The Works of Stewart O’Nan

The Children’s Hospital – Chris Adrian Harbor – Lorraine Adams Candyfreak – Steve Almond Articles of War – Nick Arvin Natasha – David Bezmogis

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In no particular order: 1. Birds of America – Lorrie Moore 2. This Country of Mothers – Julianna Baggott 3. The Dig – Lynn Emanuel 4. Drown – Junot Diaz 5. My Happy Life – Lydia Millet

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In no particular order: 1. Best American Short Stories–ed. Shannon Ravenal, etc. (1980 – present) 2. O. Henry Prize Stories–ed. William Abrams, etc. (1980 – present) 3. The Joy Luck Club–Amy Tan 4. Lunar Landscapes–John Hawkes 5. Shiloh–Bobbie Ann Mason

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In no particular order: 1. The Tales of Chekhov 2. The Collected Stories of Eudora Welty 3. Winesburg, Ohio–Sherwood Anderson 4. Damballah–John Edgar Wideman 5. Palm-of-the-Hand Stories–Yasunari Kawabata

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A list of recommended novels to read, in no particular order.

1. One Hundred Years of Solitude–Gabriel Garcia Marquez
2. A Fan’s Notes–Frederick Exley
3. Invisible Man–Ralph Ellison
4. Invisible Cities–Italo Calvino
5. The Folded Leaf–William Maxwell …

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