Tales of Pirx the Pilot
Stanislaw Lem
McSweeney's Mammoth Treasury of Thrilling Tales
Michael Chabon
Stayin' Alive
Jefferson R. Cowie
One day in the life of Ivan Denisovich
Aleksander I. Solzhenitsyn
Licks of Love: Short Stories and a Sequel, Rabbit Remembered
John Updike
I Know Why The Caged Bird Sings
Maya Angelou