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Short Story Books

This is a list of well-acclaimed and well-beloved short story collections from across the decades. Maybe you read them in school, maybe you read them quite recently, but these stellar books of memorable tales will resonate with you for a long, long time.
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The Safety of Objects (A.M. Homes)
The Safety of Objects
1
A.M. Homes
Fortune Smiles (Adam Johnson)
Fortune Smiles
2
Adam Johnson
Dear Life (Alice Munro)
Dear Life
3
Alice Munro
Runaway (Alice Munro)
Runaway
4
Alice Munro
Gutshot (Amelia Gray)
Gutshot
5
Amelia Gray
The Last Wish (Andrzej Sapkowski)
The Last Wish
6
Andrzej Sapkowski
The Bloody Chamber (Angela Carter)
The Bloody Chamber
7
Angela Carter
Slasher Girls and Monster Boys (April G. Tucholke)
Slasher Girls and Monster Boys
8
April G. Tucholke
Her Body and Other Parties (Carmen Maria Machado)
Her Body and Other Parties
9
Carmen Maria Machado
The Thing Around Your Neck (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
The Thing Around Your Neck
10
Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
Battleborn (Claire Vaye Watkins)
Battleborn
11
Claire Vaye Watkins
Objects of Desire (Clare Sestanovich)
Objects of Desire
12
Clare Sestanovich
Clarice Lispector: The Complete Stories (Clarice Lispector)
Clarice Lispector: The Complete Stories
13
Clarice Lispector
Young Skins (Colin Barrett)
Young Skins
14
Colin Barrett
The King Is Always Above the People (Daniel Alarcón)
The King Is Always Above the People
15
Daniel Alarcón
Before You Suffocate Your Own Fool Self (Danielle Evans)
Before You Suffocate Your Own Fool Self
16
Danielle Evans
The Office of Historical Corrections (Danielle Evans)
The Office of Historical Corrections
17
Danielle Evans
That Glimpse of Truth: The 100 Finest Short Stories Ever Written (David Miller (Editor))
That Glimpse of Truth: The 100 Finest Short Stories Ever Written
18
David Miller (Editor)
The Secret Lives of Church Ladies (Deesha Philyaw)
The Secret Lives of Church Ladies
19
Deesha Philyaw
Jesus' Son (Denis Johnson)
Jesus' Son
20
Denis Johnson
The Largesse of the Sea Maiden (Denis Johnson)
The Largesse of the Sea Maiden
21
Denis Johnson
Man V. Nature (Diane Cook)
Man V. Nature
22
Diane Cook
Karate Chop (Dorthe Nors)
Karate Chop
23
Dorthe Nors
The Complete Tales and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe (Edgar Allan Poe)
The Complete Tales and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe
24
Edgar Allan Poe
The Love Object: Selected Sories (Edna O'Brien)
The Love Object: Selected Sories
25
Edna O'Brien
A Thousand Beginnings and Endings (Ellen Oh)
A Thousand Beginnings and Endings
26
Ellen Oh
Daddy (Emma Cline)
Daddy
27
Emma Cline
The Bus Driver Who Wanted to Be God & Other Stories (Etgar Keret)
The Bus Driver Who Wanted to Be God & Other Stories
28
Etgar Keret
The Complete Stories of Flannery O'Conner (Flannery O'Conner)
The Complete Stories of Flannery O'Conner
29
Flannery O'Conner
Rogues (George R. R. Martin)
Rogues
30
George R. R. Martin
Tenth of December (George Saunders)
Tenth of December
31
George Saunders
After the Quake (Haruki Murakami)
After the Quake
32
Haruki Murakami
Men Without Women (Haruki Murakami)
Men Without Women
33
Haruki Murakami
The Elephant Vanishes (Haruki Murakami)
The Elephant Vanishes
34
Haruki Murakami
The Corpse Exhibition (Hassan Blasim)
The Corpse Exhibition
35
Hassan Blasim
American Housewife (Helen Ellis)
American Housewife
36
Helen Ellis
What Is Not Yours Is Not Yours (Helen Oyeyemi)
What Is Not Yours Is Not Yours
37
Helen Oyeyemi
I, Robot (Isaac Asimov)
I, Robot
38
Isaac Asimov
Nine Stories (J.D. Salinger)
Nine Stories
39
J.D. Salinger
The Tales of Beedle the Bard (J.K. Rowling - 2007)
The Tales of Beedle the Bard
40
J.K. Rowling - 2007
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