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Good Books, Mostly Literary Fiction - Page 3

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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Lord of Dark Places (Hal Bennett)
Lord of Dark Places (Hal Bennett)
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Birds of a Lesser Paradise (Megan Mayhew Bergman)
Birds of a Lesser Paradise (Megan Mayhew Bergman)
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Almost Famous Women (Megan Mayhew Bergman)
Almost Famous Women (Megan Mayhew Bergman)
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A Place on Earth (Wendell Berry)
A Place on Earth (Wendell Berry)
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Jayber Crow (Wendell Berry)
Jayber Crow (Wendell Berry)
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The Free World (David Bezmozgis)
The Free World (David Bezmozgis)
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Immigrant City (David Bezmozgis)
Immigrant City (David Bezmozgis)
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Fingerprints (Justin Bigos)
Fingerprints (Justin Bigos)
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Who Made Stevie Crye? (Michael Bishop)
Who Made Stevie Crye? (Michael Bishop)
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God Lives in St. Petersburg (Tom Bissell)
God Lives in St. Petersburg (Tom Bissell)
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Apostle (Tom Bissell)
Apostle (Tom Bissell)
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The Joint (James Blake)
The Joint (James Blake)
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This Is Not the Ivy League (Mary Clearman Blew)
This Is Not the Ivy League (Mary Clearman Blew)
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Away (Amy Bloom)
Away (Amy Bloom)
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Lucky Us (Amy Bloom)
Lucky Us (Amy Bloom)
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Love Invents Us (Amy Bloom)
Love Invents Us (Amy Bloom)
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The Tomcat's Wife and Other Stories (Carol Bly)
The Tomcat's Wife and Other Stories (Carol Bly)
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To Hate Like This Is to Be Happy Forever (Will Blythe)
To Hate Like This Is to Be Happy Forever (Will Blythe)
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Mystery Ride (Robert Boswell)
Mystery Ride (Robert Boswell)
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Two Serious Ladies (Jane Bowles)
Two Serious Ladies (Jane Bowles)
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The Sheltering Sky (Paul Bowles)
The Sheltering Sky (Paul Bowles)
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Up Above the World (Paul Bowles)
Up Above the World (Paul Bowles)
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The Revolution of Little Girls (Blanche McCrary Boyd)
The Revolution of Little Girls (Blanche McCrary Boyd)
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Water Music (T.C. Boyle)
Water Music (T.C. Boyle)
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World's End (T.C. Boyle)
World's End (T.C. Boyle)
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Budding Prospects (T.C. Boyle)
Budding Prospects (T.C. Boyle)
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The Tortilla Curtain (T.C. Boyle)
The Tortilla Curtain (T.C. Boyle)
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The Harder They Come (T.C. Boyle)
The Harder They Come (T.C. Boyle)
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After the Plague (T.C. Boyle)
After the Plague (T.C. Boyle)
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East Is East (T.C. Boyle)
East Is East (T.C. Boyle)
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Riven Rock (T.C. Boyle)
Riven Rock (T.C. Boyle)
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Curled in the Bed of Love (Catherine Brady)
Curled in the Bed of Love (Catherine Brady)
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Revenge of the Lawn: Stories 1962-1970 (Richard Brautigan)
Revenge of the Lawn: Stories 1962-1970 (Richard Brautigan)
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Lithium for Medea (Kate Braverman)
Lithium for Medea (Kate Braverman)
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The Incantation of Frida K. (Kate Braverman)
The Incantation of Frida K. (Kate Braverman)
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The Springs of Affection (Maeve Brennan)
The Springs of Affection (Maeve Brennan)
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A Lucky Man (Jamel Brinkley)
A Lucky Man (Jamel Brinkley)
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The Tree Still Stands (Mae Briskin)
The Tree Still Stands (Mae Briskin)
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Things That Fall From the Sky (Kevin Brockmeier)
Things That Fall From the Sky (Kevin Brockmeier)
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The View From the Seventh Layer (Kevin Brockmeier)
The View From the Seventh Layer (Kevin Brockmeier)
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