Wednesday, July 7, 2010

June Staff Picks


Juli's Pick
The Oxford Book of American Short Stories
Joyce Carol Oates
PS 648 .S5 O94 1992
Want to explore a variety of authors but don't have the time to read a gazillion novels? Then read short stories! This collection offers a plethora of famous writers' works for you to sample. Stories I recommend reading first include:
The Yellow Wallpaper by Charlotte Perkins Gilman
The Ghost in the Mill by Harriet Beecher Stowe
In a Far Country by Jack London
A Late Encounter with the Enemy by Flannery O'Connor
The Things They Carried by Tim O'Brien
That Evening Sun by William Faulkner
Short Stories are perfect for summer reading! Give these a try!

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