Time is short, and so are these stories…interesting and varied subjects are included in this list of short stories from diverse authors about far off places, people, animals, nature and social issues.
Stories from the Tenants Downstairs by Sidik Fofana
Eight interconnected stories of tenants in the Banneker Homes, a low-income high rise in Harlem where gentrification weighs on everyone’s mind, showcases the strengths, struggles, and hopes of one residential community in a powerful storytelling experience.
Night of the Living Rez by Morgan Talty
A collection of stories, set in a Native community in Maine, about what it means to be Penobscot in the twenty-first century and what it means to live, to survive, and to persevere after tragedy.
Lesser Known Monsters of the 21st Century by Kim Lu
Visions of modern life that wrestle with themes of death and technological consequence, guilt and sexuality, and unmask the contradictions that exist within all of us.
The Souvenir Museum by Elizabeth McCracken
The mysterious bonds of family are tested, transformed, fractured, and fortified with stories of how our closely held desires—for intimacy, atonement, comfort—bloom and wither against the indifferent passing of time.
Five Tuesdays in Winter by Lily King
Told in the voices of unique characters of all ages, these tales explore desire and heartache, loss and discovery, moments of jolting violence and the inexorable tug toward love at all costs.