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Book Riot's 100 Must Read Contemporary Short Story Collections

Of all of the 100 must-read lists I have done so far, this was probably the easiest, because there are so many amazing contemporary short story collections. Story collections are such a gift: a whole bunch of different stories in one convenient place! What fun! The following list is made up of the first 100 collections that popped into my head. I have read and loved each of them. (And I probably have enough titles to do a sequel—stay tuned!) And by "contemporary" I mean "published this century." (Which still gave me eighteen amazing years to choose from!)
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The Thing Around Your Neck (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
The Thing Around Your Neck (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
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War by Candlelight (Daniel Alarcón)
War by Candlelight (Daniel Alarcón)
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The Water Museum (Luis Alberto Urrea)
The Water Museum (Luis Alberto Urrea)
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In the Country (Mia Alvar)
In the Country (Mia Alvar)
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What It Means When a Man Falls From the Sky (Lesley Nneka Arimah)
What It Means When a Man Falls From the Sky (Lesley Nneka Arimah)
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North American Lake Monsters
North American Lake Monsters
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Young Skins (Colin Barrett)
Young Skins (Colin Barrett)
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There Are Little Kingdoms (Kevin Barry)
There Are Little Kingdoms (Kevin Barry)
9
We Show What We Have Learned and Other Stories (Clare Beam)
We Show What We Have Learned and Other Stories (Clare Beam)
10
Welcome Thieves: Stories (Sean Beaudoin)
Welcome Thieves: Stories (Sean Beaudoin)
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The Man Who Shot My Eye Out Is Dead (Chanelle Benz)
The Man Who Shot My Eye Out Is Dead (Chanelle Benz)
12
Birds of a Lesser Paradise (Megan Mayhew Bergman)
Birds of a Lesser Paradise (Megan Mayhew Bergman)
13
A Manual for Cleaning Women (Lucia Berlin)
A Manual for Cleaning Women (Lucia Berlin)
14
Things That Fall From the Sky (Kevin Brockmeier)
Things That Fall From the Sky (Kevin Brockmeier)
15
Mothers, Tell Your Daughters (Bonnie Jo Campbell)
Mothers, Tell Your Daughters (Bonnie Jo Campbell)
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Honeymoon and Other Stories (Kevin Canty)
Honeymoon and Other Stories (Kevin Canty)
17
The Complete Stories of Leonora Carrington (Leonora Carrington)
The Complete Stories of Leonora Carrington (Leonora Carrington)
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Among the Missing (Dan Chaon)
Among the Missing (Dan Chaon)
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Stories of Your Life (Ted Chiang)
Stories of Your Life (Ted Chiang)
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The Ladies of Grace Adieu
The Ladies of Grace Adieu
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Whatever Happened to Interracial Love (Kathleen Collins)
Whatever Happened to Interracial Love (Kathleen Collins)
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Mary and O'Neil (Justin Cronin)
Mary and O'Neil (Justin Cronin)
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We've Already Gone This Far (Patrick Dacey)
We've Already Gone This Far (Patrick Dacey)
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The Redemption of Galen Pike (Carys Davies)
The Redemption of Galen Pike (Carys Davies)
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The Shell Collector (Anthony Doerr)
The Shell Collector (Anthony Doerr)
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Ghost Summer: Stories (Tananarive Due)
Ghost Summer: Stories (Tananarive Due)
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The Wilds (Julia Elliott)
The Wilds (Julia Elliott)
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What We Talk About When We Talk About Anne Frank (Nathan Englander)
What We Talk About When We Talk About Anne Frank (Nathan Englander)
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A Collapse of Horses (Brian Evenson)
A Collapse of Horses (Brian Evenson)
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Half an Inch of Water (Percival Everett)
Half an Inch of Water (Percival Everett)
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A Natural History of Hell (Jeffrey Ford)
A Natural History of Hell (Jeffrey Ford)
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Brief Encounters With Che Guevara (Ben Fountain)
Brief Encounters With Che Guevara (Ben Fountain)
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Ayiti (Gay)
Ayiti (Gay)
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Dead Girls and Other Stories (Emily Geminder)
Dead Girls and Other Stories (Emily Geminder)
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Gutshot (Amelia Gray)
Gutshot (Amelia Gray)
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Delicate Edible Birds (Lauren Groff)
Delicate Edible Birds (Lauren Groff)
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You Should Pity Us Instead (Amy Gustine)
You Should Pity Us Instead (Amy Gustine)
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Madame Zero (Sarah Hall)
Madame Zero (Sarah Hall)
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You Are Not a Stranger Here
You Are Not a Stranger Here
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Single, Carefree, Mellow (Katherine Heiny)
Single, Carefree, Mellow (Katherine Heiny)
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