American girls about town [by Adriana Trigiani et al.] Downtown Press 2004 368p pa $13

ISBN 07434-9695-7

Best new American voices 2005: guest editor Francine Prose; series editors John Kulka and Natalie Danford. Harcourt, Inc. 2004 380p pa $14

ISBN 0-15-602899-9

Charters, David

The insiders: a portfolio of stories from high finance. St. Martin’s Press 2004 c2002 175p $19.95

ISBN 0-312-33381-1; LC 2004-50315

Curran-Sheehan, Tricia

The egg lady and other neighbors. New Rivers Press 2004 131p pa $14.95

ISBN 0-89823-219-8; LC 2003-100081

Fincke, Gary

Sorry I worried you: stories. University of Georgia Press 2004 217p (The Flannery O’Connor Award for Short Fiction) $24.95

ISBN 0-8203-2656-9; LC 2004-7413

Helprin, Mark

The Pacific and other stories. Penguin Press 2004 366p $25.95

ISBN 1-59420-036-X; LC 2004-50505

Higgins, George W.

The easiest thing in the world: the uncollected fiction of George V. Higgins; edited by Matthew J. Bruccoli. Carroll and Graf 2004 308p $26

ISBN 0-7867-1474-3

L’Amour, Louis

The collected stories of Louis L’Amour: the frontier stories: v 2. Bantam Bks. 2004 452p $22

ISBN 0-553-80397-2

Leonard, Elmore

The complete Western stories of Elmore Leonard. Morrow 2004 528p $27.95

ISBN 0-06-072425-0; LC 2004-55969

Mandelbaum, Paul

Garrett in wedlock. Berkley Bks. 2004 303p pa $14

ISBN 0-425-19627-2; LC 2004-46319

Meacham, Rebecca

Let’s do. University of North Texas Press 2004 181p pa $12.95

ISBN 1-57441-185-3; LC 2004-14252

Newman, Leslea

A letter to Harvey Milk: short stories. Terrace Bks. University of Wisconsin Press 2004 173p pa $17.95

ISBN 0-299-20574-6; LC 2004-53567

Parry, Owen

Strike the harp! American Christmas stories. Morrow 2004 179p $14.95

ISBN 0-06-057236-1; LC 2004-44951

Proulx, Annie

Bad dirt: Wyoming stories 2. Scribner 2004 219p $25

ISBN 0-7432-5799-5; LC 2004-56530

Quiroga, Horacio

The decapitated chicken and other stories: selected and translated by Margaret Sayers Peden; introduction by George D. Schade; illustrations by Ed Lindlof; new foreword by Jean Franco. University of Wisconsin Press 2004 166p pa $15.95

ISBN 0-299-19834-0; LC 2004-41930

Sargent, Pamela

Thumbprints; introduction by James Morrow. Golden Gryphon Press 2004 281p $25.95

ISBN 1-930846-29-0; LC 2004-5745

Telling tales; edited by Nadine Gordimer. Picador 2004 305p pa $14

ISBN 0-312-42404-3; LC 2004-40124

Vendrof, Zalman

When it comes to living: selected stories; translated by Irene Jenison. Fithian Press 2004 239p pa $14.95

ISBN 1-56474-435-3; LC 2003-16120

The World’s finest mystery and crime stories: fifth annual collection; edited by Ed Gorman and Martin H. Greenberg. Forge 2004 460p $29.95; pa $17.95

ISBN 0-765-31146-1; 0-765-31147-X

The Year’s best fantasy and horror: seventeenth annual collection; edited by Ellen Datlow and Kelly Link and Gavin J. Grant. St. Martin’s Griffin 2004 564p $35, pa $19.95

ISBN 0-312-32927-X; 0-312-32928-8