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Selected Genres
Historical Fiction1153
Contemporary Fiction1146
Historical1117
Contemporary / Drama962
Science Fiction842
Literary Realism742
Literary597
Literary Fiction487
Horror441
Fantasy428

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Selected Authors
Haruki Murakami48
Alice Munro46
Lydia Davis36
Joyce Carol Oates32
John Edgar Wideman31
George Saunders30
Annie Proulx25
John Updike24
Amina Gautier21
Alice Adams18

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Selected Publications
The New Yorker584
Harper's Magazine180
FIYAH130
Story Magazine106
Asimov's Science Fiction104
Amazon Original Stories88
The Atlantic Monthly88
The Magazine of Fantasy & Science Fiction85
Esquire82

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Selected Collections
Best American Short Stories2397
O. Henry Award665
Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy394
Best American Mystery Stories218
Hugo Award for Best Short Story157
Nebula Award for Best Short Story119
Hugo Award for Best Novelette103
Bookriot Pick78
FIYAH Collection74
Nebula Award for Best Novelette73

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Selected Tags
Death699
Family602
Ambiguous Ending573
Slow Plot416
Downbeat Ending414
Marriage400
Friendship378
Love319
Murder293
Quiet Plot262

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