Anthologies (multiple authors)

Horror

The Gifts of the State and Other Stories

by Adam Klein – DISQUIET (December 04, 2014)

The Gifts of the State and Other Stories: Afghan Authors Under Thirty radically re-shapes our idea of Afghanistan as a place of unquestioning religiosity, brutal sexism, and anti-American and Russian resistance....

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Russian Stories

by Francesc Serés – MacLehose Press (December 09, 2014)

Drift through outer space with a doomed cosmonaut whose engine is kaput!; return to an irradiated village with an elderly couple who want to go home; ask yourself, did Elvis really play a concert in Red Square?...

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Literary collect...

Russian & Former...

Carbide Tipped Pens

by Ben Bova & Eric Choi – Tor Books (December 01, 2014)

Seventeen hard science fiction tales by today's top authors

Hard science fiction is the literature of change, rigorously examining the impact-both beneficial and dangerous-of science and technology on humanity,...

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Hard science

Herstories: An Anthology Of New Ukrainian Women Prose Writers

by Michael M. Naydan – Glagoslav Publications B.V. (March 15, 2014)

Women's prose writing has exploded on the literary scene in Ukraine just prior to and following Ukrainian independence in 1991. Over the past two decades scores of fascinating new women authors have emerged....

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Contemporary Women

Helsinki Noir

by James Thompson – Akashic Books (October 13, 2014)

Helsinki Noir joins Copenhagen Noir in representing the Akashic Noir Series in the far north of Europe.

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Belfast Noir

by Stuart Neville, Adrian McKinty, Ian McDonald & Steve Cavanagh et al. – Akashic Books (October 13, 2014)

Lee Child, Eoin McNamee, and others explore the dark corners and alleyways of Belfast.

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Lady Churchill's Rosebud Wristlet No. 30

by Kelly Link & Gavin J Grant – Small Beer Press (January 15, 2014)

With the thirtieth issue, LCRWthe only zine named after Winston Churchill's motherchanges everything. We turn blue into tree. We make electricity solid. We publish stories that shake the world so hard it...

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Literary

Black Denim Lit #7: A Suitable Poison

by Linda Boroff, Sean Monaghan & Christopher T. Garry – Black Denim Lit (August 31, 2014)

The August, 2014 issue edited by Christopher T Garry features 140 pages of never before seen stories from eight new authors, creating narratives that are variously dark, cynical, inspiring, violent and longing....

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The Best American Poetry 2014

by David Lehman & Terrance Hayes – Scribner (September 09, 2014)

Edited by the National Book Award-winning poet Terrance Hayes, the foremost annual anthology of contemporary American poetry returns: “A ‘best’ anthology that really lives up to its title” (Chicago Tribune...

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Poetry

Tehran Noir

by Salar Abdoh – Akashic Books (September 15, 2014)

An unflinching noir exploration of one of the world's most volatile cities.

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Italian Canadians at Table: A Narrative Feast in Five Courses

by Loretta Gatto-White – Guernica (January 01, 2013)

The persistence of misconceptions about Italian-Canadian food culture raises many questions for us. Are we gluttonous, inebriate and too loud? Do we force-feed guests? Are we in fact food-obsessed? How many...

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Indian Country Noir

by Sarah Cortez & Liz Martínez – Akashic Books (June 01, 2010)

The sharpest, most stylized and ambitious anthology of Native American literature ever published.

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Las Vegas Noir

by Jarret Keene & Todd James Pierce – Akashic Books (May 01, 2008)

In this chilling portrait of America's Sin City, lady luck is just as likely to dispense cold hard cash as a cold-hearted killing.

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London Noir

by Cathi Unsworth – Akashic Books (August 01, 2006)

Serpent's Tail novelist Cathi Unsworth shocks and awes with help from her London criminal-literary colleagues.

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Detroit Noir

by E.J. Olsen & John C. Hocking – Akashic Books (November 01, 2007)

Motor City's finest literary talents--including Oates, Estleman, Holden, and Parrish--offer a shadowed spectrum of gripping, haunting visions.

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Delhi Noir

by Hirsh Sawhney – Akashic Books (August 01, 2009)

The legendary city of Delhi, India, provides fertile ground for stories of darkness and despair.

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DC Noir

by George Pelecanos, Kenji Jasper, Ruben Castaneda & Robert Currey et al. – Akashic Books (February 01, 2006)

Bestselling mystery author George Pelecanos dazzles and terrifies with his first-ever anthology.

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Dublin Noir: The Celtic Tiger vs. The Ugly American

by Ken Bruen – Akashic Books (March 01, 2006)

Irish crime-fiction sensation Ken Bruen and cohorts shine a light on the dark streets of Dublin.

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Chicago Noir

by Neal Pollack, Joe Meno, Daniel Buckman & Todd Dills et al. – Akashic Books (September 01, 2005)

Bombastic Neal Pollack collects riveting noir stories from Chicago's hottest young writers.

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Bronx Noir

by S.J. Rozan – Akashic Books (August 01, 2007)

S.J. Rozan, Lawrence Block, Kevin Baker, Jerome Charyn, and others brawl with New York City's most rugged borough.

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Baltimore Noir

by Laura Lippman, Ben Neihart, Tim Cockey & Dan Fesperman et al. – Akashic Books (May 01, 2006)

Bestselling mystery queenpin Laura Lippman and cohorts dissect their own city with a vengeance.

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Los Angeles Noir

by Denise Hamilton, Scott Phillips, Janet Fitch & Naomi Hirahara et al. – Akashic Books (May 01, 2007)

Michael Connelly, Janet Fitch, Susan Straight, and others join Hamilton in digging deeper than ever before into the city's glorious noir legacy.

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Brooklyn Noir

by Tim McLoughlin, Lou Manfredo, Ken Bruen & Maggie Estep et al. – Akashic Books (July 01, 2004)

Brand-new crime fiction stories from Pete Hamill, Nelson George, Sidney Offit, Tim McLoughlin and more of Brooklyn's finest!

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Boston Noir

by Dennis Lehane, Lynne Heitman, Brendan Dubois & John Defresne et al. – Akashic Books (November 01, 2009)

There was only ever one candidate for the job of assembling Boston Noir: Dennis Lehane!

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Literary

Havana Noir

by Achy Obejas – Akashic Books (October 01, 2007)

Leonardo Padura and other Cuban writers join editor Obejas to plumb a city of ironic and wrenching contradictions.

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Kingston Noir

by Colin Channer – Akashic Books (May 29, 2012)

Following in the Caribbean footsteps of Haiti Noir and Trinidad Noir, now come dark stories from Jamaica's capital city.

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Cape Cod Noir

by David L. Ulin, Kaylie Jones, Elyssa East & Seth Greenland et al. – Akashic Books (May 17, 2011)

Malice and mayhem simmer beneath the surface of one of America's favorite vacation areas.

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Barcelona Noir

by Achy Obejas, Carmen Ospina & Adriana V. Lopez – Akashic Books (April 19, 2011)

The much-anticipated entry of Spain into the Akashic Noir Series arena.

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Copenhagen Noir

by Bo Tao Michaëlis – Akashic Books (December 07, 2010)

Scandinavian writing has been dominating the global crime fiction landscape, and this volume offers a delicious, devious sampling.

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Haiti Noir

by Edwidge Danticat, Évelyne Trouillot, Mark Kurlansky & Yanick Lahens et al. – Akashic Books (December 07, 2010)

Akashic stages a major coup in recruiting Edwidge Danticat, one of the truly great contemporary writers, to edit this volume.

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Lone Star Noir

by Bobby Byrd & Johnny Byrd – Akashic Books (October 19, 2010)

Texas enters the Akashic Noir Series arena with a dazzling array of terrifying, well-crafted short fiction.

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Literary

Istanbul Noir

by Mustafa Ziyalan & Amy Spangler – Akashic Books (November 01, 2008)

The Akashic Noir Series moves fearlessly to the city hosting the European/Asian divide.

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Black Denim Lit #6: The Girl in the Glass Case

by Matthew Di Paoli, Benjamin Schachtman & Christopher T Garry – Black Denim Lit (July 10, 2014)

The July, 2014 issue edited by Christopher T Garry features 124 pages of never before seen stories from eight new authors, creating narratives that are variously dark, cynical, inspiring, violent and longing....

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Starcraft: War Stories

by Blizzard Entertainment – Pocket Star (July 21, 2014)

As the Swarm boils in chaotic uncertainty, Arcturus Mengsk has seized this opportunity to bolster his Dominion forces. He has gathered a seasoned team of scientists—the best terran minds in the Koprulu sector—to...

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Military

Adventure

A Case of Crime

by Marsali Taylor, Cara Cooper, J.J. Campbell & Andrea Frazer et al. – Accent Press (September 25, 2014)

The Pearl Jacket and Other Stories: Flash Fiction from Contemporary China

by Shouhua Qi – Stone Bridge Press (March 01, 2008)

China's hottest literary genre brings together the traditional, the experimental, and the avant-garde.

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Iron Balloons: Hit Fiction from Jamaica's Calabash Writer's Workshop

by Colin Channer – Akashic Books (June 01, 2006)

Jamaica's literary lion Colin Channer presents new fiction from the freshest young Jamaican authors.

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Social science

Sociology

Black Denim Lit #5: No Sleep Till Deadtown: [Jun, 2014]

by Michael Haynes, Sean Monaghan & Christopher T Garry – Black Denim Lit (June 09, 2014)

The June, 2014 issue edited by Christopher T Garry features never before seen short stories from eight new authors. They create narratives that are variously dark, cynical, inspiring, disturbing, longing and...

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FaceOff

by Lee Child, Michael Connelly, John Sandford & Lisa Gardner et al. – Simon & Schuster (June 03, 2014)

A New York Times and USA TODAY bestseller! Edited by #1 New York Times bestselling author David Baldacci and including stories by Michael Connelly, Lee Child, Jeffery Deaver, and more, this one-of-a-kind anthology...

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