(Paperback)

Hundreds of popular historical fiction titles are described and categorized according to their underlying appeal features, and under topics and themes you'll never find in the library catalogwomen with true grit, greatest war stories, royalty rules, quick reads, humor, and many others.

(Hardback)

Here, Brad Hooper takes readers through her fiction, work by work, discussing the themes, forms, techniques, and styles she employs to make her work come alive.

Munro has founded her own brand of the short story: longer than traditionally practiced in the short-story form and encompassing broader time frames.

(Hardback)

Winner of the National Book Award for her short story collection Victory Over Japan, Ellen Gilchrist has entertained audiences with her vivid fictional portraits of strong women, eccentric lives, and the difficulties of love and life.