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Goodreads Best Short Story Collections - Page 7

"Single-author short story collections." (Goodreads blurb). However, unless I'm greatly mistaken, several of these works are collections by multiple authors. Others include poetry and even novels in their completeness. But who cares?
BTW, I didn't realise that many of the books on this list are actually short story collections. If nothing else, this challenge could help you decide which works to seek out or to avoid, depending on whether you enjoy or dislike short stories.
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Miss Marple: The Complete Short Stories (Agatha Christie)
Miss Marple: The Complete Short Stories
241
Agatha Christie
Reasons to Live (Amy Hempel)
Reasons to Live
242
Amy Hempel
Her Smoke Rose Up Forever (James Tiptree, Jr.)
Her Smoke Rose Up Forever
243
James Tiptree, Jr.
The Necklace and Other Short Stories (Guy De Maupassant)
The Necklace and Other Short Stories
244
Guy De Maupassant
Bad Behavior (Mary Gaitskill)
Bad Behavior
245
Mary Gaitskill
The Faery Reel (Ellen Datlow and Terri Windling)
The Faery Reel
246
Ellen Datlow and Terri Windling
Loot and Other Stories (Nadine Gordimer)
Loot and Other Stories
247
Nadine Gordimer
Ship Fever: Stories (Andrea Barrett)
Ship Fever: Stories
248
Andrea Barrett
The Complete Short Stories of Muriel Spark (Muriel Spark)
The Complete Short Stories of Muriel Spark
249
Muriel Spark
The Collected Stories (Katherine Anne Porter)
The Collected Stories
250
Katherine Anne Porter
The Day I Ate Whatever I Wanted (Elizabeth Berg)
The Day I Ate Whatever I Wanted
251
Elizabeth Berg
Machine of Death (Ryan North)
Machine of Death
252
Ryan North
Woman Hollering Creek and Other Stories (Sandra Cisneros)
Woman Hollering Creek and Other Stories
253
Sandra Cisneros
In a Glass Darkly (Sheridan Le Fanu)
In a Glass Darkly
254
Sheridan Le Fanu
Lips Touch: Three Times (Laini Taylor)
Lips Touch: Three Times
255
Laini Taylor
Come to Me: Stories (Amy Bloom)
Come to Me: Stories
256
Amy Bloom
Trash (Dorothy Allison)
Trash
257
Dorothy Allison
Bestiario (Julio Cortázar)
Bestiario
258
Julio Cortázar
Like Life (Lorrie Moore)
Like Life
259
Lorrie Moore
One More Thing: Stories and Other Stories (B.J. Novak)
One More Thing: Stories and Other Stories
260
B.J. Novak
Magic for Beginners (Kelly Link)
Magic for Beginners
261
Kelly Link
Stories: All New Tales (Neil Gaiman)
Stories: All New Tales
262
Neil Gaiman
The Coast of Chicago: Stories (Stuart Dybek)
The Coast of Chicago: Stories
263
Stuart Dybek
Jenny and the Jaws of Life (Jincy Willett)
Jenny and the Jaws of Life
264
Jincy Willett
Maps in a Mirror (Orson Scott Card)
Maps in a Mirror
265
Orson Scott Card
Krik? Krak! (Edwidge Danticat)
Krik? Krak!
266
Edwidge Danticat
Collected Stories (W. Somerset Maugham)
Collected Stories
267
W. Somerset Maugham
The Past Through Tomorrow (Robert A. Heinlein)
The Past Through Tomorrow
268
Robert A. Heinlein
The Best Short Stories (J.G. Ballard)
The Best Short Stories
269
J.G. Ballard
Once Upon a More Enlightened Time: More Politically Correct Bedtime Stories (Garner, James Finn)
Once Upon a More Enlightened Time: More Politically Correct Bedtime Stories
270
Garner, James Finn
The Happy Prince and Other Tales (Oscar Wilde)
The Happy Prince and Other Tales
271
Oscar Wilde
At the Mountains of Madness and Other Tales of Terror (H.P. Lovecraft)
At the Mountains of Madness and Other Tales of Terror
272
H.P. Lovecraft
Airships (Barry Hannah)
Airships
273
Barry Hannah
The Collected Tales (Edgar Allan Poe)
The Collected Tales
274
Edgar Allan Poe
The Collected Stories (Lorrie Moore)
The Collected Stories
275
Lorrie Moore
The Collected Stories (Lydia Davis)
The Collected Stories
276
Lydia Davis
The Wall (Jean-Paul Sartre)
The Wall
277
Jean-Paul Sartre
The Dew Breaker (Edwidge Danticat)
The Dew Breaker
278
Edwidge Danticat
Dogwalker (Arthur Bradford)
Dogwalker
279
Arthur Bradford
This Is Not Chick Lit (Elizabeth Merrick)
This Is Not Chick Lit
280
Elizabeth Merrick
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