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42 Superb New Short Story Collections to Read in 2021

"Trying to bust a reading slump? No time to sink into a long novel? Prefer plots that can be contained in a handful of pages? Then a short story collection is always the right pick for you.
For fans of the form, 2021 is shaping up to be a tremendous year for the short story, with collections ranging from translated tales to explorations of sexuality to flights of pure fantasy. To help you find your next read, we've compiled these recommendations, including new releases from old favorites like Joyce Carol Oates and breakout new stars like Brandon Taylor and Dantiel W. Moniz."
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Milk Blood Heat (Dantiel W. Moniz)
Milk Blood Heat (Dantiel W. Moniz)
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The (Other) You: Stories (Joyce Carol Oates)
The (Other) You: Stories (Joyce Carol Oates)
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The Low Desert: Gangster Stories (Tod Goldberg)
The Low Desert: Gangster Stories (Tod Goldberg)
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100 Boyfriends (Brontez Purnell)
100 Boyfriends (Brontez Purnell)
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Land of Big Numbers (Te-Ping Chen)
Land of Big Numbers (Te-Ping Chen)
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Kink (Garth Greenwell, Editor)
Kink (Garth Greenwell, Editor)
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Life Among the Terranauts (Caitlin Horrocks)
Life Among the Terranauts (Caitlin Horrocks)
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Eat the Mouth That Feeds You (Carribean Fragoza)
Eat the Mouth That Feeds You (Carribean Fragoza)
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Folk Songs for Trauma Surgeons (Keith Rosson)
Folk Songs for Trauma Surgeons (Keith Rosson)
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The Ghost Variations (Kevin Brockmeier)
The Ghost Variations (Kevin Brockmeier)
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Sex With Strangers (Michael Lowenthal)
Sex With Strangers (Michael Lowenthal)
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Are You Enjoying? (Mira Sethi)
Are You Enjoying? (Mira Sethi)
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Love Like That: Stories (Emma Duffy-Comparone)
Love Like That: Stories (Emma Duffy-Comparone)
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The Souvenir Museum: Stories (Elizabeth McCracken)
The Souvenir Museum: Stories (Elizabeth McCracken)
15
Sarahland (Sam Cohen)
Sarahland (Sam Cohen)
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Girls of a Certain Age (Maria Adelmann)
Girls of a Certain Age (Maria Adelmann)
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Festival Days (Jo Ann Beard)
Festival Days (Jo Ann Beard)
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In the Event of Contact (Ethel Rohan)
In the Event of Contact (Ethel Rohan)
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Cosmogony (Lucy Ives)
Cosmogony (Lucy Ives)
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Big Time: Stories (Jen Spyra)
Big Time: Stories (Jen Spyra)
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The Rock Eaters (Brenda Peynado)
The Rock Eaters (Brenda Peynado)
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Machines of Another Era (Bess Winter)
Machines of Another Era (Bess Winter)
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A Common Person (R.M.Kinder)
A Common Person (R.M.Kinder)
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First Person Singular (Haruki Murakami)
First Person Singular (Haruki Murakami)
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The Dangers of Smoking in Bed (Mariana)
The Dangers of Smoking in Bed (Mariana)
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Prayer for the Living (Ben Okri)
Prayer for the Living (Ben Okri)
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I'm Waiting for You (Kim Bo-Young)
I'm Waiting for You (Kim Bo-Young)
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Never Have I Ever (Isabel Yap)
Never Have I Ever (Isabel Yap)
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Burning Girls (Veronica Shanoes)
Burning Girls (Veronica Shanoes)
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Reconstruction: Stories (Alaya Dawn Johnson)
Reconstruction: Stories (Alaya Dawn Johnson)
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Gordo (Jaime Cortez)
Gordo (Jaime Cortez)
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Filthy Animals (Brandon Taylor)
Filthy Animals (Brandon Taylor)
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The Ones Who Don't Say They Love You (Maurice Carlos Ruffin)
The Ones Who Don't Say They Love You (Maurice Carlos Ruffin)
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Afterparties: Stories (Anthony Veasna So)
Afterparties: Stories (Anthony Veasna So)
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Look for Me and I'll Be Gone (John Edgar Wideman)
Look for Me and I'll Be Gone (John Edgar Wideman)
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My Monticello (Jocelyn Nicole Johnson)
My Monticello (Jocelyn Nicole Johnson)
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Skinship (Yoon Choi)
Skinship (Yoon Choi)
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Home of the Floating Lily (Silmy Abdullah)
Home of the Floating Lily (Silmy Abdullah)
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We Two Alone (Jack Wang)
We Two Alone (Jack Wang)
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Hao: Stories (Ye Chun)
Hao: Stories (Ye Chun)
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