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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