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Good Books, Mostly Literary Fiction - Page 22

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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841
Tracy's Tiger (William Saroyan)
Tracy's Tiger
William Saroyan
842
A Swim in a Pond in the Rain (George Saunders)
A Swim in a Pond in the Rain
George Saunders
843
Civilwarland in Bad Decline (George Saunders)
Civilwarland in Bad Decline
George Saunders
844
Pastoralia (George Saunders)
Pastoralia
George Saunders
845
Lincoln in the Bardo (George Saunders)
Lincoln in the Bardo
George Saunders
846
Tenth of December (George Saunders)
Tenth of December
George Saunders
847
In Persuasion Nation (George Saunders)
In Persuasion Nation
George Saunders
848
Yellow Earth (John Sayles)
Yellow Earth
John Sayles
849
A Moment in the Sun (John Sayles)
A Moment in the Sun
John Sayles
850
Brief Encounters With the Enemy (Saïd Sayrafiezadeh)
Brief Encounters With the Enemy
Saïd Sayrafiezadeh
851
Saint X: A Novel (Alexis Schaitkin)
Saint X: A Novel
Alexis Schaitkin
852
Children of Men (Jeanne Schinto)
Children of Men
Jeanne Schinto
853
Red Plaid Shirt (Diane Schoemperlen)
Red Plaid Shirt
Diane Schoemperlen
854
Murphy's Romance (Max Schott)
Murphy's Romance
Max Schott
855
The Shakespeare Requirement (Julie Schumacher)
The Shakespeare Requirement
Julie Schumacher
856
Referred Pain (Lynne Sharon Schwartz)
Referred Pain
Lynne Sharon Schwartz
857
Disturbances in the Field (Lynne Sharon Schwartz)
Disturbances in the Field
Lynne Sharon Schwartz
858
The Fatigue Artist (Lynne Sharon Schwartz)
The Fatigue Artist
Lynne Sharon Schwartz
859
Leaving Brooklyn (Lynne Sharon Schwartz)
Leaving Brooklyn
Lynne Sharon Schwartz
860
Tourmaline (Joanna Scott)
Tourmaline
Joanna Scott
861
The Almost Moon (Alice Sebold)
The Almost Moon
Alice Sebold
862
Lucinella (Lore Segal)
Lucinella
Lore Segal
863
Ghana Must Go (Taiye Selasi)
Ghana Must Go
Taiye Selasi
864
The Old Drift (Namwali Serpell)
The Old Drift
Namwali Serpell
865
After Moondog (Jane Shapiro)
After Moondog
Jane Shapiro
866
Family Life (Akhil Sharma)
Family Life
Akhil Sharma
867
An Obedient Father (Akhil Sharma)
An Obedient Father
Akhil Sharma
868
A Life of Adventure and Delight (Akhil Sharma)
A Life of Adventure and Delight
Akhil Sharma
869
The Tunnel at the End of the Light (Jim Shepard)
The Tunnel at the End of the Light
Jim Shepard
870
Flights (Jim Shepard)
Flights
Jim Shepard
871
Kiss of the Wolf (Jim Shepard)
Kiss of the Wolf
Jim Shepard
872
Love and Hydrogen (Jim Shepard)
Love and Hydrogen
Jim Shepard
873
Master of Miniatures (Jim Shepard)
Master of Miniatures
Jim Shepard
874
Safety Tips for Living Alone (Jim Shepard)
Safety Tips for Living Alone
Jim Shepard
875
Paper Doll (Jim Shepard)
Paper Doll
Jim Shepard
876
Green (Frances Sherwood)
Green
Frances Sherwood
877
Deford (David Shetzline)
Deford
David Shetzline
878
You Have a Friend in 10A (Maggie Shipstead)
You Have a Friend in 10A
Maggie Shipstead
879
Happy Now? (Katherine Shonk)
Happy Now?
Katherine Shonk
880
Mad Laughter (Jules Siegel)
Mad Laughter
Jules Siegel
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