Walter Mosley (Series Editor) Since its inception in 1915, the Best American series has become the premier annual showcase for the country's finest short fiction and nonfiction. For each volume,...

Richard Russo Edited by the award-winning, best-selling author Richard Russo, this year’s collection boasts a satisfying “chorus of twenty stories that are by turns playful, ironic, somber, and meditative” ( Wall Street...

Erma Bombeck Here in one volume are three of Bombeck's hilarious books on family humor. Includes At Wit's End, "Just Wait Till You Have Children of Your Own!" and I...

SakiThe short stories of Saki give brief but dazzling glimpses into the lives of the Edwardian rich; a class that virtually disappeared with the advent of the First World War....

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle The Best o/ Sherlock Holmes is a collection of twenty of the very best tales from Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's fifty-six short stories featuring the arch...

Edited by Irving Howe and Ruth R Wisse Collects two dozen of the great Yiddish writer's cleverest, funniest, and most profound and touching stories, half of which are newly translated,...

Ayelet Tsabari“Tsabari’s characters will step off the page to captivate readers.” —PUBLISHERS WEEKLYConfident, original and humane, these stories are peopled with characters at the crossroads of nationalities, religions and communities:...

Guy De Maupassant This collection reflects Maupassant's remarkable diversity, with stories that vary in theme and tone, and range from tragedy and satire to comedy and farce. Boule de Suife,...

Rudyard Kipling This is a fascinating selection of Kipling's most famous short stories, bringing together the very best of his work. "Life's Handicap" reflects his experiences of India, and contains...

Angela Carter From familiar fairy tales and legends - Red Riding Hood, Bluebeard, Puss in Boots, Beauty and the Beast, vampires and werewolves - Angela Carter has created an absorbing...

Garrison Keillor"Guys are in trouble these days," says Garrison Keillor. "Years ago, manhood was an opportunity for achievement and now it's just a problem to be overcome. Guys who once...

Ha JinThis new collection of short stories by the award-winning author of Waiting confirms Ha Jin's reputation as a master storyteller, as well as a master of the miniature.In The...