anecdote
Meaning: a short, humorous account
Usage: After dinner, Marlon told an anecdote about the time he got his nose stuck in a toaster.
anthology
Meaning: a selected collection of writings, songs, etc.
Usage: The new anthology of Bob Dylan songs contains all his greatest hits and a few songs that you might never have heard before.
epistolary
Meaning: relating to or contained in letters
Usage: The novel is epistolary because the story unfolds through letters between the characters.
tome
Meaning: a large book
Usage: In college, I used to carry around an anatomy book that was the heaviest tome in my bag.