Furies: Stories of the wicked, wild and untamed - feminist tales from 16 bestselling, award-winning authors by Margaret Atwood, Ali Smith, Emma Donoghue, Kirsty Logan, Chibundu Onuzo, Caroline O'Donoghue, Linda Grant, Susie Boyt, Stella Duffy, Kamila Shamsie
27.99 NZD
Category: Short Stories
A fun and fearless anthology of feminist tales, by fifteen bestselling, award-winning writers.'Wonderful ... all killer, no filler' Red Magazine'Dazzling stories, as inventive as they are inspiring' Daily Mirror 'Where power and feminist rage meet' StylistDRAGON. TYGRESS. SHE-DEVIL. HUSSY. SIREN. WENCH. ...Show more
Walk the Blue Fields by Claire Keegan
24.99 NZD
Category: Short Stories
A long-haired woman moves into the priest's house and sets fire to his furniture. That Christmas, the electricity goes out. A forester mortgages his land and goes off to a seaside town looking for a wife. He finds a woman eating alone in the hotel. A farmer wakes half-naked and realises the money is ...Show more
Gunflower (Short Stories) by Laura Jean McKay
37.00 NZD
Category: Short Stories
The brilliant new short story collection from the Arthur C. Clarke Award-winning author of The Animals in That Country. A family of cat farmers gets the chance to set the felines free. A group of chickens tells it like it is. A female-crewed ship plows through the patriarchy. A support group finds sola ...Show more
The Night House by Jo Nesbo
37.00 NZD
Category: Short Stories
From the internationally best-selling author comes a twisted, multi-layered spin on the classic horror novel for fans of Stranger Things and ITWHEN THE VOICES CALL, DON'T ANSWER...In the wake of his parents' tragic deaths fourteen-year-old Richard Elauved has been sent to live with his aunt and uncle in ...Show more
If I Survive You by Jonathan Escoffery
32.99 NZD
Category: Short Stories
'Brilliant wit, real heart and electric humour' Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah 'A compelling hurricane of a book' Ann Patchett 'A welcome reminder of what fiction can do’ Rumaan Alam A major debut, blazing with style and heart, that follows a Jamaican family in Miami navigating recession, racism, generatio ...Show more
The Author's Cut - Short Stories by Owen Marshall
36.00 NZD
Category: Short Stories | Reading Level: very good
Chosen by the author, this latest selection of stories includes 'Coming Home in the Dark', the inspiration for a new feature film. Owen Marshall is regarded as one of our finest living writers. His stories capture the imagination of readers and refuse to let go. From dark to funny, acerbic to warm, they ...Show more
The Best Short Stories 2023 - The O. Henry Prize Winners by Lauren Groff (Editor); Jenny Minton Quigley (Series edited by)
40.00 NZD
Category: Short Stories | Series: The\O. Henry Prize Collection
The prestigious annual story anthology includes prize-winning stories by Jamil Jan Kochai, David Ryan, Kirstin Valdez Quade, Lisa Taddeo, Ling Ma, Catherine Lacey, and Cristina Rivera Garza. "[A] standout collection . . . . Dazzling performances from some of today's most exciting writers. . . . This ...Show more
Bluebeard's Egg and Other Stories by Margaret Atwood
26.00 NZD
Category: Short Stories
From the international bestselling author of The Handmaid's Tale, Bluebeard's Egg and Other Stories represents some of Margaret Atwood's most witty, wise short stories.Discover this sharp, funny short story collection from the bestselling author of The Handmaid's Tale and The TestamentsA man finds himse ...Show more
Dancing Girls and Other Stories by Margaret Atwood
26.00 NZD
Category: Short Stories
From the international bestselling author of The Handmaid's Tale, Dancing Girls and Other Stories are a showcase for Margaret Atwood's masterly skill for storytelling. From the international bestselling author of The Handmaid's Tale, Dancing Girls and Other Stories showcases Margaret Atwood's masterly s ...Show more
Wild Places: Selected Stories by Katherine Mansfield
39.99 NZD
Category: Short Stories
A gorgeous hardback of Katherine Mansfield's best stories, selected by her biographer Claire Harman. Katherine Mansfield was the only writer Virginia Woolf envied. Mansfield transformed the short story genre with her work, creating stories miraculous in their intensity yet seemingly so simple. The shif ...Show more
Old Babes in the Wood: Collected Stories by Margaret Atwood
50.00 NZD
Category: Short Stories
A highly personal new collection of stories by the bestselling, twice Booker-winning cultural icon Margaret Atwood is celebrated as one of the most gifted storytellers in the world. This new collection showcases her many talents -- and the return of her beloved characters Nell & Tig They explore th ...Show more
How to get Fired by Evana Belich
37.00 NZD
Category: Short Stories
Stories about the unifying subject of work - how to get it, avoid it or lose it. Wry, real and astute, these linked stories are from an exciting new talent. In BurgerKai, Mel is given a motivational talk on what she says is 'failing at a stupid, screwed-up sales job, selling stupid plastic shelving'. He ...Show more