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Best Debut Short Story Collections - Powell's Books

For Powell's 2016 Short List, the staff put together a group of the best debut short story collections ever published. With some notable exceptions, the short story collection is a relatively new phenomenon — you won't find books dating back beyond the 20th century here.
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The Age of Wire and String
The Age of Wire and String
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The Bus Driver Who Wanted to Be God
The Bus Driver Who Wanted to Be God
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Civilwarland in Bad Decline
Civilwarland in Bad Decline
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Dance of the Happy Shades (Alice Munro)
Dance of the Happy Shades (Alice Munro)
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Drinking Coffee Elsewhere
Drinking Coffee Elsewhere
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Dubliners
Dubliners
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Girl With Curious Hair
Girl With Curious Hair
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Goodbye, Columbus, Philip Roth
Goodbye, Columbus, Philip Roth
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A Good Man Is Hard to Find
A Good Man Is Hard to Find
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Interpreter of Maladies (Jhumpa Lahiri)
Interpreter of Maladies (Jhumpa Lahiri)
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In the Garden of the North American Martyrs (Tobias Wolff)
In the Garden of the North American Martyrs (Tobias Wolff)
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Jesus' Son
Jesus' Son
13
The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven
The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven
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The Lottery (Shirley Jackson)
The Lottery (Shirley Jackson)
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Nine Stories (J.D. Salinger)
Nine Stories (J.D. Salinger)
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Paper Menagerie and Other Stories (Ken Liu)
Paper Menagerie and Other Stories (Ken Liu)
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Self-Help, Lorrie Moore
Self-Help, Lorrie Moore
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The Stories of Breece D'J Pancake (Breece D'J Pancake)
The Stories of Breece D'J Pancake (Breece D'J Pancake)
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What Is Not Yours Is Not Yours (Helen Oyeyemi)
What Is Not Yours Is Not Yours (Helen Oyeyemi)
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Will You Please Be Quiet Please?
Will You Please Be Quiet Please?
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Ficciones
Ficciones
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The Thing Around Your Neck (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
The Thing Around Your Neck (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
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Fireworks (Angela Carter)
Fireworks (Angela Carter)
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The Garden Party
The Garden Party
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Cosmicomics
Cosmicomics
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