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Discover 96 Great Short Story Collections From the Past Three Years - Page 2

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We'll keep this short: Today's collection is aimed at those of us who have developed a regular short fiction habit—or those who are curious about it. Aside from the literary delights of the form, there are good practical reasons to make room for short fiction in your reading schedule. It's a great way to sample new authors in small batches. Also, a session of short story reading can work as a kind of palate cleanser between longer books, giving you time to power up your attention span again.

We've collected below 96 short story collections published in the U.S. in the past three years. These are single-author short story collections, as opposed to anthologies, and many of them feature variations on the form. You'll find lots of interconnected short story collections (Ben Shattuck's The History of Sound, say) or books designed to be "a-novel-in-stories" (Tony Tulathimutte's Rejection). Also look for collections from some marquee authors here, including Margaret Atwood,
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Table for Two (Amor Towles)
Table for Two
41
Amor Towles
A Sunny Place for Shady People (Mariana Enriquez)
A Sunny Place for Shady People
42
Mariana Enriquez
Rejection (Tony Tulathimutte)
Rejection
43
Tony Tulathimutte
She's Always Hungry: Stories (Eliza Clark)
She's Always Hungry: Stories
44
Eliza Clark
The History of Sound: Stories (Ben Shattuck)
The History of Sound: Stories
45
Ben Shattuck
Behind You Is the Sea (Susan Muaddi Darraj)
Behind You Is the Sea
46
Susan Muaddi Darraj
Buried Deep and Other Stories (Naomi Novik)
Buried Deep and Other Stories
47
Naomi Novik
Nearly All the Men in Lagos Are Mad (Damilare Kuku)
Nearly All the Men in Lagos Are Mad
48
Damilare Kuku
Ghostroots ('Pemi Aguda)
Ghostroots
49
'Pemi Aguda
Januaries (Olivie Blake)
Januaries
50
Olivie Blake
There Is a Rio Grande in Heaven: Stories (Ruben Reyes Jr.)
There Is a Rio Grande in Heaven: Stories
51
Ruben Reyes Jr.
Green Frog: Stories (Gina Chung)
Green Frog: Stories
52
Gina Chung
Women! In! Peril! (Jessie Ren Marshall)
Women! In! Peril!
53
Jessie Ren Marshall
Mystery Lights (Lena Valencia)
Mystery Lights
54
Lena Valencia
Coexistence (Billy-Ray Belcourt)
Coexistence
55
Billy-Ray Belcourt
Dogs and Monsters: Stories (Mark Haddon)
Dogs and Monsters: Stories
56
Mark Haddon
Only Stars Know the Meaning of Space: A Literary Mixtape (Remy Nagamije)
Only Stars Know the Meaning of Space: A Literary Mixtape
57
Remy Nagamije
Wild Failure (Zoe Whitall)
Wild Failure
58
Zoe Whitall
Beautiful Days (Zach Williams)
Beautiful Days
59
Zach Williams
Ninetails: Nine Tales (Sally Wen Mao)
Ninetails: Nine Tales
60
Sally Wen Mao
The Believers: Stories (A. K. Herman)
The Believers: Stories
61
A. K. Herman
The World With Its Mouth Open (Zahid Rafiq)
The World With Its Mouth Open
62
Zahid Rafiq
The Body Farm (Abby Geni)
The Body Farm
63
Abby Geni
Lake of Souls: The Collected Short Fiction (Ann Leckie)
Lake of Souls: The Collected Short Fiction
64
Ann Leckie
Your Utopia: Stories (Bora Chung)
Your Utopia: Stories
65
Bora Chung
A Kind of Madness (Uché Okonkwo)
A Kind of Madness
66
Uché Okonkwo
Mouth: Stories (Puloma Gosh)
Mouth: Stories
67
Puloma Gosh
I'm a Fool to Want You (Camila Sosa Villada)
I'm a Fool to Want You
68
Camila Sosa Villada
Sad Grownups (Amy Stuber)
Sad Grownups
69
Amy Stuber
Glory Days (Simon Rich)
Glory Days
70
Simon Rich
I'll Give You a Reason (Annell López)
I'll Give You a Reason
71
Annell López
A Small Apocalypse (Laura Chow Reeve)
A Small Apocalypse
72
Laura Chow Reeve
Old Babes in the Wood (Margaret Atwood)
Old Babes in the Wood
73
Margaret Atwood
Roman Stories (Jhumpa Lahiri)
Roman Stories
74
Jhumpa Lahiri
Every Drop Is a Man's Nightmare (Megan Kamilei Kakimoto)
Every Drop Is a Man's Nightmare
75
Megan Kamilei Kakimoto
White Cat, Black Dog (Kelly Link)
White Cat, Black Dog
76
Kelly Link
Normal Rules Don't Apply (Kate Atkinson)
Normal Rules Don't Apply
77
Kate Atkinson
The Hive and the Honey (Paul Yoon)
The Hive and the Honey
78
Paul Yoon
Wednesday's Child (Yiyun Li)
Wednesday's Child
79
Yiyun Li
Company (Shannon Sanders)
Company
80
Shannon Sanders
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