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Old 03-27-2016, 10:36 AM   #1
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Short Story Anthologies
I'm way more partial to short stories than novels (sometimes the shorter the better! ) as some of you may know.

I'm always on the lookout for new short story anthologies and collections (anthologies are generally better IMO). I've recently run across a couple of anthologies edited by Ben Marcus that are outstanding. He seems to have located a bunch of great stories that I have not previously read (along with a few that I have but are absolutely worth rereading).

Both highly recommended:

New American Short Stories

The Anchor Book of New American Short Stories

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You're welcome!

Everyone please feel free to post any of your new favorite anthologies!
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Old 03-29-2016, 07:55 PM   #4
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What is the difference between an anthology and a collection; I did a quick google and didn't see any? Thanks.
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Old 03-29-2016, 08:25 PM   #5
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An anthology is typically multiple authors chosen by an editor. A collection is a single author.
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Old 03-30-2016, 12:39 AM   #6
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Troubled Daughters, Twisted Wives: Stories from the Trailblazers of Domestic Suspense edited by Sarah Weinman.
http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00C5R7JYQ/ref=cm_sw_su_dp
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Jeff and Ann Vandermeer have a SF anthology coming out in July. Entertainment Weekly has an article about it.

http://www.ew.com/article/2016/03/30...ann-vandermeer

At over 700,000 words, $13 isn't such a bad deal.
http://www.amazon.com/Big-Book-Scien...9397534&sr=1-1
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Thanks for those Ben!
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Jeff and Ann Vandermeer have a SF anthology coming out in July. Entertainment Weekly has an article about it.

http://www.ew.com/article/2016/03/30...ann-vandermeer

At over 700,000 words, $13 isn't such a bad deal.
http://www.amazon.com/Big-Book-Scien...9397534&sr=1-1
Thanks for the heads up.

I bought their Time-traveller's almanac and was very impressed with the amount of work and 'extras' in that anthology so I shall look out for this.

NB Originally published in one volume, now also available split into four sections - don't get caught out buying the same stories twice like I did.
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They also have a huge anthology of weird fiction called The Weird: A Compendium of Strange and Dark Stories.

http://www.amazon.com/Weird-Compendi...9445865&sr=1-8
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Ted Chiang's Stories of Your Life and Others
His writing is very thoughtful, often bordering on profound. He only publishes one or two stories a year, but they are always insightful. Don't be put off by the sci-fi label he is often given. His stories rise above simple categorization. I consider Stories of your life to be some of his best work.
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Ted Chiang's Stories of Your Life and Others
His writing is very thoughtful, often boarding on profound. He only publishes one or two stories a year, but they are always insightful. Don't be put off by the sci-fi label he is often given. His stories rise above simple categorization. I consider Stories of your life to be some of his best work.
Ooooh! Yes! One of my favorite collections!
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Thanks for that, Angst, seconded by kennyc, I shall add it to my list.
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Two of my favorites:

Cakewalk - Lee Smith - When I was in Chapel Hill full time, I'd run into Lee walking her dogs occasionally. I read her stories in my Southern Literature class at UNC and they have always stayed with me.

The Complete Stories - Flannery O'Connor - I think it speaks for itself...
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I've been reading The Found and the Lost: The Collected Novellas of Ursula K. Le Guin, a great companion to her short story collections The Unreal and the Real.

All of her novellas.
1.*VASTER THAN EMPIRES AND MORE SLOW
2.*BUFFALO GALS, WON’T YOU COME OUT TONIGHT
3.*HERNES
4.*THE MATTER OF SEGGRI
5.*ANOTHER STORY OR A FISHERMAN OF THE INLAND SEA
6.*FORGIVENESS DAY
7.*A MAN OF THE PEOPLE
8.*A WOMAN’S LIBERATION
9.*OLD MUSIC AND THE SLAVE WOMEN
10.*THE FINDER
11.*ON THE HIGH MARSH
12.*DRAGONFLY
13.*PARADISES LOST
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