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Bookriot's 100 Must-Read Short Story Collections - Page 2

"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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North American Lake Monsters
North American Lake Monsters
41
At the Mouth of the River of Bees (Kij Johnson)
At the Mouth of the River of Bees
42
Kij Johnson
Get in Trouble (Kelly Link)
Get in Trouble
43
Kelly Link
Gut Shot (Gray)
Gut Shot
44
Gray
Bobcat and Other Stories (Rebecca Lee)
Bobcat and Other Stories
45
Rebecca Lee
Thunderstruck & Other Stories (Elizabeth McCracken)
Thunderstruck & Other Stories
46
Elizabeth McCracken
Revenge
Revenge
47
The Bloody Chamber (Angela Carter)
The Bloody Chamber
48
Angela Carter
Moral Disorder (Margaret Atwood)
Moral Disorder
49
Margaret Atwood
Woman Hollering Creek (Sandra Cisneros)
Woman Hollering Creek
50
Sandra Cisneros
Brownsville: Stories (Oscar Casares)
Brownsville: Stories
51
Oscar Casares
World Will Look Like When the Water (Van Den Berg)
World Will Look Like When the Water
52
Van Den Berg
Delicate Edible Birds and Other Stories (Lauren Groff)
Delicate Edible Birds and Other Stories
53
Lauren Groff
This Is How You Lose Her (Junot Díaz)
This Is How You Lose Her
54
Junot Díaz
The Metamorphosis (Franz Kafka)
The Metamorphosis
55
Franz Kafka
Labyrinths (Jorge Luis Borges)
Labyrinths
56
Jorge Luis Borges
Bloodchild (Octavia Butler)
Bloodchild
57
Octavia Butler
Monstress (Tenorio)
Monstress
58
Tenorio
The Things They Carried (Tim O'Brien)
The Things They Carried
59
Tim O'Brien
Fragile Things by Neil Gaiman
Fragile Things by Neil Gaiman
60
The Magic of Blood (Dagoberto Gilb)
The Magic of Blood
61
Dagoberto Gilb
Family Furnishings (Munro)
Family Furnishings
62
Munro
Because They Wanted to (Mary Gaitskill)
Because They Wanted To
63
Mary Gaitskill
Birds of America (Lorrie Moore)
Birds of America
64
Lorrie Moore
Enormous Changes at the Last Minute (Grace Paley)
Enormous Changes at the Last Minute
65
Grace Paley
What We Talk About When We Talk About Love
What We Talk About When We Talk About Love
66
Everything That Rises (O'Connor)
Everything That Rises
67
O'Connor
After the Quake (Haruki Murakami)
After the Quake
68
Haruki Murakami
East West (Rushdie)
East West
69
Rushdie
The Lottery (Shirley Jackson)
The Lottery
70
Shirley Jackson
Ancient, Ancient (Kiini Ibura Salaam)
Ancient, Ancient
71
Kiini Ibura Salaam
EVERYTHING RAVAGED, EVERYTHING BURNED
EVERYTHING RAVAGED, EVERYTHING BURNED
72
Oblivion
Oblivion
73
We Should Never Meet (Phan)
We Should Never Meet
74
Phan
Zigzagger (Munoz)
Zigzagger
75
Munoz
You Can't Keep a Good Woman Down (Alice Walker)
You Can't Keep a Good Woman Down
76
Alice Walker
The Lady With the Little Dog and Other Stories (Anton Chekhov)
The Lady With the Little Dog and Other Stories
77
Anton Chekhov
The Red Convertible (Louise Erdrich)
The Red Convertible
78
Louise Erdrich
Miguel Street
Miguel Street
79
How to Leave Hialeah (Crucet)
How to Leave Hialeah
80
Crucet
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