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Good Books, Mostly Literary Fiction - Page 25

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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961
Buddha's Orphans (Samrat Upadhyay)
Buddha's Orphans (Samrat Upadhyay)
962
More Matter: Essays and Criticism (John Updike)
More Matter: Essays and Criticism (John Updike)
963
The Early Stories: 1953-1975 (John Updike)
The Early Stories: 1953-1975 (John Updike)
964
Higher Gossip: Essays and Criticism (John Updike)
Higher Gossip: Essays and Criticism (John Updike)
965
Too Far to Go (John Updike)
Too Far to Go (John Updike)
966
My Father's Tears and Other Stories (John Updike)
My Father's Tears and Other Stories (John Updike)
967
Americana: And Other Poems (John Updike)
Americana: And Other Poems (John Updike)
968
Always Looking: Essays on Art (John Updike)
Always Looking: Essays on Art (John Updike)
969
Problems and Other Stories (John Updike)
Problems and Other Stories (John Updike)
970
Self-Consciousness (John Updike)
Self-Consciousness (John Updike)
971
Gertrude and Claudius (John Updike)
Gertrude and Claudius (John Updike)
972
Marry Me (John Updike)
Marry Me (John Updike)
973
The Centaur (John Updike)
The Centaur (John Updike)
974
Bloodflowers (W.D. Valgardson)
Bloodflowers (W.D. Valgardson)
975
The Third Hotel (Laura Van Den Berg)
The Third Hotel (Laura Van Den Berg)
976
Homesick (Guy Vanderhaeghe)
Homesick (Guy Vanderhaeghe)
977
The Far Field (Madhuri Vijay)
The Far Field (Madhuri Vijay)
978
A Traveller Came by (Sean Virgo)
A Traveller Came by (Sean Virgo)
979
A Goodly Babe (Arturo Vivante)
A Goodly Babe (Arturo Vivante)
980
Are We There Yet? (Diane Vreuls)
Are We There Yet? (Diane Vreuls)
981
Signs of Life (Norman Waksler)
Signs of Life (Norman Waksler)
982
His Favorites (Kate Walbert)
His Favorites (Kate Walbert)
983
The Sunken Cathedral (Kate Walbert)
The Sunken Cathedral (Kate Walbert)
984
In Love and Trouble: Stories of Black Women (Alice Walker)
In Love and Trouble: Stories of Black Women (Alice Walker)
985
Oblivion (David Foster Wallace)
Oblivion (David Foster Wallace)
986
The Cold Millions (Jess Walter)
The Cold Millions (Jess Walter)
987
Ruby Ridge: The Truth and Tragedy of the Randy Waver Family (Jess Walter)
Ruby Ridge: The Truth and Tragedy of the Randy Waver Family (Jess Walter)
988
The Angel of Rome & Other Stories (Jess Walter)
The Angel of Rome & Other Stories (Jess Walter)
989
The Border of Paradise (Esmé Weijun Wang)
The Border of Paradise (Esmé Weijun Wang)
990
Joan Is Okay (Weike Wang)
Joan Is Okay (Weike Wang)
991
Where the Line Bleeds (Jesmyn Ward)
Where the Line Bleeds (Jesmyn Ward)
992
Meet Me in the Green Glen (Robert Penn Warren)
Meet Me in the Green Glen (Robert Penn Warren)
993
Lot: Stories (Bryan Washington)
Lot: Stories (Bryan Washington)
994
The Favorites (Mary Yukari Waters)
The Favorites (Mary Yukari Waters)
995
The Laws of Evening (Mary Yukari Waters)
The Laws of Evening (Mary Yukari Waters)
996
The Lonesome Game (Winston Weathers)
The Lonesome Game (Winston Weathers)
997
The Eight Corners of the World (Gordon Weaver)
The Eight Corners of the World (Gordon Weaver)
998
Children's Hearts (Theodore Weesner)
Children's Hearts (Theodore Weesner)
999
The Richer, the Poorer (Dorothy West)
The Richer, the Poorer (Dorothy West)
1000
Not Where I Started From (Kate Wheeler)
Not Where I Started From (Kate Wheeler)
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