Ominous shadows of the past protruding from the darkness of the night... Fear lurking in the secret corners of the soul, coming to life again and again in bi...

"The literary 'Oscars' features twenty outstanding examples of the best of the best in American short stories." -Shelf Awareness for Readers

The Be...

The collection consists of two dozen stories published in the 80s, written by both famous masters and young authors. Here the reader will find works about th...

Novelist, poet, playwright, and author of many of the best American short stories of our time, Joyce Carol Oates shows another aspect of her endless creative...

She was the epitome of Blonde. The ideal Blonde. She was a BLONDE. She was UNHAPPY. She was a LEGEND. And when she died, she became a GODDESS. WHAT WAS she l...

The Best American series is the premier annual showcase for the country's finest short fiction and nonfiction. Each volume's series editor selects notable...

The best-selling author Carl Hiaasen takes the reins for the eleventh edition of this series, featuring twenty of the past year’s most distinguished tales...

A cut-and-dried case for a wily crime-scene reconstructionist is turned on its head in Michael Connelly’s “Mulholland Dive.” A terrible secret shared betw...

Are the Angels of Light fighting against the walls of Darkness?.. Or are young souls, who have not yet comprehended the cynicism and meanness of the “adult” ...

Marilyn Monroe is a legendary girl, a Blonde Princess, an irresistible film star, a truly cult figure of the 20th century. Her life was like a fairy tale - s...

The collection of action-packed works by Joyce Carol Oates is a continuation of her collections “Obsessed” and “The Heart Collector.”

Contents: 1. Cor...