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Good Books, Mostly Literary Fiction - Page 4

My method was to list one work per author in each Best American Short Stories from 1968 to the most recent one (2021). So in the case of someone like John Updike, he has a lot of works on this list because he was in B.A.S.S. many times. There are around 75 authors from B.A.S.S. 1968 through 2021 who haven't published anything that made sense to go on this list. Most of these books are either short story collections or novels, with a fair number of memoirs and essay collections mixed in. I only included poetry when there wasn't any prose, because although I love poetry, I doubt many people would have read them. I also tried to go for lesser known works, if possible, because I think most of us get sick of seeing the same books over and over. But sometimes I had no choice; for example, Donna Tartt has barely published anything, so I went with The Secret History. I hope to do a second list with the authors from Best American Short Stories 1914 through 1967. I bet that will be much harder.
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The Runaway Soul (Harold Brodkey)
The Runaway Soul (Harold Brodkey)
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Little America (Henry Bromell)
Little America (Henry Bromell)
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Caleb's Crossing (Geraldine Brooks)
Caleb's Crossing (Geraldine Brooks)
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Why the Devil Chose New England for His Work (Jason Brown)
Why the Devil Chose New England for His Work (Jason Brown)
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Driving the Heart and Other Stories (Jason Brown)
Driving the Heart and Other Stories (Jason Brown)
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The Longings of Wayward Girls (Karen Brown)
The Longings of Wayward Girls (Karen Brown)
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Tiny Love: The Complete Stories (Larry Brown)
Tiny Love: The Complete Stories (Larry Brown)
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Before and After (Rosellen Brown)
Before and After (Rosellen Brown)
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Tender Mercies (Rosellen Brown)
Tender Mercies (Rosellen Brown)
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Tongues of Flame (Mary Ward Brown)
Tongues of Flame (Mary Ward Brown)
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My Father, Dancing (Bliss Broyard)
My Father, Dancing (Bliss Broyard)
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Everywhere You Don't Belong (Gabriel Bump)
Everywhere You Don't Belong (Gabriel Bump)
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The Civilized Tribes (Jerry Bumpus)
The Civilized Tribes (Jerry Bumpus)
134
Anaconda (Jerry Bumpus)
Anaconda (Jerry Bumpus)
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To the Bright and Shining Sun (James Lee Burke)
To the Bright and Shining Sun (James Lee Burke)
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Don't Tell Anyone (Frederick Busch)
Don't Tell Anyone (Frederick Busch)
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Girls (Frederick Busch)
Girls (Frederick Busch)
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A Memory of War (Frederick Busch)
A Memory of War (Frederick Busch)
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The Night Inspector (Frederick Busch)
The Night Inspector (Frederick Busch)
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From Where You Dream (Robert Olen Butler)
From Where You Dream (Robert Olen Butler)
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The Hot Country (Robert Olen Butler)
The Hot Country (Robert Olen Butler)
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Perfume River (Robert Olen Butler)
Perfume River (Robert Olen Butler)
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Severance: Stories (Robert Olen Butler)
Severance: Stories (Robert Olen Butler)
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Long for This World (Michael Byers)
Long for This World (Michael Byers)
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The Coast of Good Intentions (Michael Byers)
The Coast of Good Intentions (Michael Byers)
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The Broken Man (Michael Byers)
The Broken Man (Michael Byers)
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Percival's Planet (Michael Byers)
Percival's Planet (Michael Byers)
148
Madeleine Is Sleeping (Sarah Shun-Lien Bynum)
Madeleine Is Sleeping (Sarah Shun-Lien Bynum)
149
Ms. Hempel Chronicles (Sarah Shun-Lien Bynum)
Ms. Hempel Chronicles (Sarah Shun-Lien Bynum)
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Likes (Sarah Shun-Lien Bynum)
Likes (Sarah Shun-Lien Bynum)
151
Street (Jack Cady)
Street (Jack Cady)
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The off Season (Jack Cady)
The off Season (Jack Cady)
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The Well (Jack Cady)
The Well (Jack Cady)
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Textures of Life (Hortense Calisher)
Textures of Life (Hortense Calisher)
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Andorra (Peter Cameron)
Andorra (Peter Cameron)
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Carry Me Across the Water (Ethan Canin)
Carry Me Across the Water (Ethan Canin)
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A Doubter's Almanac (Ethan Canin)
A Doubter's Almanac (Ethan Canin)
158
Honeymoon and Other Stories (Kevin Canty)
Honeymoon and Other Stories (Kevin Canty)
159
The Underworld (Kevin Canty)
The Underworld (Kevin Canty)
160
Potboiler (Robert Canzoneri)
Potboiler (Robert Canzoneri)
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