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25.

The very best of the best : 35 years of The year's best science fiction

Dozois, Gardner R., editor.

Publication Date

2019

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Books

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VER

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SD_ILS:488228

26.

The best American mystery stories 2019

Lethem, Jonathan, editor, writer of introduction.

Publication Date

2019

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Books

Call Number

BES 2019

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SD_ILS:508638

27.

The O. Henry Prize stories 2019

Furman, Laura, editor, writer of introduction.

Publication Date

2019

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Books

Call Number

OHE 2019

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SD_ILS:518844

28.

The book of swords

Dozois, Gardner R., editor.

Publication Date

2017

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Books

Call Number

BOO

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SD_ILS:445898

29.

The unreal and the real : the selected short stories of Ursula K. Le Guin.

Le Guin, Ursula K., 1929-2018 author.

Publication Date

2016

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Books

Call Number

LEG

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SD_ILS:415526

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The best American mystery stories 2016

George, Elizabeth, 1949- writer of introduction, editor.

Publication Date

2016

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Call Number

BES 2016

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SD_ILS:400222

31.

Pieces of soap : essays

Elkin, Stanley, 1930-1995, author.

Publication Date

2016

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Call Number

813.54 ELK

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SD_ILS:423450

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2015 Pushcart prize XXXIX : best of the small presses

Henderson, Bill, 1941- editor.

Publication Date

2015

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810.80054 PUS 2015

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SD_ILS:302501

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A manual for cleaning women : selected stories

Berlin, Lucia, author.

Publication Date

2015

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Call Number

BER

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SD_ILS:370187

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The O. Henry prize stories 2014

Furman, Laura, editor, writer of introduction.

Publication Date

2014

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Call Number

OHE 2014

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SD_ILS:357258

35.

Higher gossip : essays and criticism

Updike, John.

Publication Date

2011

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Call Number

818.5408 UPD

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SD_ILS:240850

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Mirror kingdoms : the best of Peter S. Beagle

Beagle, Peter S.

Publication Date

2010

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Call Number

BEA

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SD_ILS:203339

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container of (work): Burke, James Lee, 1936- Harbor lights (Compilation)

(2)

Abraham, Daniel. Mocking tower.

(1)

Adams, John Joseph, 1976- editor.

(1)

Adichie, Chimamanda Ngozi, 1977- author.

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Akella, Shastri, author.

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Alexie, Sherman, 1966- What you pawn I will redeem.

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Anderson, Sherwood, 1876-1941. Brothers.

(1)

Aw, Tash, author.

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Baldwin, James, 1924-1987. Sonny's blues.

(1)

Barthelme, Donald. School.

(1)

Baxter, Charles, 1947- Harmony of the world.

(1)

Beagle, Peter S.

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Berlin, Lucia, author.

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Berry, Wendell, 1934- author.

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Bertino, Marie-Helene, author.

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Blanco, Leslie. Ravishing sun.

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Block, Lawrence, editor.

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Box, C. J., author.

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Boyle, T. Coraghessan, author.

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Canty, Kevin, author.

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Carduff, Christopher.

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Carver, Raymond, 1938-1988. Will you please be quiet, please?

(1)

Chakrabarti, Jai, author.

(1)

Chang, Alexandra, 1988- author.

(1)

Cheever, John. Enormous radio.

(1)

Cherryh, C. J. Hrunting.

(1)

Child, Lee, editor.

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Choi, Yoon, author.

(1)

Coben, Harlan, 1962- editor.

(1)

Colwin, Laurie, author.

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Connelly, Michael, 1956- editor.

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Container of (work): Anderson, Selena, 1984- Godmother tea.

(1)

Container of (work): Bazile, Cherline. Tender.

(1)

Container of (work): Binyam, Maya, 1993- Do you belong to anybody?

(1)

Container of (work): Bissell, Tom, 1974- His finest moment.

(1)

Container of (work): Bowe, Taryn. Camp Emeline.

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Container of (work): Boyle, T. Coraghessan. Apartment.

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Container of (work): Brown, Jason, 1969- Faithful but melancholy account of several barbarities lately committed.

(1)

Container of (work): Byers, Michael. Sibling rivalry.

(1)

Container of (work): Cline, Emma. Nanny.

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Container of (work): Crotty, Marian, 1980- Halloween.

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Container of (work): Da-Lin. Treasure Island Alley.

(1)

Container of (work): Danica, Li. My brother William.

(1)

Container of (work): Ehrlich, Benjamin. Master mourner.

(1)

Container of (work): Ferrell, Carolyn. Something Street.

(1)

Container of (work): Freeman, Sara, 1985- Company of others.

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Container of (work): Gaitskill, Mary, 1954- This is pleasure.

(1)

Container of (work): Groff, Lauren. Annunciation.

(1)

Container of (work): Harris, Nathan. Mine.

(1)

Container of (work): Jackson, Jared. Bebo.

(1)

Container of (work): Jin, Meng, 1989- In the event.

(1)

Container of (work): Krasikov, Sana, 1979- Muddle.

(1)

Container of (work): Lee, Andrea, 1953- Children.

(1)

Container of (work): Ma, Ling, 1983- Peking duck.

(1)

Container of (work): Mathews, Sarah Thankam. Rubberdust.

(1)

Container of (work): McCracken, Elizabeth. It's not you.

(1)

Container of (work): Muñoz, Manuel, 1972- Compromisos.

(1)

Container of (work): Nadelson, Scott. Liberté.

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Container of (work): Newman, Leigh. Howl Palace.

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Container of (work): Pearson, Joanna. Grand mal.

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Container of (work): Pek, Jane. Nine-tailed fox explains.

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Container of (work): Puyana, Alejandro. Hands of dirty children.

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Container of (work): Reeser, Anna. Octopus VII.

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Container of (work): Shih, William Pei. Enlightenment.

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Container of (work): Thammavongsa, Souvankham, 1978- Trash.

(1)

Container of (work): Ugwueze, Kosiso. Supernova.

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Container of (work): Vallianatos, Corinna. This isn't the actual sea.

(1)

Container of (work): Van der Vliet Oloomi, Azareen. It is what it is.

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Container of (work): Wilson, Kevin, 1978- Kennedy.

(1)

Container of (work): Yanique, Tiphanie. Special world.

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Container of (work): Yi, Esther. Moon.

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Core, Leopoldine, 1985- author.

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Crais, Robert, editor.

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Damm, Katherine, author.

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Deaver, Jeffery, editor.

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Dektar, Molly, author.

(1)

Delgado, Yohanca, author.

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Delgado, Yohanca. Little widow from the capital.

(1)

Doerr, Anthony, 1973- editor, writer of introduction.

(1)

Duong, Steven, author.

(1)

Dávila, Tere, author.

(1)

Díaz, Junot, 1968- Fiesta, 1980.

(1)

Edwards, Les, 1949- illustrator.

(1)

Eisenberg, Deborah, author.

(1)

Elkin, Stanley, 1930-1995, author.

(1)

Elkin, Stanley, 1930-1995. Living end. Conventional wisdom.

(1)

Elliott, Alicia, author.

(1)

Elliott, Julia, 1968- author.

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Elliott, Kate, 1958- "I am a handsome man," said Apollo Crow.

(1)

Emerson, Stephen, editor.

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Engel, Patricia, author.

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Englander, Nathan. What we talk about when we talk about Anne Frank.

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Eugenides, Jeffrey, author.

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Faulkner, William, 1897-1962. That will be fine.

(1)

Ferber, Edna, 1887-1968. Gay old dog.

(1)

Ferrell, Carolyn, author.

(1)

Fitzgerald, F. Scott (Francis Scott), 1896-1940. Babylon revisited.

(1)

Foote, Kim Coleman. Man of the house.

(1)

Ford, Richard, 1944- Communist.

(1)

Freed, Lynn, writer of supplementary textual content.

(1)

Gabaldon, Diana, editor, writer of introduction.

(1)

Gaiman, Neil, author.

(1)

Gaitskill, Mary, 1954- Girl on the plane.

(1)

Gay, Roxane, editor, writer of introduction.

(1)

George, Elizabeth, 1949- editor.

(1)

George, Elizabeth, 1949- writer of introduction, editor.

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Gish, Jen. Detective dog.

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Glaviano, Ann, 1983- author.

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González, Francisco, author.

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Gordon, Mary, 1949- author.

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Gorham, Ella Martinsen, 1969- author.

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Grafton, Sue, editor.

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Greer, Andrew Sean, editor.

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Groff, Lauren, author.

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Groff, Lauren, editor.

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Groff, Lauren. At the round Earth's imagined corners.

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Groff, Lauren. Wind.

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Guajardo, Jacob, author.

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Hale, Nancy, 1908-1988. Those are as brothers.

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Hemingway, Ernest, 1899-1961 My old man.

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Hempel, Amy, author.

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Henríquez, Cristina, 1977- author.

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Hiaasen, Carl, editor.

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Hinderliter, Robert. Coach O.

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Hobb, Robin. Her father's sword.

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Holland, Noy, 1960- author.

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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.

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Hughes, Langston, 1902-1967, author.

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Hughes, Matthew, 1949- Sword of destiny.

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Hunt, Sharon. Keepers of all sins.

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Hyde, Allegra, author.

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Iskandrian, Kristen, author.

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Jackson, Greg, 1983- Hollow.

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James, Marlon, 1970- writer of foreword.

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Johnson, Jocelyn Nicole, author.

(1)

Johnson, Reed. Open house.

(1)

Jones, Edward P. Old boys, old girls.

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Jones, Stephen, editor, writer of afterword.

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Kincaid, Jamaica. Xuela.

(1)

Kitaiskaia, Taisia, author.

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Klepchukov, Arthur. Damn fine town.

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Kozak, Harley Jane, 1957- Walk-in.

(1)

Krauss, Nicole, author.

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Kushner, Ellen. When I was a highwayman.

(1)

Lahiri, Jhumpa, author.

(1)

Lahiri, Jhumpa. Third and final continent.

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Lang, Preston. Top ten vacation selfies of YouTube stars.

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Lardner, Ring, 1885-1933. Haircut.

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Larson, Sonya, 1983- author.

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Lasdun, James, author.

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Le Guin, Ursula K., 1929-2018 author.

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Le Guin, Ursula K., 1929-2018, author.

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Lee, Min Jin, editor, writer of introduction.

(1)

Lethem, Jonathan, editor, writer of introduction.

(1)

Lethem, Jonathan, editor.

(1)

Lipof, Jared. Mastermind.

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Lippman, Laura, 1959- editor.

(1)

Lipsyte, Sam, 1968- writer of introduction.

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Liu, Ken, 1976- Hidden girl.

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Louie, Elaine

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Lovecraft, H. P. (Howard Phillips), 1890-1937 author.

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Luchette, Claire, 1991- Sugar Island.

(1)

Luiselli, Valeria, 1983- editor.

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Lyons, Matthew (Short story writer), author.

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Maazel, Fiona, 1975- author.

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Macdonald, Anne-Therese, 1950- That Donnelly crowd.

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Mayer, Mark, 1984- Clown.

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McBain, Ed, 1926-2005, editor.

(1)

McCarthy, Kyle, author.

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McCracken, Elizabeth. Souvenir museum.

(1)

McDermott, Alice. Post.

(1)

McKanna, Rebecca. Interpreting American Gothic.

(1)

Mitra, Amara, author.

(1)

Moffett, Kevin, 1972- Bears among the living.

(1)

Moore, Lorrie, author.

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Moore, Lorrie, editor.

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Munro, Alice, 1931-2024 Friend of my youth.

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Muñoz, Manuel, 1972- author.

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