Summary: "A bold, clever, and sublimely sinister collection of horror, fantasy, science fiction, and gritty crime by both new and established Indigenous authors that dares to ask the question: "Are you ready to be un-settled?" Many Indigenous people believe that one should never whistle at night. This belief ranges far and wide and takes many forms; for instance, Native Hawaiians believe it summons the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Vintage Books, a division of Penguin Random House LLC 2023
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: In this first-ever anthology of Indigenous science fiction, Grace Dillon collects some examples of the craft, with contributions by Native American, First Nations, Aboriginal Australian, and New Zealand Maori authors.
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Publisher / Publication Date: University of Arizona Press 2012
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2 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC WALSummary: Presents a selection of the best works of short fiction of the past year from a variety of acclaimed sources.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Houghton Mifflin Harcourt 2018
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: The O. Henry Prize Stories 2014 gathers twenty of the best short stories of the year, from thousands published in literary magazines. The winning stories roam the world, from Nigeria to Venice, from an erupting volcano in Iceland to a brothel in the old Wild West. They feature a dazzling array of characters: a young American falling in love in Japan, a girl raised by snake-handling...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Anchor 2014
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC OSummary: A bold and breathtaking anthology of queer Indigenous speculative fiction. This groundbreaking fiction anthology showcases a number of new and emerging 2SQ (Two-Spirit and queer) Indigenous writers from across Turtle Island. These visionary authors show how queer Indigenous communities can bloom and thrive through utopian narratives that detail the vivacity and strength of 2SQness throughout...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Arsenal Pulp Press 2020
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC LOVAkiwenzie-Damm, Kateri
Summary: Fourteen stories that illuminate the strange workings of the human heart
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Publisher / Publication Date: HighWater Press 2015
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1 available in New Non-fiction, Call number: 813.54 AKISummary: In her introduction to The Best American Short Stories 2021, guest editor Jesmyn Ward says that the best fiction offers the reader a "sense of repair." The stories in this year's collection accomplish just that, immersing the reader in powerfully imagined worlds and allowing them to bring some of that power into their own lives. From a stirring portrait of Rodney King's final days to a surreal...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Mariner Books 2021
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC BESHopkinson, Nalo
Summary: Winner of the 2002 World Fantasy Award for Best Collection: In Skin folk, with fifteen works ranging from science fiction to Caribbean folklore, passionate love to chilling horror, Nalo Hopkinson is at her award-winning best spinning tales like "Precious," in which the narrator spews valuable coins and gems from her mouth whenever she attempts to talk or sing. In "A Habit of Waste," a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Open Road Integrated Media, Inc. 2018
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC HOPSummary: "In a calm and serene world, one has the luxury of imagining what the future might look like. Now try to imagine that future when your way of life has been devastated by forces beyond your control. Iraq + 100 poses a question to Iraqi writers (those who still live in that nation, and those who have joined the worldwide diaspora): What might your home country look like in the year 2103, a...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Tom Doherty Associates 2017
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC IRAJohnston, Basil.
Summary: Contains twenty-two humorous stories about a community of Ojibway Indians living on a fictional Indian reservation in Canada.
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Publisher / Publication Date: University of Nebraska Press 1993
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC JOHTaylor, Drew Hayden
Summary: "A forgotten Haudenosaunee social song beams into the cosmos like a homing beacon for interstellar visitors. A computer learns to feel sadness and grief from the history of atrocities committed against First Nations. A young Native man discovers the secret to time travel in ancient petroglyphs. Drawing inspiration from science fiction legends like Arthur C. Clarke, Isaac Asimov and Ray...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Douglas & McIntyre 2016
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC TAYSummary: Best Lesbian Erotica of the Year, Volume 3 will prove to be yet another stellar addition to this body-tingling series--the gold standard for erotic lesbian fiction. This year it journeys into the world of lesbian sex with unique and sometimes kinky stories that push lesbian lust and desire to new heights of pleasure. Edited by award-winning editor Sacchi Green, this latest edition is sensual,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Cleis Press 2018
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC BESSummary: "Thrilling short stories featuring fan favorite characters from the beloved High Republic series each written by a New York Times bestselling author. The High Republic authors share unmissable short stories that bridge Phases, resolve mysteries, and offer tantalizing hints of what is to come. Rejoin the adventures of the Jedi and Padawans, Pathfinders and Path members, heroes and villains...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Disney, Lucasfilm Press, an imprint of Buena Vista Books Inc. 2023
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1 available in Young Adult Fiction, Call number: YA FIC TALSummary: Collects eighteen stories featuring Anna, Elsa, and the other characters from the movie "Frozen."
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Publisher / Publication Date: Disney Press 2016
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Summary: By turns humorous and warm, stark and frightening, Bluebeard'S Egg glows with childhood memories, the reality of parents growing old, and the casual cruelty men and women inflict on each other. Here is the familiar outer world of family summers at remote lakes, winters of political activism, and seasons of exotic friends, mundane lives, and unexpected loves. But here too is the inner world of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Anchor Books 1998
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC ATWBear, Elizabeth/ Gaiman, Neil/ Kiernan, Caitlin R./ Laidlaw, Marc/ Langan, John
Summary: Features twenty-seven short stories published in the twenty-first century that were inspired by H.P. Lovecraft's works.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Prime Books 2011
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Summary: A collection of five Pinkalicious stories, along with many extras.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper 2011
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Place a hold to request this item.Summary: The O. Henry Prize winners contains twenty prizewinning stories chosen from the thousands published in magazines over the previous year.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Anchor Books, a division of Penguin Random House LLC 2022
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1 available in Adult, Call number: FIC LUISummary: "The latest entry in Laurie R. King and Leslie S. Klinger's popular Sherlock Holmes-inspired mystery series, featuring fifteen talented authors and a multitude of new cases for Arthur Conan Doyle's most acclaimed detective. Sherlock Holmes has not only captivated readers for more than a century and a quarter, he has fascinated writers as well. Almost immediately, the detective's genius,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Pegasus Crime 2020
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: M INSummary: Collects five tales inculding "Donald's Stinky Day," in which Donald reluctantly draws the attention of a stinky skunk.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Disney Press 2018
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Place a hold to request this item.Contents: He sees you when you're sleeping / Lori Foster -- All she wants for Christmas / Janelle Denison -- Turning up the heat / Susan Donovan -- Baby, it's cold outside / Donna Kauffman -- Blue Christmas / Alison Kent -- Nutcracker sweet / Nancy Warren.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Kensington 2003