1. BWriter

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    Short Story Collections

    Discussion in 'Discussion of Published Works' started by BWriter, Dec 9, 2016.

    Anyone have some modern short stoty collections I should check out. Most of what I've been reading is a bit old and I want to see what people are doing now. I like simple stories about real people.

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  2. deadrats

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    Jesus' Son by Denis Johnson is really great. Jodi Angel's collection You Only Get Letters From Jail is another good one. Joan Wickersham is a true master. Her collection The News from Spain is perfection. Honestly, I could easily name a dozen great collections, but the three I mentioned all have stories I have gone back to read for a second or third time and I'm sure I will revisit again.
     
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    Nice one, I'll check those out. I usually just pick up random books in my local shop but their short story section is about 3 books.
     
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    Complete works of William Trevor, if that's recent enough.
     
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    Check out Alice Munro. She won the Nobel Prize recently and writes nothing but short stories. You might also try T. C. Boyle.
     
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    I'd check out Poes short story collections. Its not modern but he pretty much invented the short story if I'm not mistaken.
     
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    I am a fan of Ron Rash in the "grit lit" genre. His short story collection "Something Rich and Strange" (2004) is great. Also, just read and really enjoyed "Refresh, Refresh: Stories" by the talented Benjamin Percy. Both authors write stirring, but disturbing stories and are both wonderful writers (who also both teach creative writing).
     
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    There's enough on the Litro site, I'd say, to keep your whistle wetted. Jude Cook on there is particularly good at capturing the zeitgeist.
     

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