< p>Each bi-annual volume presents vital information on approximately 15 of the most-studied short stories at the high school and early-college levels. Titles featured in vol. 16 of < I>Short Stories for Students< /I> include: < ul> < li> "Black Is My Favorite Color" by Bernard Malamud < li> "He" by Katherine Anne Porter < li> "Kitchen" by Mahoko Yoshimoto < li> "Purloined Letter" by Edgar Allan Poe < li> "Rip Van Winkle" by Washington Irving< /ul>