15 best-selling short stories books like The Angel of Rome and Other Stories by Jess Walter

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The Angel of Rome and Other Stories

By: Jess Walter

4.01

Format: 274 pages, Hardcover

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Beautiful Ruins and The Cold Millions comes a stun…

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1. James

By: Percival Everett

4.54

Format: 303 pages, Hardcover

A brilliant, action-packed reimagining of The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn , both harrowing and f… read more

Similar categories in Percival Everett's James book and Jess Walter's The Angel of Rome and Other Stories

  • literary fiction
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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2. Roman Stories

By: Jhumpa Lahiri

3.80

Format: 224 pages, Hardcover

Rome—metropolis and monument, suspended between past and future, multi-faceted and metaphysical—is … read more

Similar categories in Jhumpa Lahiri's Roman Stories book and Jess Walter's The Angel of Rome and Other Stories

  • literary fiction
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • adult
  • audiobook
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3. North Woods

By: Daniel Mason

4.15

Format: 372 pages, Hardcover

A sweeping novel about a single house in the woods of New England, told through the lives of those … read more

Similar categories in Daniel Mason's North Woods book and Jess Walter's The Angel of Rome and Other Stories

  • adult fiction
  • literary fiction
  • fiction
  • adult
  • audiobook
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4. Table for Two

By: Amor Towles

4.26

Format: 464 pages, Hardcover

From the bestselling author of The Lincoln Highway, A Gentleman in Moscow, and Rules of Civility, a… read more

Similar categories in Amor Towles's Table for Two book and Jess Walter's The Angel of Rome and Other Stories

  • literary fiction
  • novella
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • adult
  • audiobook
"And though she couldn’t remember the exact reference and whether it was from mythology or the Bible, she knew instinctively as they approached the pier’s limit she mustn’t look back."

-Amor Towles, Table for Two

"It is a funny aspect of life, thought Charlie, how a group of grown people can convince themselves to do something that none of them really want to do. They start by talking an idea into existence. O…"

-Amor Towles, Table for Two

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5. Liberation Day

By: George Saunders

4.00

Format: 256 pages, Hardcover

The "best short story writer in English" (Time) is back with a masterful collection that explores i… read more

Similar categories in George Saunders's Liberation Day book and Jess Walter's The Angel of Rome and Other Stories

  • literary fiction
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
"...or said some racist thing out loud at church..."

-George Saunders, Liberation Day

" You are trapped in you, the beam said. Yeah, well, who isn’t? she thought."

-George Saunders, Liberation Day

"It is always regrettable to have attracted the attention of adult son Mike."

-George Saunders, Liberation Day

"It was always falling down around you, everything has always been falling down around us. Only we were too alive to notice."

-George Saunders, Liberation Day

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6. Crook Manifesto (Ray Carney, #2)

By: Colson Whitehead

3.88

Format: 336 pages, Hardcover

Colson Whitehead continues his Harlem saga in a novel that summons 1970s New York in all its seedy … read more

Similar categories in Colson Whitehead's Crook Manifesto (Ray Carney, #2) book and Jess Walter's The Angel of Rome and Other Stories

  • literary fiction
  • fiction
  • audiobook
"Misery is a money pit."

-Colson Whitehead, Crook Manifesto (Ray Carney, #2)

"Step away entirely or you haven't stepped away at all."

-Colson Whitehead, Crook Manifesto (Ray Carney, #2)

"White cops did as they pleased. Crooked white cops? Untouchable."

-Colson Whitehead, Crook Manifesto (Ray Carney, #2)

"Simpler than conspiracy was Carney's take: In general, people were terrible."

-Colson Whitehead, Crook Manifesto (Ray Carney, #2)

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7. The Angel of Rome and Other Stories

By: Jess Walter

4.01

Format: 274 pages, Hardcover

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Beautiful Ruins and The Cold Millions comes a stun… read more

Similar categories in Jess Walter's The Angel of Rome and Other Stories book and Jess Walter's The Angel of Rome and Other Stories

  • romance
  • adult fiction
  • literary fiction
  • novella
  • humor
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • adult
  • audiobook
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8. Deep Hole

By: Don Winslow

3.36

Format: None pages, Audible Audio

In Deep Hole, one of the world's foremost crime novelists crafts a sweet, poignant romance novella … read more

Similar categories in Don Winslow's Deep Hole book and Jess Walter's The Angel of Rome and Other Stories

  • romance
  • novella
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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9. Would You Like to Choose the Race?

By: Arvind Ethan David

3.70

Format: 1 pages, Audible Audio

Henry and Nomi are thrilled to find out they’re going to be parents. There is so much to think abou… read more

Similar categories in Arvind Ethan David's Would You Like to Choose the Race? book and Jess Walter's The Angel of Rome and Other Stories

  • fiction
  • audiobook
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10. Mercury Pictures Presents

By: Anthony Marra

3.67

Format: 416 pages, Hardcover

The epic tale of a brilliant woman who must reinvent herself to survive, moving from Mussolini's It… read more

Similar categories in Anthony Marra's Mercury Pictures Presents book and Jess Walter's The Angel of Rome and Other Stories

  • literary fiction
  • adult
  • fiction
  • audiobook
"Being broken delicately is what I call being whole."

-Anthony Marra, Mercury Pictures Presents

"Your father is the worst thing that's ever happened to me," her mother said. "He also happens to be the love of my life."

-Anthony Marra, Mercury Pictures Presents

"Artie had named the canary Charles Lindbergh, on account of it being an excellent aviator but otherwise a real piece of work."

-Anthony Marra, Mercury Pictures Presents

"Vincenzo told him he was naïve, but was it naïve to believe documentary photography could serve as an antidote to the propaganda poisoning the body politic?"

-Anthony Marra, Mercury Pictures Presents

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11. The Heron

By: Don Winslow

3.70

Format: None pages, Audible Audio

“The Heron” is the nickname a big-city accountant has attached to himself in his new home near San … read more

Similar categories in Don Winslow's The Heron book and Jess Walter's The Angel of Rome and Other Stories

  • novella
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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12. The Miranda Obsession

By: Jen Silverman

3.61

Format: 3 pages, Audible Audio

Listening Length 2 hours and 40 minutes Emmy Award-winning actress Rachel Brosnahan brings to li… read more

Similar categories in Jen Silverman's The Miranda Obsession book and Jess Walter's The Angel of Rome and Other Stories

  • romance
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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13. You Have a Friend in 10A: Stories

By: Maggie Shipstead

3.43

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

From New York Times best-selling author Maggie Shipstead, an irresistible collection of short stori… read more

Similar categories in Maggie Shipstead's You Have a Friend in 10A: Stories book and Jess Walter's The Angel of Rome and Other Stories

  • adult fiction
  • literary fiction
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • adult
  • audiobook
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14. The Matchmakers

By: Carolyn Brown

3.43

Format: 2 pages, Audible Audio

Three mischievous matchmakers. Two lonely hearts. And one last chance at a happily ever after. Don’… read more

Similar categories in Carolyn Brown's The Matchmakers book and Jess Walter's The Angel of Rome and Other Stories

  • romance
  • novella
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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15. Free Billy

By: Don Winslow

3.62

Format: None pages, Audible Audio

Billy has figured it out. How to live free. That’s "free" as in "it costs no money" at hotel … read more

Similar categories in Don Winslow's Free Billy book and Jess Walter's The Angel of Rome and Other Stories

  • romance
  • humor
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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16. Grieving Conversations

By: Chris Cander

3.41

Format: None pages, Audible Audio

County Sheriff Brody Hayes is in the midst of a missing person's call - for a five-month-old baby. … read more

Similar categories in Chris Cander's Grieving Conversations book and Jess Walter's The Angel of Rome and Other Stories

  • contemporary
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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17. Eddies

By: Chris Cander

3.25

Format: None pages, Audiobook

None read more

Similar categories in Chris Cander's Eddies book and Jess Walter's The Angel of Rome and Other Stories

  • novella
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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18. In-Depth Market Research Interviews with Dead People: Volvo

By: Alison Espach

3.50

Format: None pages, Audible Audio

Acclaimed author of The Adults Alison Espach’s short story In-Depth Market Research Interviews with… read more

Similar categories in Alison Espach's In-Depth Market Research Interviews with Dead People: Volvo book and Jess Walter's The Angel of Rome and Other Stories

  • humor
  • short stories
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • audiobook
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19. Snitch

By: Olivia Gatwood

3.28

Format: None pages, None

Snitch is a fascinating story that offers a unique lens to view the #MeToo movement, inhabiting the… read more

Similar categories in Olivia Gatwood's Snitch book and Jess Walter's The Angel of Rome and Other Stories

  • short stories
  • fiction
  • contemporary
  • adult
  • audiobook
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20. The Book of George

By: Kate Greathead

3.81

Format: 272 pages, Hardcover

From the author of the critically acclaimed Laura & Emma comes a The Love Affairs of Nathaniel P. f… read more

Similar categories in Kate Greathead's The Book of George book and Jess Walter's The Angel of Rome and Other Stories

  • literary fiction
  • fiction
  • audiobook
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21. Little Surrenders

By: Victor Suthammanont

3.10

Format: 28 pages, Audible Audio

Little Surrenders is a dark, mesmerizing short story about a marriage that’s reached its breaking p… read more

Similar categories in Victor Suthammanont's Little Surrenders book and Jess Walter's The Angel of Rome and Other Stories

  • short stories
  • fiction
  • audiobook

21 Top fiction books like The Angel of Rome and Other Stories by Jess Walter

Transform Your Habits

James

Percival Everett

4.54

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Roman Stories

Jhumpa Lahiri

3.80

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North Woods

Daniel Mason

4.15

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Table for Two

Amor Towles

4.26

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The Girl Who Wasn't There

Arvind Ethan David

3.12

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Tell Her Story

Margot Hunt

3.60

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Darkness Visible

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3.45

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Zero Tolerance

James Patterson

3.55

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