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Good Books, Mostly Literary Fiction - Page 20

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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761
The Wishbones (Tom Perrotta)
The Wishbones
Tom Perrotta
762
Joe College (Tom Perrotta)
Joe College
Tom Perrotta
763
The Odyssey of Katinou Kalokovich (Natalie L.M. Petesch)
The Odyssey of Katinou Kalokovich
Natalie L.M. Petesch
764
Fast Lanes (Jayne Anne Phillips)
Fast Lanes
Jayne Anne Phillips
765
The Second Happiest Day (John Phillips)
The Second Happiest Day
John Phillips
766
My People's Waltz (Dale Ray Phillips)
My People's Waltz
Dale Ray Phillips
767
Crossroads and Unholy Water (Marilene Phipps)
Crossroads and Unholy Water
Marilene Phipps
768
The Bell Jar (Sylvia Plath)
The Bell Jar
Sylvia Plath
769
Johnny Panic and the Bible of Dreams: Short Stories, Prose and Diary Excerpts (Sylvia Plath)
Johnny Panic and the Bible of Dreams: Short Stories, Prose and Diary Excerpts
Sylvia Plath
770
Lay It on My Heart (Angela Pneuman)
Lay It on My Heart
Angela Pneuman
771
Home Remedies (Angela Pneuman)
Home Remedies
Angela Pneuman
772
Dating Miss Universe (Steven Polansky)
Dating Miss Universe
Steven Polansky
773
A Perfect Life (Eileen Pollack)
A Perfect Life
Eileen Pollack
774
Rich Boy (Sharon Pomerantz)
Rich Boy
Sharon Pomerantz
775
The Near Future (Joe Ashby Porter)
The Near Future
Joe Ashby Porter
776
Aliens of Affection (Padgett Powell)
Aliens of Affection
Padgett Powell
777
Mrs Hollingsworth's Men (Padgett Powell)
Mrs Hollingsworth's Men
Padgett Powell
778
Sacred Wilderness (Susan Power)
Sacred Wilderness
Susan Power
779
The Time of Our Singing (Richard Powers)
The Time of Our Singing
Richard Powers
780
The Gold Bug Variations (Richard Powers)
The Gold Bug Variations
Richard Powers
781
Heirs of Grace (Tim Pratt)
Heirs of Grace
Tim Pratt
782
A Long and Happy Life (Reynolds Price)
A Long and Happy Life
Reynolds Price
783
The Foreseeable Future (Reynolds Price)
The Foreseeable Future
Reynolds Price
784
Blue Calhoun (Reynolds Price)
Blue Calhoun
Reynolds Price
785
The Peaceable Kingdom (Francine Prose)
The Peaceable Kingdom
Francine Prose
786
Bird Cloud (Annie Proulx)
Bird Cloud
Annie Proulx
787
Postcards (Annie Proulx)
Postcards
Annie Proulx
788
The Shipping News (Annie Proux)
The Shipping News
Annie Proux
789
The Accordion Crimes (Annie Proulx)
The Accordion Crimes
Annie Proulx
790
That Old Ace in the Hole (Annie Proulx)
That Old Ace in the Hole
Annie Proulx
791
Barkskins (Annie Proulx)
Barkskins
Annie Proulx
792
Last Day on Earth (Eric Puchner)
Last Day on Earth
Eric Puchner
793
Model Home (Eric Puchner)
Model Home
Eric Puchner
794
The Five Wounds (Kirstin Valdez Quade)
The Five Wounds
Kirstin Valdez Quade
795
The Professor's Daughter (Emily Ishem Raboteau)
The Professor's Daughter
Emily Ishem Raboteau
796
An Unrestored Woman (Shobha Rao)
An Unrestored Woman
Shobha Rao
797
Something Rich and Strange (Ron Rash)
Something Rich and Strange
Ron Rash
798
The Cove (Ron Rash)
The Cove
Ron Rash
799
The World Made Straight (Ron Rash)
The World Made Straight
Ron Rash
800
Passage West (Rishi Redi)
Passage West
Rishi Redi
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