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Book Riot's 100 Must Read Contemporary Short Story Collections - Page 2

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 Assimilated Cuban's Guide to Quantum Santeria (Carlos Hernandez)
The Assimilated Cuban's Guide to Quantum Santeria
41
Carlos Hernandez
20th Century Ghosts (Joe Hill)
20th Century Ghosts
42
Joe Hill
Barbara the Slut and Other People (Lauren Holmes)
Barbara the Slut and Other People
43
Lauren Holmes
Falling in Love With Hominids (Nalo Hopkinson)
Falling in Love With Hominids
44
Nalo Hopkinson
Deceit and Other Possibilities (Vanessa Hua)
Deceit and Other Possibilities
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Vanessa Hua
Daddy's (Lindsay Hunter)
Daddy's
46
Lindsay Hunter
Knockout: Stories (John Jodzio)
Knockout: Stories
47
John Jodzio
Fortune Smiles (Adam Johnson)
Fortune Smiles
48
Adam Johnson
All Aunt Hagar's Children (Edward P. Jones)
All Aunt Hagar's Children
49
Edward P. Jones
After the People Lights Have Gone off (Stephen Graham Jones)
After the People Lights Have Gone Off
50
Stephen Graham Jones
Unaccustomed Earth (Jhumpa Lahiri)
Unaccustomed Earth
51
Jhumpa Lahiri
Virgin and Other Stories (April Ayers Lawson)
Virgin and Other Stories
52
April Ayers Lawson
Back Talk: Stories (Danielle Lazarin)
Back Talk: Stories
53
Danielle Lazarin
The Birthday of the World and Other Stories (Ursula K. Le Guin)
The Birthday of the World and Other Stories
54
Ursula K. Le Guin
Bobcat and Other Stories (Rebecca Lee)
Bobcat and Other Stories
55
Rebecca Lee
We Come to Our Senses: Stories (Odie Lindsey)
We Come to Our Senses: Stories
56
Odie Lindsey
Get in Trouble (Kelly Link)
Get in Trouble
57
Kelly Link
The Complete Stories (Clarice Lispector)
The Complete Stories
58
Clarice Lispector
Paper Menagerie and Other Stories (Ken Liu)
Paper Menagerie and Other Stories
59
Ken Liu
Three Scenarios in Which Hana Sasaki Grows a Tail (Kelly Luce)
Three Scenarios in Which Hana Sasaki Grows a Tail
60
Kelly Luce
Half Wild: Stories (Robin Macarthur)
Half Wild: Stories
61
Robin Macarthur
Her Body and Other Parties (Carmen Maria Machado)
Her Body and Other Parties
62
Carmen Maria Machado
Music for Wartime (Rebecca Makkai)
Music for Wartime
63
Rebecca Makkai
Thunderstruck & Other Stories (Elizabeth McCracken)
Thunderstruck & Other Stories
64
Elizabeth McCracken
Heartbreaker: Stories (Maryse Meijer)
Heartbreaker: Stories
65
Maryse Meijer
Both Ways Is the Only Way I Want It
Both Ways Is the Only Way I Want It
66
Three Moments of Explosion (China Mieville)
Three Moments of Explosion
67
China Mieville
I Was a Revolutionary: Stories (Andrew Malan Milward)
I Was a Revolutionary: Stories
68
Andrew Malan Milward
Runaway (Alice Munro)
Runaway
69
Alice Munro
After the Quake (Haruki Murakami)
After the Quake
70
Haruki Murakami
You Are My Heart and Other Stories (Jay Neugeboren)
You Are My Heart and Other Stories
71
Jay Neugeboren
The Refugees (Viet Thanh Nguyen)
The Refugees
72
Viet Thanh Nguyen
Unclean Jobs for Women and Girls
Unclean Jobs for Women and Girls
73
Revenge: Eleven Dark Tales (Yoko Ogawa)
Revenge: Eleven Dark Tales
74
Yoko Ogawa
Salsa Nocturna (Daniel José Older)
Salsa Nocturna
75
Daniel José Older
The Bigness of the World (Lori Ostlund)
The Bigness of the World
76
Lori Ostlund
When the Emperor Was Divine
When the Emperor Was Divine
77
Drinking Coffee Elsewhere
Drinking Coffee Elsewhere
78
Binocular Vision (Edith Pearlman)
Binocular Vision
79
Edith Pearlman
I Want to Show You More (Jamie Quatro)
I Want to Show You More
80
Jamie Quatro
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