Ana Menendez In this follow-up to her beloved, prize-winning debut, In Cuba I Was a German Shepherd , a New York Times Notable Book of the Year, Ana Menéndez delivers...

Rabbi Hillel Goldberg Expectation defeats trust in G-d.When we expect things, we have the illusion we are in control.People who cope with the unexpected are spiritually gifted.People who trust in...

Edited by Ellen Datlow and Terri Windling An anthology of fairy stories for adults, this is the sequel to "Snow White, Blood Red". The stories journey through a landscape of...

Dorothy Parker The Penguin Dorothy Parker contains stories and poems published collectively in 1944; late uncollected stories, articles and reviews; and the contents of Constant Reader (her New Yorker book reviews) - in...

Damon Runyon From Dave the Dude to Al a defining collection from the world of Damon RunyonDamon Runyon grew up in the West, moved to New York City, and became...

Stuart MacBride A collection of interlinked tales of crime and retribution laced with dark humour, set around the festive season – from the No. 1 bestseller Stuart MacBrideOn the first...

Angela Carter One of our most imaginative and accomplished writers, Angela Carter left behind a dazzling array of work: essays, citicism, and fiction. But it is in her short stories...

Sheila O'Flanagan This collection of short stories is set around the DART - the Dublin Area Rapid Transport system - and includes two eavesdropping train passengers who learn more than...

David Baum Granta 146 is guest-edited by Devorah Baum and Josh Appignanesi. We're living through hysterical times. Rage, resentment, shame, guilt and paranoia are everywhere surfacing, as is the intemperate...

Maria Reva A brilliant and bitingly funny collection of stories united around a single crumbling apartment building in Ukraine that heralds the arrival of a major new talent ("Reva is...

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...

Tony Cahill, Editor The Soul of Travel What's it like to be there? For ten years, Travelers' Tales has answered this question through collections of the best travel writing by...