A Stroke of the Pen: The Lost Stories (PB) by Terry Pratchett
37.00 NZD
Category: Fiction - Sci-Fi/Fantasy
A beautifully packaged, illustrated collection of twenty rediscovered early short stories by award-winning and bestselling author, Sir Terry Pratchett. A truly unmissable, beautifully illustrated collection of unearthed stories from the pen of Sir Terry Pratchett- award-winning and bestselling author, a ...Show more
Normal Rules Don't Apply by Kate Atkinson
37.00 NZD
Category: Fiction - Contemporary
From the Number One bestselling author of Shrines of Gaiety and Life After Life, a full collection of short stories to delight, intrigue and surprise! One of the world's great storytellers conjures a captivating new book. In this first full collection since Not the End of the World, we meet a queen who ...Show more
Good Night Papa: Short Stories from Japan and Elsewhere by Simon Rowe
26.00 NZD
Category: Short Stories
Rear cover blurb: Some of the tales told within Good Night Papa: Short Stories from Japan and Elsewhere: A recovering alcoholic mail pilot crashes his plane in the desert with a bottle of gin on board - The Finke River Mail (Australia) A retired taxi driver takes a job driving call girls to pay his debt ...Show more
Pearl City - Stories from Japan and Elsewhere by Simon Rowe
26.00 NZD
Category: Short Stories | Reading Level: near fine
Pearl City: Stories from Japan and Elsewhere (2020) is a collection of short fiction set in Japan, Cambodia, Austria, East Malaysia, New Zealand, France, The Philippines, Hong Kong, and Australia. It is the companion reader to Good Night Papa: Short Stories from Japan and Elsewhere (Atlas Jones, 2017) a ...Show more
Folly Literary Journal Issue 001 by Wellington Writers' Studio
30.00 NZD
Category: Short Stories
Te Awa o Kupu by Vaughan Rapatahana (Editor); Kiri Piahana-Wong (Editor)
37.00 NZD
Category: NZ - Fiction
A stunning new collection of poetry and stories by contemporary Māori writers. Through poetry and short stories, over 80 contemporary Maori writers explore a vast array of issues that challenge, stimulate and intrigue. Chosen for their verbal dexterity, originality and insight, they express compassion, ...Show more
Granta 162: Definitive Narratives of Escape by Sigrid Rausing
33.00 NZD
Category: Short Stories
Our winter issue is themed around loss and escape - emotional, physical and historical.
So Late in the Day by Claire Keegan
23.00 NZD
Category: Short Stories
An exquisite new short story from the Sunday Times bestselling author of Small Things Like These and Foster. 'A genuine once-in-a-generation writer.' - The Times 'Every word is the right word in the right place, and the effect is resonant and deeply moving.' - Hilary Mantel 'Claire Keegan makes her ...Show more
The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar and Six More by Roald Dahl
21.00 NZD
Category: Young Adult | Reading Level: Teen - Grade 7-9, Age 12-14
Roald Dahl - the grand master of the short story - turns his pen to anything, twisting everyday life into powerful, and sometimes terrifying fantasies. Seven superb stories, full of Roald Dahl's usual magic, mystery and suspense: meet the boy who can talk to animals, the man who can see with his eyes cl ...Show more
The Penguin New Zealand Anthology: 50 Stories for 50 Years in Aotearoa by Harriet Allan (editor)
45.00 NZD
Category: NZ - Fiction
A milestone collection to celebrate a milestone event - To celebrate 50 years of publishing in Aotearoa New Zealand. This anthology brings together 50 enthralling stories from some of the country's finest writers. From established authors to new, emerging names, these stories track the changing styles, ...Show more
Black Marks on the White Page by Witi Ihimaera; Tina Makereti
40.00 NZD
Category: Short Stories | Reading Level: Very Good
A stunning collection of Oceanic stories for the 21st century. Stones move, whale bones rise out of the ground like cities, a man figures out how to raise seven daughters alone. Sometimes gods speak or we find ourselves in a not-too-distant future. Here are the glorious, painful, sharp and funny 21st ce ...Show more
American Drolleries: Selected Stories by Mark Twain
25.00 NZD
Category: Short Stories
In these stories Mark Twain takes us from the sleepy banks of the Mississippi, through frontier towns and across the deserted gold plains of California. We encounter his countryfolk in all their bizzare variety: a cannibalistic ex-senator, a compulsive gambler, phoney travelling salesmen and a bumbling ...Show more