Maktub by Paulo Coelho
$32.99 AUD
Category: Short Stories
An essential companion to the inspirational classic The Alchemist, filled with timeless stories of reflection and rediscovery. From one of the greatest writers of our age comes a collection of stories and parables unlocking the mysteries of the human condition. Gathered from Paulo Coelho's daily column ...Show more
Into Your Arms: Nick Cave's Songs Reimagined by Kirsten Krauth (editor)
$32.99 AUD
Category: Short Stories
This stunning follow up to Minds Went Walking- Paul Kelly's Songs Reimagined features Christos Tsiolkas, Cate Kennedy and Andy Griffiths. From an automaton of Nick Cave, to a man who can't keep his blood out of the food he is preparing; from a vengeful Uber driver to a spinner of souls; and from a boy ...Show more
Firelight: stories by John Morrissey
$32.99 AUD
Category: Short Stories
An imprisoned man with strange visions writes letters to his sister. A controversial business tycoon leaves his daughter a mysterious inheritance. A child is haunted by a green man with a message about the origins of their planet. In this striking collection of stories, the award-winning John Morriss ...Show more
The Best Short Stories 2023 - The O. Henry Prize Winners by Lauren Groff (Editor); Jenny Minton Quigley (Series edited by)
$39.99 AUD
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
The Lost Journals of Pedro Piscator and Other Tales by Lachlan Plain (Illustrator)
$27.95 AUD
Category: Short Stories
'Here's a powerful imagination at work, making dry dusty history a rich realm of fantasy. We read of mythical seas, but smell their salt.' Geoff Lemon, Going Down SwingingThe Lost Journals of Pedro Piscator and other tales is an illustrated collection of tall tales from across the globe and throughout t ...Show more
Gunflower (Short Stories) by Laura Jean McKay
$29.99 AUD
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
We All Lived in Bondi Then by Georgia Blain
$29.99 AUD
Category: Short Stories
From the author of the multi-award-winning bestseller Between a Wolf and a Dog, a powerful collection of previously unpublished stories. A sister is haunted by the consequences of a simple mistake. A daughter searches for certainty as her mother's memory degrades. An encounter at a house party changes ...Show more
Self-Portraits: Stories by Osamu Dazai
$26.95 AUD
Category: Short Stories
"Art dies the moment it acquires authority." So said Japan's quintessential rebel writer Osamu Dazai, who, disgusted with the hypocrisy of every kind of establishment, from the nation's obsolete aristocracy to its posturing, warmongering generals, went his own way, even when that meant his death-and the ...Show more
The Gorgon Flower by John Richards
$32.99 AUD
Category: Short Stories
These accomplished, gothic-infused stories impress in terms of their range and unexpected twists - this is an exceptional debut collection that includes the title novella, 'The Gorgon Flower'. A young woman is haunted by the disappearance of her grandmother, a brilliant mathematician whose research unco ...Show more
Furphy Anthology 2023 by The Furphy Literary Awards
$35.00 AUD
Category: Short Stories
A glimpse into the lives of others is a tantalising offer, and short stories give us such a window. A slice of someone's life - whether it be in a factory, on a road trip north, the unquestioned love between two people, a child's way of seeing or their passion for art - provides us an escape into their ...Show more
Bad Dreams and Other Stories by Tessa Hadley
$22.99 AUD
Category: Short Stories
Two sisters quarrel over an inheritance and a new baby. A housekeeper caring for a helpless old man uncovers secrets from his past. A young girl accepts a lift in a car with a group of strangers. An old friend brings bad news to a dinner party. In these gripping and unsettling stories, the ordinary is m ...Show more
Desire: 100 of Literature's Sexiest Stories by Mariella Erotic (ed.); Frostrup Review
$39.99 AUD
Category: Short Stories | Series: Anthos Ser.
A special reissue from Head of Zeus's bestselling anthology series of 100 of literature's sexiest stories, chosen by Mariella Frostrup and the Erotic Review. Strict mistresses, naughty maids, handsome gardeners and disarming strangers; literature is awash with love, sex and desire. This collection brin ...Show more