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Books from a variety of international authors or sources. Usually short story or essay collections.


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The Penguin Book of Christmas Stories

Various
Cross-Era International Short Story

The Penguin Book of Christmas Stories

The Penguin Book of Christmas Stories sticks to a formula that’s pretty hard to get wrong. They take a theme and collect a bunch of stories from classic authors to compose an anthology.

December 27, 2021December 27, 2021 by S. Hargrave — Comment on The Penguin Book of Christmas Stories

Don’t Read This! And Other Tales of the Unnatural

Various
Contemporary Canadian-International Horror

Don’t Read This! And Other Tales of the Unnatural

Don’t Read This! features scary stories from authors of diverse backgrounds from Zimbabwe to Japan to Spain. The stories strike many different notes as well from very scary to nearly humorous.

October 25, 2021October 25, 2021 by S. Hargrave — Comment on Don’t Read This! And Other Tales of the Unnatural

The Penguin Book of Exorcisms

Various
Cross-Era International Horror

The Penguin Book of Exorcisms

Before reading this, I had the idea that most exorcisms across time were performed because of a lack of understanding concerning mental illness and — of course — rampant sexism, racism, and other prejudice.

October 11, 2021October 10, 2021 by S. Hargrave — Comment on The Penguin Book of Exorcisms
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