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Short Stories Might Be Just What You Need

https://fairfieldpubliclibrary.org/blog/2020/04/16/short-stories-might-be-just-what-you-need/
Finding it a little hard to concentrate? Now might be a great time to read or listen to short stories while you’re staying home and staying safe. Here are a few suggestions that you can download from Overdrive with your Fairfield Public Library card....

Short Stories Anyone?

https://fairfieldpubliclibrary.org/blog/2019/01/04/short-stories-anyone/
Title: THE BEST AMERICAN SHORT STORIES 2018 Ed. By Roxane Gay Houghton Mifflin Harcourt (October 2, 2018) Don’t have as much reading time as you would like? Ready to discover new literary voices or revisit some favorites? Maybe it’s time to try a short...

Uncommon Type

https://fairfieldpubliclibrary.org/blog/2018/04/19/uncommon-type/
Title: Uncommon Type Author: Tom Hanks Publisher: Deckle Edge, October 2017 Summary/Review: Yes, that Tom Hanks. This is a collection of 17 really wonderful short stories. I admit that short stories have always been an interest of mine, my favorites being from Stephen King, but...

Cabinet of Curiosities

https://fairfieldpubliclibrary.org/blog/2014/11/01/cabinet-of-curiosities/
Title: Cabinet of Curiosities: 36 Tales Brief & Sinister Authors: Stefan Bachmann, Emma Trevayne, Katherine Catmull, & Claire Legrand Published:  Greenwillow Books, 2014 Summary/Review:  This book of short stories is presented by four outstanding children’s/YA authors.  Asked to collect their most horrifying stories, the...