Books like We Will All Go Down Together by Gemma Files

Inspector Tyador Borlú journeys from Besźel to Ul Qoma to investigate the murder of a woman, navigating two distinct cities that both share one physical space yet have separate identities.

When a mysterious psychic arrives in 1969 Lower East Side, New York, four siblings learn the day they will die, setting off a life‑long quest that tests fate, choice, family and the search for meaning.

A woman's rise from poverty to political influence, inspired by stories told by a storyteller's daughter.

In Kolkata, a college professor named Alok becomes embroiled with a mysterious stranger who recounts a haunting tale of a 17th‑century Mughal wanderer and a defiant woman, amid a mythic race of shapeshifters.

After being adopted by a quirky Dublin couple who treat him only as a house‑guest, Cyril embarks on a life‑spanning quest to discover his origins, his place in Ireland, and the meaning of true belonging.

Set in 1978 New York City, this horror tale follows Joey Peacock, a long‑living adolescent vampire who thrives in the city’s underbelly. When a new, malevolent threat emerges in the subways, his old habits are perilously challenged.

The Awakening and Selected Stories of Kate Chopin

Twelve short stories by Tobias Wolff exploring the characters' lives and search for the 'right path'.

The works of Kate Chopin, including short stories, psychological fiction, and women's fiction, highlighting the struggles of women and their relationships in the American South of the late 19th century.

What would you do if you had twenty minutes alone with your idol? Gemma Fox is a self-confessed unlucky-in-love geek treating herself to a weekend at a pop-culture convention on Australia’s sunny Gold Coast. Drawn there by the temptation of seeing her celebrity crush, Everett Rhodes, the last thing she expects is to wind up trapped in an elevator with him. Parting ways, Gemma has no reason to suspect that their paths will cross again. After all, he’s a celebrity. She’s just a fan who lives on the other side of the planet. Besides, her life is not a rom-com. (At least, that’s what she keeps telling herself.) However, life has other plans. And Everett -stupidly charming, frustratingly handsome Everett- is hard to resist. But when things get complicated, Gemma and Everett are both faced with the same dilemma: How can they make things work when they live in completely separate worlds?

A collection of short stories by Kate Chopin, spanning Louisiana life and themes of self-discovery and freedom in American literature.

Short stories of life in a Louisiana bayou, featuring the Creole way of life and miscegenation, written by Kate Chopin, a prominent figure in American literature.

When her cousins shine on stage, Gemma lands an acting role in a local theatre—until her mother’s sudden news forces her to choose between family and her budding career.

A contemporary ghost story follows former Canadian film teacher Lois Cairns as she discovers the vanished early 20th‑century filmmaker A. Macalla Whitcomb, uncovering spectral forces that threaten her family.

A collection of Jim Shepard’s short stories that has earned recognition in The New York Times.