After reading Richard's very nice collection, Staring Into The Abyss, I noticed there were a few other members with collections as well. I'm almost finished with Realms 2 (Clarkeworld's anthology) and was looking to dig into another short story collection as soon as I finished (I personally prefer print over ebook formats, though).
If I could support a fellow litreactor member while I'm at it, then great!
So, post your collection here for everyone to see, find, and purchase/download. Title, genre, and anything else you'd like to add. If you just have a recommendation on a collection you liked, then share that as well.
The best collection I've read was The Things They Carried. There are scenes under a thousand words that will break your heart, mend it, and smash it all over again, all the while teaching you something about the human condition. This book should be mandatory for any writer serious about the craft.
Take a peak here: http://pages.uoregon.edu/eherman/teaching/texts/OBrien_TheThingsTheyCarr...
Well, thanks, Sound. Peep my reviews over at The Nervous Breakdown, LOTS of great collections in there.
http://www.thenervousbreakdown.com/author/rthomas/
Matt Bell's CATACLYSM BABY and Lindsay Hunter's DADDY'S are relatively recent, and fantastic.
Nik Korpon has a few things, BAR SCARS and maybe a novella, too:
http://www.amazon.com/Nik-Korpon/e/B004GPE3U8
And of course, keep an eye out for BURNT TONGUES, the anthology I edited with Chuck Palahniuk and Dennis Widmyer, lots of familiar names in there, but not out until 2014.
OH, and if you never picked up WARMED AND BOUND, it's a fantastic collection. I have a story in there ("Say Yes to Pleasure") but lots of familiar names in there as well.
http://www.amazon.com/Warmed-Bound-Anthology-Pela-Via/dp/1613641621
Here's my Tweets for the entire book, a piece we put together and called "The Fuse"
Richard kicks arse. Prolific and way cool.
I have a collection out in July, titled THE CONDIMENTAL OP—a silly riff on Dashiell Hammett’s famous detective the Continental Op, whose real name is never mentioned in any outing. Hopefully Dashiell doesn’t writhe in his coffin over at Arlington National Cemetery.
Out through Perfect Edge:
http://www.amazon.com/The-Condimental-Op-Andrez-Bergen/dp/1782791892
Thanks, Andrez. I actually am planning to get both of your books (Condimental OP & Who Is Killing...).
Thanks, Richard. A few books you've reviewed were in my "to read" list that somehow fell off.
Vonnegut Check is right, The Things They Carried was AMAZING!
I read it while at work years and years ago (in HS, selling skateboard and inline skate stuff) and had to explain why I was crying softly when a customer came in. When I told her why, she said she totally understood because she'd read it too. Powerful stuff!
I'll second Richard on Korpon's Bar Scars. Some really good stories in there.
Also, if you were thinking of reading Staring Into the Abyss, I'm giving away some copies. First, if you LIKE my Facebook page, I'll randomly draw a name and give away one copy. ALSO, I'm giving away THREE copies over at Goodreads. LINKS:
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/richardgthomas3
Goodreads: http://www.goodreads.com/giveaway/show/54302-staring-into-the-abyss
Yup. I have My Heart Said No, But the Camera Crew Said Yes! - http://www.amazon.com/Heart-Said-But-Camera-Crew/dp/1933293934
And Sorry I Ruined Your Orgy: http://www.amazon.com/Sorry-I-Ruined-Your-Orgy/dp/1936383152
