Steve Almond

48 books

Against Football: One Fan's Reluctant Manifesto by Steve Almond

Against Football: One Fan's Reluctant Manifesto

Steve Almond

nonfiction essays sports emotional informative reflective slow-paced

178 pages | first published 2014

All the Secrets of the World by Steve Almond

All the Secrets of the World

Steve Almond

fiction historical thriller emotional reflective medium-paced

416 pages | first published 2022

Bad Stories: What the Hell Just Happened to Our Country by Steve Almond

Bad Stories: What the Hell Just Happened to Our Country

Steve Almond

nonfiction essays history politics challenging reflective fast-paced

272 pages | first published 2018

The Best American Erotica 2006 by Sera Gamble, Kweli Walker, Will Heinrich, Gaea Yudron, Salome Wilde, Gwen Masters, Peggy Munson, Sidney Durham, Steve Almond, L. Elise Bland, Stephen Elliott, John Updike, David Sedaris, Lynne Freed, Bianca James, Susie Bright, Helen Walsh, Maxine Chernoff, Donna George Storey, Rachel Kramer Bussel, Mr. Sleep, Bob Vickery, Carol Queen, Tom Perrotta, James Williams

The Best American Erotica 2006

Sera Gamble, Kweli Walker, Will Heinrich, Gaea Yudron, Salome Wilde, Gwen Masters, Peggy Munson, Sidney Durham, Steve Almond, L. Elise Bland, Stephen Elliott, John Updike, David Sedaris, Lynne Freed, Bianca James, Susie Bright, Helen Walsh, Maxine Chernoff, Donna George Storey, Rachel Kramer Bussel, Mr. Sleep, Bob Vickery, Carol Queen, Tom Perrotta, James Williams

fiction erotica short stories funny lighthearted slow-paced

256 pages | first published 2006

The Best American Short Stories 2010 by Marlin Barton, Wayne Harrison, Richard Russo, Ron Rash, Heidi Pitlor, Karen Russell, James Lasdun, Wells Tower, Lauren Groff, Charles Baxter, Jill McCorkle, Joshua Ferris, Brendan Mathews, Steve Almond, Jim Shepard, Jennifer Egan, Kevin Moffett, Lori Ostlund, Rebecca Makkai, Maggie Shipstead, Danielle Evans, Téa Obreht

The Best American Short Stories 2010

Marlin Barton, Wayne Harrison, Richard Russo, Ron Rash, Heidi Pitlor, Karen Russell, James Lasdun, Wells Tower, Lauren Groff, Charles Baxter, Jill McCorkle, Joshua Ferris, Brendan Mathews, Steve Almond, Jim Shepard, Jennifer Egan, Kevin Moffett, Lori Ostlund, Rebecca Makkai, Maggie Shipstead, Danielle Evans, Téa Obreht

fiction short stories emotional reflective medium-paced

421 pages | first published 2010

Blue Christmas: Holiday Stories for the Rest of Us by Ben Greenman, James W. Hall, Ana Menéndez, Tricia Bauer, John Dufresne, Steve Almond, Ann Hood, Lee Martin, Edward Falco, Diana Abu-Jaber, Jane Hamilton, Colin Channer, Lynne Barrett, Preston Allen, Les Standiford, Jon Clinch, Robert Goolrich

Blue Christmas: Holiday Stories for the Rest of Us

Ben Greenman, James W. Hall, Ana Menéndez, Tricia Bauer, John Dufresne, Steve Almond, Ann Hood, Lee Martin, Edward Falco, Diana Abu-Jaber, Jane Hamilton, Colin Channer, Lynne Barrett, Preston Allen, Les Standiford, Jon Clinch, Robert Goolrich

fiction short stories reflective medium-paced

220 pages | first published 2011

Breakfast on Mars and 37 Other Delectable Essays by April Sinclair, Scott Westerfeld, Gigi Amateau, Craig Kielburger, Rebecca Stern, Cecil Castellucci, Chris Epting, Maile Meloy, Clay McLeod Chapman, Marie Rutkoski, Michael Hearst, Ned Vizzini, Sarah Prineas, Nick Abadzis, Chris Higgins, Laurel Snyder, Steve Almond, Ellen Sussman, Alane Ferguson, Joe Craig, Joshua Mohr, Khalid Birdsong, Michael David Lukas, Casey Scieszka, Sloane Crosley, Daisy Whitney, Brad Wolfe, Elizabeth Winthrop, Steven Weinberg, Alan Gratz, Rita Williams-Garcia, Wendy Mass, Mary-Ann Ochota, Léna Roy, Sarah Darer Littman, Ransom Riggs, Jennifer Lou, Steve Brezenoff, Kirsten Miller, Lise Clavel

Breakfast on Mars and 37 Other Delectable Essays

April Sinclair, Scott Westerfeld, Gigi Amateau, Craig Kielburger, Rebecca Stern, Cecil Castellucci, Chris Epting, Maile Meloy, Clay McLeod Chapman, Marie Rutkoski, Michael Hearst, Ned Vizzini, Sarah Prineas, Nick Abadzis, Chris Higgins, Laurel Snyder, Steve Almond, Ellen Sussman, Alane Ferguson, Joe Craig, Joshua Mohr, Khalid Birdsong, Michael David Lukas, Casey Scieszka, Sloane Crosley, Daisy Whitney, Brad Wolfe, Elizabeth Winthrop, Steven Weinberg, Alan Gratz, Rita Williams-Garcia, Wendy Mass, Mary-Ann Ochota, Léna Roy, Sarah Darer Littman, Ransom Riggs, Jennifer Lou, Steve Brezenoff, Kirsten Miller, Lise Clavel

nonfiction essays short stories informative inspiring lighthearted medium-paced

224 pages | first published 2013

Brothers & Beasts: An Anthology of Men on Fairy Tales by Joshua Beckman, Norman Lock, Alexander Chee, Jeff VanderMeer, Willy Vlautin, Kate Bernheimer, Brian Baldi, Christopher Barzak, Vijay Seshadri, Jack D. Zipes, Maria Tatar, Jirí Cêch, Kieran Suckling, Johannes Göransson, Eric Kraft, Steve Almond, Robert Coover, Gregory Maguire, Michael Mejia, Ilya Kaminsky, Richard Siken, Michael Martone, Greg Bills, Neil Gaiman, David J. Schwartz, Timothy Schaffert

Brothers & Beasts: An Anthology of Men on Fairy Tales

Fairy-Tale Studies

Joshua Beckman, Norman Lock, Alexander Chee, Jeff VanderMeer, Willy Vlautin, Kate Bernheimer, Brian Baldi, Christopher Barzak, Vijay Seshadri, Jack D. Zipes, Maria Tatar, Jirí Cêch, Kieran Suckling, Johannes Göransson, Eric Kraft, Steve Almond, Robert Coover, Gregory Maguire, Michael Mejia, Ilya Kaminsky, Richard Siken, Michael Martone, Greg Bills, Neil Gaiman, David J. Schwartz, Timothy Schaffert

nonfiction essays adventurous slow-paced

191 pages | first published 2007

Crush: 26 Real-life Tales of First Love by Emily Franklin, Suzanne Finnamore, Kerry Cohen, Rebecca Walker, Catherine Newman, Robert Wilder, David Levithan, Rebecca Woolf, Lauren Oliver, Christopher Coake, Steve Almond, Brendan Halpin, Ann Hood, Amy Greene, Tara Bray Smith, Joshua Mohr, Melissa C. Walker, Andrea N. Richesin, Melissa Febos, Jacquelyn Mitchard, Jon Skovron, Sheila Kohler, Laurie Faria Stolarz, Katherine Center, Daria Snadowsky, Katie Herzog, Heather Swain

Crush: 26 Real-life Tales of First Love

Emily Franklin, Suzanne Finnamore, Kerry Cohen, Rebecca Walker, Catherine Newman, Robert Wilder, David Levithan, Rebecca Woolf, Lauren Oliver, Christopher Coake, Steve Almond, Brendan Halpin, Ann Hood, Amy Greene, Tara Bray Smith, Joshua Mohr, Melissa C. Walker, Andrea N. Richesin, Melissa Febos, Jacquelyn Mitchard, Jon Skovron, Sheila Kohler, Laurie Faria Stolarz, Katherine Center, Daria Snadowsky, Katie Herzog, Heather Swain

nonfiction romance short stories lighthearted reflective medium-paced

272 pages | first published 2011

Dirty Words: A Literary Encyclopedia of Sex by Abiola Abrams, Steve Almond, Ellen Sussman

Dirty Words: A Literary Encyclopedia of Sex

Abiola Abrams, Steve Almond, Ellen Sussman

nonfiction reference informative reflective medium-paced

304 pages | first published 2008