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Good Books, Mostly Literary Fiction - Page 10

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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361
Elbowing the Seducer (T. Gertler)
Elbowing the Seducer
T. Gertler
362
Collected Stories (Ellen Gilchrist)
Collected Stories
Ellen Gilchrist
363
Elle (Douglas Glover)
Elle
Douglas Glover
364
Kalimantaan (C.S. Godshalk)
Kalimantaan
C.S. Godshalk
365
Father Melancholy's Daughter (Gail Godwin)
Father Melancholy's Daughter
Gail Godwin
366
The Man Who Was Not With It (Herbert Gold)
The Man Who Was Not With It
Herbert Gold
367
Earthly Justice (E.S. Goldman)
Earthly Justice
E.S. Goldman
368
The Cookbook Collector (Allegra Goodman)
The Cookbook Collector
Allegra Goodman
369
The Family Markowitz (Allegra Goodman)
The Family Markowitz
Allegra Goodman
370
She Drove Without Stopping (Jaimy Gordon)
She Drove Without Stopping
Jaimy Gordon
371
Good Boys and Dead Girls and Other Essays (Mary Gordon)
Good Boys and Dead Girls and Other Essays
Mary Gordon
372
The Other Side (Mary Gordon)
The Other Side
Mary Gordon
373
Spending (Mary Gordon)
Spending
Mary Gordon
374
Joan of Arc (Mary Gordon)
Joan of Arc
Mary Gordon
375
Final Payments (Mary Gordon)
Final Payments
Mary Gordon
376
The Romantic (Barbara Gowdy)
The Romantic
Barbara Gowdy
377
The Honey Thief (Elizabeth Graver)
The Honey Thief
Elizabeth Graver
378
Unravelling (Elizabeth Graver)
Unravelling
Elizabeth Graver
379
Going Nowhere (Alvin Greenberg)
Going Nowhere
Alvin Greenberg
380
The Man in the Cardboard Mask (Alvin Greenberg)
The Man in the Cardboard Mask
Alvin Greenberg
381
Rites of Passage (Joanne Greenberg)
Rites of Passage
Joanne Greenberg
382
Boy Alone: A Brother's Memoir (Karl Taro Greenfeld)
Boy Alone: A Brother's Memoir
Karl Taro Greenfeld
383
The Subprimes (Karl Taro Greenfeld)
The Subprimes
Karl Taro Greenfeld
384
Delicate Edible Birds and Other Stories (Lauren Groff)
Delicate Edible Birds and Other Stories
Lauren Groff
385
Matrix (Lauren Groff)
Matrix
Lauren Groff
386
Florida (Lauren Groff)
Florida
Lauren Groff
387
Arcadia (Lauren Groff)
Arcadia
Lauren Groff
388
The Monsters of Templeton (Lauren Groff)
The Monsters of Templeton
Lauren Groff
389
Comet Fever (Donald Gropman)
Comet Fever
Donald Gropman
390
Plays Well With Others (Allan Gurganus)
Plays Well With Others
Allan Gurganus
391
A Down Home Meal for These Difficult Times (Meron Hadero)
A Down Home Meal for These Difficult Times
Meron Hadero
392
Ghosts of Wyoming (Alyson Hagy)
Ghosts of Wyoming
Alyson Hagy
393
Mercy Street (Jennifer Haigh)
Mercy Street
Jennifer Haigh
394
Their Ancient Glittering Eyes (Donald Hall)
Their Ancient Glittering Eyes
Donald Hall
395
The Florist's Daughter (Patricia Hampl)
The Florist's Daughter
Patricia Hampl
396
Airships (Barry Hannah)
Airships
Barry Hannah
397
Bartleby in Manhattan and Other Essays (Elizabeth Hardwick)
Bartleby in Manhattan and Other Essays
Elizabeth Hardwick
398
The Ghostly Lover (Elizabeth Hardwick)
The Ghostly Lover
Elizabeth Hardwick
399
Surface Rights (Melissa Hardy)
Surface Rights
Melissa Hardy
400
The Oracle of Cumae (Melissa Hardy)
The Oracle of Cumae
Melissa Hardy
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