Alphabetical Listing of Authors
Asian and Asian American Authors
Black Authors
Contemporary Authors
Latin American, Hispanic, and Latinx Authors
LGBTQ+ Authors
Limited Use Titles
Middle Eastern and Middle Eastern American Authors
Native American and Indigenous Authors
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* The terms "gay," "lesbian," "trans" and many of the other terms within the LGBTQ+ vocabulary are terms whose use began relatively recently in the 1930's. LGBTQ+ as an identity and community are also more contemporary conceptions. There is debate on whether to apply these terms to authors prior to the 1930's who did not label themselves with a queer identity. In this guide, historical authors with different relationships, gender expression, or desires than the societal norm of the time are included in order to demonstrate the diversity of sexualities and lived experiences of writers past and present. Please refer to biographical scholarship on each author for more in depth information on their lived experiences.
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Adichie, Chimamanda Ngozi 
Aesop
Allende, Isabel
- And of Clay We Are Created*This short story is limited to three users at a time. Please close the window when you are finished so others may access it.
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Allison, Dorothy
Andrade, Mario de
Arenas, Rinaldo
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Baldwin, James
- Sonny's Blues - eBook Central Version*This short story is limited to two users at a time. Please close the window when you are finished so others may access it.
- Sonny's Blues - Partisan Review Digitization Project VersionPartisan Review, Vol. 24, No. 3, 1957, pp.327-258.
Barthelme, Donald
Benedetti, Mario
Berry, Jedediah
Bierce, Ambrose
Bombal, Maria Luisa
- The TreeShort author biography included
Borges, Jorge Luis
Butler, Octavia
Butner, Richard
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Carver, Raymond
Supplemental Materials:
- Introduction to Literary Context: American Short FictionScroll down to the bottom for study questions and essay ideas.
Casas, Fray Bartolome de las
- Plague of AntsShort author biography included
Castellanos, Rosario
- Cooking LessonShort author biography included
Chaucer, Geoffrey
Clarke, Arthur C.
Cortazar, Julio
- The Night Face UpShort author biography included
Crane, Stephen
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Dario, Ruben
- The Death of the Empress of ChinaShort author biography included
Diaz, Junot
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- This Is How You Lose Her (Collection of Short Stories)Stories Included: The Sun, the Moon, the Stars, Nilda, Alma, Otravida, Otravez, Flaca, The Pura Principle, Invierno, Miss Lora, and The Cheater’s Guide to Love.
- Drown (Collection of Short Stories)Stories Included: Ysrael; Fiesta, 1980; Aurora; Aguantando; Drown; Boyfriend; Edison; New Jersey; How to Date a Browngirl, Blackgirl, Whitegirl, or Halfie; No Face; and Negocios.
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Echeverria, Esteban
- The SlaughterhouseShort author biography included.
Egan, Jennifer
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Faulkner, William
- A Rose for Emily - Ebsco Version*This short story is limited to three users at a time. Please close the window when you are finished so others may access it.
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Fernandez, Roberta
Ferre, Rosario
- When Women Love MenShort author biography included
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Garcilaso de Viceroyalty la Vega, el Inca
- The Story of Pedro SerranoShort author biography included
Gilman, Charlotte Perkins
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- Women and EconomicsNorton reading page 6-7.
Glaspell, Susan
Grimm, Jacob & Wilhelm
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Hawthorne, Nathaniel
Hemingway, Ernest
Hurston, Zora Neale
- Audiobook of Sweat in "Hitting a Straight Lick with a Crooked Stick"
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Irving, Washington
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Jackson, Shirley
- The Lottery, and Other Short Stories (audiobook)This audiobook can be checked out through the website or through the free Libby app.
- The Lottery and Other Stories (Overdrive ebooks)This ebook can be checked out and read online or through the Libby app. Please return your copy when you are done, so others may read it.
Jin, Ha
- The BridegroomThis is a single user ebook. Please close the ebook when you are done to allow others to access it.
- SaboteurThis is a single user ebook. Please close the book when you are done to allow others to access it.
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Kafka, Franz
Kincaid, Jamaica
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Lahiri, Jhumpa
- Interpreter of Maladies - Proquest EbookThis ebook is limited to one user at a time. Please close the ebook when finished so others may access it.
- A Temporary Matter-- Proquest EbookThis ebook is limited to one user at a time. Please close the ebook when finished so others may access it.
Le Guin, Ursula K.
Lethem, Jonathan
Link, Kelly
Llosa, Mario Vargas
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Machado, Carmen Maria
Machado de Assis, Joaquim Maria
Mansfield, Katherine
Marquez, Gabriel Garcia
- Balthazar's Marvelous AfternoonShort author biography included
Mason, Bobbie Ann
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McKnight, Reginald
Melville, Herman
Midge, Tiffany
Mieville, China
Millhauser, Steven
- The Knife ThrowerThis ebook is limited to one user at a time. Please close the ebook when finished so others may access it.
- The Sisterhood of NightThis ebook is limited to one user at a time. Please close the ebook when finished so others may access it.
Mohr, Nicholasa
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Moshfegh, Ottessa
Morrison, Toni
Munro, Alice
Munro, Hector Hugh (aka: Saki)
Murakami, Haruki
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Nutting, Alissa
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Oates, Joyce Carol
O'Brien, Tim
Olsen, Tillie
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Pancake, Breece D'J
Petry, Ann
- Doby's GoneClick on the JSTOR Arts and Sciences II link to view the story.
Piñon, Ñelida
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Plath, Sylvia
- Johnny Panic and the Bible of Dreams (Collection of Short Stories & Essays)Only one person can view this ebook at a time. Please read the story you need and then close the browser window so others can use the book as well. If you are not able to get into the book, that means someone else is using it. Please try again after a few hours or the next day.
Poe, Edgar Allan
Proulx, Annie
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Quigley, Timothy
Quiroga, Horacio
- The Decapitated ChickenShort author biography included
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Russell, Karen
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Russell, William Clark
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Sanchez, Luis Rafael
Saunders, George
- Escape from SpiderheadPlease note: This resource is from the New Yorker, which only allows you to view 5 articles before paying a subscription. Only click on the link once, and if you reach the limit, try using another browser or computer to view the article.
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Sarmiento, Domingo Faustino
- The Tiger of the PlainsShort Author Biography Included
Sedaris, David
- Jesus ShavesThis article includes 3 short stories by Sedaris. Jesus Shaves is the second story, so you will need to scroll down to read it.
- The Youth in AsiaThis article includes 3 short stories by Sedaris. The Youth in Asia is the first story.
- Giant Dreams, Midget AbilitiesThis article includes 3 short stories by Sedaris. Giant Dreams, Midget Abilities is the third story, so you will need to scroll down to read it.