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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 (Karen Russell)
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Paradise Elsewhere (Page)
Paradise Elsewhere (Page)
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The Great Frustration (Fried)
The Great Frustration (Fried)
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Volt (Alan Heathcock)
Volt (Alan Heathcock)
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Battleborn (Claire Vaye Watkins)
Battleborn (Claire Vaye Watkins)
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Civilwarland in Bad Decline
Civilwarland in Bad Decline
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Blasphemy (Sherman Alexie)
Blasphemy (Sherman Alexie)
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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 (Ludmilla Petrushevskaya)
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Lovers on All Saints Day (Juan Gabriel Vasquez)
Lovers on All Saints Day (Juan Gabriel Vasquez)
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Indigo (Ray)
Indigo (Ray)
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What Is Not Yours Is Not Yours (Helen Oyeyemi)
What Is Not Yours Is Not Yours (Helen Oyeyemi)
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The Pier Falls (Haddon)
The Pier Falls (Haddon)
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Interpreter of Maladies (Jhumpa Lahiri)
Interpreter of Maladies (Jhumpa Lahiri)
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Dark Lies the Island (Barry)
Dark Lies the Island (Barry)
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These Heroic, Happy Dead: Stories (Luke Mogelson)
These Heroic, Happy Dead: Stories (Luke Mogelson)
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Crow Fair (Thomas McGuane)
Crow Fair (Thomas McGuane)
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The Dream Life of Astronauts (Ryan)
The Dream Life of Astronauts (Ryan)
18
Leaving the Sea (Ben Marcus)
Leaving the Sea (Ben Marcus)
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Amor and Psycho (Cooke)
Amor and Psycho (Cooke)
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Spectacle (Steinberg)
Spectacle (Steinberg)
21
Ghost Summer (Due)
Ghost Summer (Due)
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The Frangipani Hotel (Kupersmith)
The Frangipani Hotel (Kupersmith)
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The Loss of All Lost Things (Gautier)
The Loss of All Lost Things (Gautier)
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American Housewife (Helen Ellis)
American Housewife (Helen Ellis)
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In the Country (Mia Alvar)
In the Country (Mia Alvar)
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Oye What I'm Gonna Tell You (Milanes)
Oye What I'm Gonna Tell You (Milanes)
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In Cuba I Was a German Shepherd (Ana Menendez)
In Cuba I Was a German Shepherd (Ana Menendez)
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Ayiti (Gay)
Ayiti (Gay)
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The Safety of Objects: Stories, A. M. Homes
The Safety of Objects: Stories, A. M. Homes
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Monday or Tuesday
Monday or Tuesday
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The Garden Party
The Garden Party
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Pale Horse, Pale Rider
Pale Horse, Pale Rider
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Falling in Love With Hominids (Nalo Hopkinson)
Falling in Love With Hominids (Nalo Hopkinson)
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The Thing Around Your Neck (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
The Thing Around Your Neck (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
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The Boat (Nam Le)
The Boat (Nam Le)
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Stories of Your Life and Others (Ted Chiang)
Stories of Your Life and Others (Ted Chiang)
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Trash (Dorothy Allison)
Trash (Dorothy Allison)
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Cowboys Are My Weakness
Cowboys Are My Weakness
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Night Shift (Stephen King)
Night Shift (Stephen King)
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The Illustrated Man (Ray Bradbury)
The Illustrated Man (Ray Bradbury)
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