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Bookriot's 100 Must-Read Short Story Collections

"The list below is made up of some collections of the best short fiction out there, and it all packs the kind of punch that a good short story should. There's a mix of authors from different places and different times. The subject matter is all over the place. Some of it sweet. Some of it is strange. All of it is good." - Cassandra Neace
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St. Lucy's Home for Girls Raised by Wolves (Karen Russell)
St. Lucy's Home for Girls Raised by Wolves
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Karen Russell
Paradise Elsewhere (Page)
Paradise Elsewhere
2
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The Great Frustration (Fried)
The Great Frustration
3
Fried
Volt (Alan Heathcock)
Volt
4
Alan Heathcock
Battleborn (Claire Vaye Watkins)
Battleborn
5
Claire Vaye Watkins
Civilwarland in Bad Decline
Civilwarland in Bad Decline
6
Blasphemy (Sherman Alexie)
Blasphemy
7
Sherman Alexie
There Once Lived a Girl Who Seduced Her Sister's Husband, and He Hanged Himself (Ludmilla Petrushevskaya)
There Once Lived a Girl Who Seduced Her Sister's Husband, and He Hanged Himself
8
Ludmilla Petrushevskaya
Lovers on All Saints Day (Juan Gabriel Vasquez)
Lovers on All Saints Day
9
Juan Gabriel Vasquez
Indigo (Ray)
Indigo
10
Ray
What Is Not Yours Is Not Yours (Helen Oyeyemi)
What Is Not Yours Is Not Yours
11
Helen Oyeyemi
The Pier Falls (Haddon)
The Pier Falls
12
Haddon
Interpreter of Maladies (Jhumpa Lahiri)
Interpreter of Maladies
13
Jhumpa Lahiri
Dark Lies the Island (Barry)
Dark Lies the Island
14
Barry
These Heroic, Happy Dead: Stories (Luke Mogelson)
These Heroic, Happy Dead: Stories
15
Luke Mogelson
Crow Fair (Thomas McGuane)
Crow Fair
16
Thomas McGuane
The Dream Life of Astronauts (Ryan)
The Dream Life of Astronauts
17
Ryan
Leaving the Sea (Ben Marcus)
Leaving the Sea
18
Ben Marcus
Amor and Psycho (Cooke)
Amor and Psycho
19
Cooke
Spectacle (Steinberg)
Spectacle
20
Steinberg
Ghost Summer (Due)
Ghost Summer
21
Due
The Frangipani Hotel (Kupersmith)
The Frangipani Hotel
22
Kupersmith
The Loss of All Lost Things (Gautier)
The Loss of All Lost Things
23
Gautier
American Housewife (Helen Ellis)
American Housewife
24
Helen Ellis
In the Country (Mia Alvar)
In the Country
25
Mia Alvar
Oye What I'm Gonna Tell You (Milanes)
Oye What I'm Gonna Tell You
26
Milanes
In Cuba I Was a German Shepherd (Ana Menendez)
In Cuba I Was a German Shepherd
27
Ana Menendez
Ayiti (Gay)
Ayiti
28
Gay
The Safety of Objects: Stories, A. M. Homes
The Safety of Objects: Stories, A. M. Homes
29
Monday or Tuesday
Monday or Tuesday
30
The Garden Party (Katherine Mansfield)
The Garden Party
31
Katherine Mansfield
Pale Horse, Pale Rider
Pale Horse, Pale Rider
32
Falling in Love With Hominids (Nalo Hopkinson)
Falling in Love With Hominids
33
Nalo Hopkinson
The Thing Around Your Neck (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
The Thing Around Your Neck
34
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
The Boat (Nam Le)
The Boat
35
Nam Le
Stories of Your Life and Others (Ted Chiang)
Stories of Your Life and Others
36
Ted Chiang
Trash (Dorothy Allison)
Trash
37
Dorothy Allison
Cowboys Are My Weakness
Cowboys Are My Weakness
38
Night Shift (Stephen King)
Night Shift
39
Stephen King
The Illustrated Man (Ray Bradbury)
The Illustrated Man
40
Ray Bradbury
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