Russell Earl Banks was an American writer of fiction and poetry. His novels are known for "detailed accounts of domestic strife and the daily struggles of ordinary often-marginalized characters". He drew from his own childhood in the working class, but also from the larger world, such as his years in Jamaica. His novels often reflect "moral themes and personal relationships".

The Writer's Library
2020
ISBN 9780062968494
Birthday Stories: Selected and Introduced by Haruki Murakami
2004
ISBN 9780099481553
Lost Classics
2000
ISBN 9780385720861
Unholy ghost
2001
ISBN 9780688170318
The Art of the Story: An International Anthology of Contemporary Short Stories
1999

The O. Henry Prize Stories 2015
2015
ISBN 9781101872321Antaeus #75/76, Autumn, 1994: The Final Issue
1994

The Best American Short Stories 1971
1971
ISBN 9780395127094