Yael HedayaThe men, women, and even animals in this collection live at the mercy of their hearts. Young and old, on two legs or four, they grope for love and...

NK Jemisin In these stories, Jemisin sharply examines modern society, infusing magic into the mundane, and drawing deft parallels in the fantasy realms of her imagination. Dragons and hateful spirits...

Author: Saul Bellow The novel, for which Bellow won the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction in 1976, is a self-described "comic book about death," whose title character is modeled on the...

Zora Neale HustronThe most prolific African-American woman author from 1920 to 1950, Hurston was praised for her writing and condemned for her independence, arrogance, and audaciousness. This unique anthology, with...

Esther Yellen Schlissel Learn from the unique perspective of Esther Yellen Schlissel in I'm Only Four Feet 11.  January 1, 1995 by Helen Schlissel

Elizabeth GeorgeIn these five tantalizing and original tales, George plumbs the depths of human nature--and human weakness--as only she can. From the chilling tale of a marriage built on an...

Arieh Golan Expand your language skills with the Idioms Dictionary: English-Hebrew, written by language expert Arieh Golan. This comprehensive dictionary provides essential English and Hebrew idiomatic expressions with accurate translations,...

Author: Stephen King A collection of four uniquely wonderful long stories, including a stand-alone sequel to the No. 1 bestseller THE OUTSIDER. News people have a saying: 'If it bleeds,...

Damon GalgutA young man takes three journeys, through Greece, India and Africa. He travels with little purpose, letting the chance encounters of the road dictate his path. But although he...

Edited and including stories by Imogen Edwards-Jones, Jessica Adams, Kathy Lette and Maggie Alderson In Bed With is an often wicked and totally sizzling collection of unashamedly sexy stories by...

George Saunders The stories In Persuasion Nation are easily his best work yet. "The Red Bow," about a town consumed by pet-killing hysteria, won a 2004 National Magazine Award and "Bohemians," the...

Jonathan Santlofer This New York Times and USA Today bestseller, now in paperback, is a collaboration between twenty bestselling mystery novelists who have joined forces to create a spellbinding story of love, betrayal, and...