking it Down by Rusty Barnes

The Complete Short Stories by JG Ballard

The Deportees by Roddy Doyle

The Fantastic Book of Everybody's Secrets by Sophie Hannah

For the Relief of Unbearable Urges by Nathan Englander

Heavier than Air by Nona Caspers 

Family Connections
by Chrissie Gittins

Fifteen Modern Tales of Attraction by Alison MacLeod

Later, At the Bar by Rebecca Barry

Magic for Beginners by Kelly Link

Self Help  by Lorrie Moore

Some New Ambush by Carys Davies

Ten Journeys Through the Unknown by Heather Beck

There Are Little Kingdoms by Kevin Barry

Under Compulsion  by Thomas M. Disch

The Wind Across the Grass by Nuala Ní Chonchúir


Historical
For the Relief of Unbearable Urges by Nathan Englander

Midnight Convoy and Other Stories by S. Yizhar

Horror

The Complete Short Stories by JG Ballard

Logorrhea: Good Words Make Good Stories by Various, edited by John Klima

Magic for Beginners by Kelly Link

Music for the Off-Key: Twelve Macabre Short Stories by Courttia Newland

Perverted by Language: Fiction Inspired by The Fall  by Various edited by Peter Wild

Phobic by Various edited by Andy Murray

Ten Journeys Through the Unknown by Heather Beck

The Secret Files of the Diogenes Club by Kim Newman

The Stories of Ray Bradbury: Volume 2 by Ray Bradbury

Under Compulsion  by Thomas M. Disch

Why the Devil Chose New England for His Work by Jason Brown


In Translation

Crimini: The Bitter Lemon Book of Italian Crime Fiction edited by Giancarlo de Cataldo

Gaza Blues by Etgar Keret and Samir el-Youssef

Invisible Cities by Italo Calvino

Midnight Convoy and Other Stories by S. Yizhar

Passport to Crime by Various edited by Janet Hutchings

Tales of Galicia by Andzrej Stasiuk

The Third Shore by Various


Jewish

A Faker's Dozen by Melvin Jules Bukiet

For the Relief of Unbearable Urges by Nathan Englander

Midnight Convoy and Other Stories by S. Yizhar

Love & Romance

My Mistress' Sparrow is Dead: Great Love Stories from Chekhov to Munro by Various, edited by Jeffrey Eugenides

The Wind Across the Grass by Nuala Ní Chonchúir


Magical realist/ surreal

All Over by Roy Kesey

Astral Bodies by Jay Merrill

Back Burning by Sylvia Petter

Bang Crunch by Neil Smith

The Book of Other People edited by Zadie Smith

The Complete Short Stories by JG Ballard

Dangerous Space by Kelley Eskridge

For the Relief of Unbearable Urges by Nathan Englander

Gaza Blues by Etgar Keret and Samir el-Youssef

HeavyGlow Flash Fiction Anthology by Various

Invisible Cities by Italo Calvino

Logorrhea: Good Words Make Good Stories by Various, edited by John Klima

Magic for Beginners by Kelly Link 

Perverted by Language: Fiction Inspired by The Fall  by Various edited by Peter Wild

Other Stories and Other Stories by Ali Smith

Self Help  by Lorrie Moore

Some New Ambush by Carys Davies

St Lucy’s Home for Girls Raised by Wolves by Karen Russell

Under Compulsion  by Thomas M. Disch


Quirky

A Faker's Dozen by Melvin Jules Bukiet 

All Over by Roy Kesey

Aromabingo by David Gaffney

Back Burning by Sylvia Petter

Bang Crunch by Neil Smith

Barcelona plates by Alexei Sayle

The Book of Other People edited by Zadie Smith

The Complete Short Stories by JG Ballard

Dangerous Space by Kelley Eskridge

Fifteen Modern Tales of Attraction by Alison MacLeod

For the Relief of Unbearable Urges by Nathan Englander

Gaza Blues by Etgar Keret and Samir el-Youssef

Invisible Cities by Italo Calvino

Logorrhea: Good Words Make Good Stories by Various, edited by John Klima

Magic for Beginners by Kelly Link 

No-one Belongs Here More Than You by Miranda July

Other Stories and Other Stories by Ali  

Self Help  by Lorrie Moore

Some New Ambush by Carys Davies

St Lucy’s Home for Girls Raised by Wolves by Karen Russell

Under Compulsion  by Thomas M. Disch

The Wind Across the Grass by Nuala Ní Chonchúir

The Wow Signal by Patrick Chapman

Realistic/gritty

American Cool by Susan DiPlacido

Back Burning by Sylvia Petter

Bang Crunch by Neil Smith

Black Tickets by Jayne Anne Phillips

The Best American Mystery Stories 2007 edited by Carl Hiaasen

Breaking it Down by Rusty Barnes 

Cheating at Canasta William Trevor

Come Together, Fall Apart by Cristina Henriquez

Crimini: The Bitter Lemon Book of Italian Crime Fiction edited by Gialcarlo de Cataldo

The Deportees by Roddy Doyle

Family Connections by Chrissie Gittins

Heavier than Air by Nona Caspers

Later, At the Bar by Rebecca Barry

Leading the Dance by Sarah Salway

Midnight Convoy and Other Stories by S. Yizhar

Music for the Off-Key: Twelve Macabre Short Stories by Courttia Newland

Perverted by Language: Fiction Inspired by The Fall  by Various edited by Peter Wild

Phobic by Various edited by Andy Murray

There Are Little Kingdoms by Kevin Barry

TheTurning by Tim Winton

Why the Devil Chose New England for His Work by Jason Brown

The Wind Across the Grass by Nuala Ní Chonchúir


Science Fiction

The Birthday of the World and Other Stories by Ursula K. Le Guin 

The Complete Short Stories by JG Ballard

Dangerous Space by Kelley Eskridge

Logorrhea: Good Words Make Good Stories by Various, edited by John Klima

Magic for Beginners by Kelly Link 

The Norton Book of Science Fiction by Various edited by Ursula K. le Guin and Brian Attebery

Ten Journeys Through the Unknown by Heather Beck

The Secret Files of the Diogenes Club by Kim Newman

The Stories of Ray Bradbury: Volume 2 by Ray Bradbury

Under Compulsion  by Thomas M. Disch


Small Press

All Over by Roy Kesey

American Cool by Susan DiPlacido

Astral Bodies by Jay Merill

Back Burning by Sylvia Petter

Breaking it Down by Rusty Barnes

Crimini: The Bitter Lemon Book of Italian Crime Fiction edited by Giancarlo de Cataldo

Dangerous Space by Kelley Eskridge

Family Connections by Chrissie Gittins

The Fantastic Book of Everybody's Secrets by Sophie Hannah

Heavier than Air by Nona Caspers

HeavyGlow Flash Fiction Anthology by Various, edited by Stacy Taylor

I.D. Crimes of Identity The Crime Writers’ Association Anthology by Various, edited by Martin Edwards

Leading the Dance by Sarah Salway

Magic for Beginners by Kelly Link 

Midnight Convoy and Other Stories by S. Yizhar

Music for the Off-Key: Twelve Macabre Short Stories by Courttia Newland

Perverted by Language: Fiction Inspired by The Fall  by Various edited by Peter Wild

Phobic by Various edited by Andy Murray

Some New Ambush by Carys Davies

The Sky is a Well and Other Shorts by Claudia Smith

Tales of Galicia by Andzrej Stasiuk

The Third Shore by Various

There Are Little Kingdoms by Kevin Barry

Why the Devil Chose New England for His Work by Jason Brown

The Wind Across the Grass by Nuala Ní Chonchúir

The Wow Signal by Patrick Chapman

Young Adult

Ten Journeys Through the Unknown by Heather Beck