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4“Everything Ravaged, Everything Burned”

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Ranked #4 in Books 100

Wells Tower delves into the lives of fathers, sons, brothers, and ex-husbands struggling to love and survive in the depths of Wild America.

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6“In Other Rooms, Other Wonders”

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Short story collection “In Other Rooms, Other Wonders” puts the triumphs and tragedies of Pakistani life on center stage

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8“Love and Obstacles”

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In his collection of short stories “Love and Obstacles,” Aleksander Hemon renders lost youth and an extinct Sarajevo without oppressive nostalgia.

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14“Where the Love God Hangs Out”

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“Where the God of Love Hangs Out” dishes out love and repercussions in Amy Bloom’s candid collection of short stories.

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22“Wild Child”

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T.C. Boyle takes us on a crazy ride of literature in “Wild Child,” spitting out a collection of stories and characters that are thoroughly unique.

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27“Both Ways Is the Only Way I Want It”

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“Both Ways is the Only Way I Want It” approaches the difficulties of human relations in the controlled voice of Maile Meloy.

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29“Once The Shore”

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Paul Yoon’s debut collection, “Once the Shore,” entrances the reader with its unhurried observations and stark but dazzling prose.

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48“How It Ended”

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“How It Ended” brings together three decades of short stories, representing the breadth of Jay McInerney’s career.

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51“My Father’s Tears and Other Stories”

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John Updike’s final collection of short stories offers an unflinching look at isolation and the insignificance of human affairs.

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70“Dear Husband”

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The 14 stories in Joyce Carol Oates’ “Dear Husband” tackle the suffocating and sometimes fatal nature of family ties.

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