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Good Books, Mostly Literary Fiction - Page 8

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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The Wilds (Julia Elliott)
The Wilds (Julia Elliott)
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The New and Improved Romie Futch (Julia Elliott)
The New and Improved Romie Futch (Julia Elliott)
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Angry Candy (Harlan Ellison)
Angry Candy (Harlan Ellison)
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Vida (Patricia Engel)
Vida (Patricia Engel)
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For the Relief of Unbearable Urges (Nathan Englander)
For the Relief of Unbearable Urges (Nathan Englander)
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What We Talk About When We Talk About Anne Frank (Nathan Englander)
What We Talk About When We Talk About Anne Frank (Nathan Englander)
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The Ministry of Special Cases (Nathan Englander)
The Ministry of Special Cases (Nathan Englander)
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Dinner at the Center of the Earth (Nathan Englander)
Dinner at the Center of the Earth (Nathan Englander)
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Kaddish.com (Nathan Englander)
Kaddish.com (Nathan Englander)
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Wind Sprints: Shorter Essays (Joseph Epstein)
Wind Sprints: Shorter Essays (Joseph Epstein)
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Frozen in Time (Joseph Epstein)
Frozen in Time (Joseph Epstein)
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Fabulous Small Jews (Joseph Epstein)
Fabulous Small Jews (Joseph Epstein)
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Hill of Beans (Leslie Epstein)
Hill of Beans (Leslie Epstein)
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San Remo Drive (Leslie Epstein)
San Remo Drive (Leslie Epstein)
295
The Birchbark House (Louise Erdrich)
The Birchbark House (Louise Erdrich)
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The Last Report on the Miracles at Little No Horse (Louise Erdrich)
The Last Report on the Miracles at Little No Horse (Louise Erdrich)
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The Night Watchman (Louise Erdrich)
The Night Watchman (Louise Erdrich)
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The Round House (Louise Erdrich)
The Round House (Louise Erdrich)
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The Master Butchers Singing Club (Louise Erdrich)
The Master Butchers Singing Club (Louise Erdrich)
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The Red Convertible (Louise Erdrich)
The Red Convertible (Louise Erdrich)
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Middlesex (Jeffrey Eugenides)
Middlesex (Jeffrey Eugenides)
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Fresh Complaint (Jeffrey Eugenides)
Fresh Complaint (Jeffrey Eugenides)
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The Great Kisser (David Evanier)
The Great Kisser (David Evanier)
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Before You Suffocate Your Own Fool Self (Danielle Evans)
Before You Suffocate Your Own Fool Self (Danielle Evans)
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The Office of Historical Corrections (Danielle Evans)
The Office of Historical Corrections (Danielle Evans)
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The Weather and Women Treat Me Fair (Percival Everett)
The Weather and Women Treat Me Fair (Percival Everett)
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Saint John of the Five Boroughs (Edward Falco)
Saint John of the Five Boroughs (Edward Falco)
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The Studs Lonigan Trilogy (James T. Farrell)
The Studs Lonigan Trilogy (James T. Farrell)
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Don't Erase Me (Carolyn Ferrell)
Don't Erase Me (Carolyn Ferrell)
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Dear Miss Metropolitan (Carolyn Ferrell)
Dear Miss Metropolitan (Carolyn Ferrell)
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A History of China (Carolyn Ferrell)
A History of China (Carolyn Ferrell)
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A Calling for Charlie Barnes (Joshua Ferris)
A Calling for Charlie Barnes (Joshua Ferris)
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Then We Came to the End (Joshua Ferris)
Then We Came to the End (Joshua Ferris)
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Lent: The Slow Fast (Starkey Flythe)
Lent: The Slow Fast (Starkey Flythe)
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The Liberation of Lord Byron Jones (Jesse Hill Ford)
The Liberation of Lord Byron Jones (Jesse Hill Ford)
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The Bascombe Novels (Richard Ford)
The Bascombe Novels (Richard Ford)
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Rock Springs (Richard Ford)
Rock Springs (Richard Ford)
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Sorry for Your Trouble (Richard Ford)
Sorry for Your Trouble (Richard Ford)
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News From the World (Paula Fox)
News From the World (Paula Fox)
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The Sudden Trees and Other Stories (H.E. Francis)
The Sudden Trees and Other Stories (H.E. Francis)
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