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Good Books, Mostly Literary Fiction - Page 2

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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Snow White (Donald Barthelme)
Snow White
Donald Barthelme
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The Dead Father (Donald Barthelme)
The Dead Father
Donald Barthelme
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The King (Donald Barthelme)
The King
Donald Barthelme
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The Dry Well (Marlin Barton)
The Dry Well
Marlin Barton
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The Watch (Rick Bass)
The Watch
Rick Bass
46
The Ninemile Wolves (Rick Bass)
The Ninemile Wolves
Rick Bass
47
The Sky, the Stars, the Wilderness (Rick Bass)
The Sky, the Stars, the Wilderness
Rick Bass
48
Platte River: Three Novellas (Rick Bass)
Platte River: Three Novellas
Rick Bass
49
Where the Sea Used to Be (Rick Bass)
Where the Sea Used to Be
Rick Bass
50
Colter: The True Story of the Best Dog I Ever Had (Rick Bass)
Colter: The True Story of the Best Dog I Ever Had
Rick Bass
51
The Least Worst Death (Margaret Pabst Battin)
The Least Worst Death
Margaret Pabst Battin
52
On the Way to My Father's Funeral (Jonathan Baumbach)
On the Way to My Father's Funeral
Jonathan Baumbach
53
Peace (Richard Bausch)
Peace
Richard Bausch
54
The Stories of Richard Bausch (Richard Bausch)
The Stories of Richard Bausch
Richard Bausch
55
Hello to the Cannibals (Richard Bausch)
Hello to the Cannibals
Richard Bausch
56
The Feast of Love (Charles Baxter)
The Feast of Love
Charles Baxter
57
The Soul Thief (Charles Baxter)
The Soul Thief
Charles Baxter
58
Saul and Patsy (Charles Baxter)
Saul and Patsy
Charles Baxter
59
Gryphon (Charles Baxter)
Gryphon
Charles Baxter
60
First Light (Charles Baxter)
First Light
Charles Baxter
61
Shadow Play (Charles Baxter)
Shadow Play
Charles Baxter
62
The Sun Collective (Charles Baxter)
The Sun Collective
Charles Baxter
63
Believers: A Novella and Stories (Charles Baxter)
Believers: A Novella and Stories
Charles Baxter
64
Angel Dance (M.F. Beal)
Angel Dance
M.F. Beal
65
The New Yorker Stories (Ann Beattie)
The New Yorker Stories
Ann Beattie
66
Chilly Scenes of Winter (Ann Beattie)
Chilly Scenes of Winter
Ann Beattie
67
Picturing Will (Ann Beattie)
Picturing Will
Ann Beattie
68
Love Always (Ann Beattie)
Love Always
Ann Beattie
69
Falling in Place (Ann Beattie)
Falling in Place
Ann Beattie
70
Walks With Men (Ann Beattie)
Walks With Men
Ann Beattie
71
Hot Springs (Geoffrey Becker)
Hot Springs
Geoffrey Becker
72
All Souls' Rising (Madison Smartt Bell)
All Souls' Rising
Madison Smartt Bell
73
Straight Cut (Madison Smartt Bell)
Straight Cut
Madison Smartt Bell
74
Doctor Sleep (Madison Smartt Bell)
Doctor Sleep
Madison Smartt Bell
75
The Year of Silence (Madison Smartt Bell)
The Year of Silence
Madison Smartt Bell
76
The Sleep-Over Artist (Thomas Beller)
The Sleep-Over Artist
Thomas Beller
77
Mr. Sammler's Planet (Saul Bellow)
Mr. Sammler's Planet
Saul Bellow
78
On This Day (Nathaniel Bellows)
On This Day
Nathaniel Bellows
79
Like Normal People (Karen E. Bender)
Like Normal People
Karen E. Bender
80
Shiny Objects (Dianne Benedict)
Shiny Objects
Dianne Benedict
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