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These story collections are inter-connected in some way. They will have recurring characters or portray a sense of place. Collections that have been published in novel form, such as Olive Kitteridge, would be welcome in this list.
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News from Heaven: The Bakerton Stories
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Bear Down, Bear North: Alaska Stories
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Here We Are in Paradise: Stories
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The Last Chicken in America: A Novel in Stories
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Do the Windows Open?
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The Beggar's Garden
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BookLovingLady wrote: "~☆~Autumn♥♥☔ wrote: "The Country of the Pointed Firs and Other Stories seems to be here twice. Probably a merge needs to be done."I performed a duplicate check but the system found ..."
Thanks! The covers are different but it is the same book.
Number 175 The Country of the Pointed Firs and Other Stories and number 31 The Country of the Pointed Firs. Computer froze up on me!
Ah .... The difference is the 'other stories' 😉 (which is why it didn't 'merge' in the duplicate check)
Are so called “decimal” collections OK? book:Stars Above|25689074] by Marissa Meyer is a collection of the short stories written in between (e.g. 1.5j long books in the Lunar series. All the characters are linked to the series. I also added a short story collection by Ann Patchett that is also tagged as a memoir.
NancyJ wrote: "Are so called “decimal” collections OK? book:Stars Above|25689074] by Marissa Meyer is a collection of the short stories written in between (e.g. 1.5j long books in the Lunar series. All the charac..."Sounds perfect!
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I performed a duplicate check but the system found no duplicates ...