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Best Debut Short Story Collections - Powell's Books

For Powell's 2016 Short List, the staff put together a group of the best debut short story collections ever published. With some notable exceptions, the short story collection is a relatively new phenomenon — you won't find books dating back beyond the 20th century here.
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The Age of Wire and String
The Age of Wire and String
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The Bus Driver Who Wanted to Be God
The Bus Driver Who Wanted to Be God
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Civilwarland in Bad Decline
Civilwarland in Bad Decline
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Dance of the Happy Shades (Alice Munro)
Dance of the Happy Shades (Alice Munro)
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Drinking Coffee Elsewhere
Drinking Coffee Elsewhere
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Dubliners
Dubliners
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Girl With Curious Hair
Girl With Curious Hair
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Goodbye, Columbus, Philip Roth
Goodbye, Columbus, Philip Roth
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A Good Man Is Hard to Find
A Good Man Is Hard to Find
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Interpreter of Maladies (Jhumpa Lahiri)
Interpreter of Maladies (Jhumpa Lahiri)
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In the Garden of the North American Martyrs (Tobias Wolff)
In the Garden of the North American Martyrs (Tobias Wolff)
12
Jesus' Son
Jesus' Son
13
The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven
The Lone Ranger and Tonto Fistfight in Heaven
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The Lottery (Shirley Jackson)
The Lottery (Shirley Jackson)
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Nine Stories (J.D. Salinger)
Nine Stories (J.D. Salinger)
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Paper Menagerie and Other Stories (Ken Liu)
Paper Menagerie and Other Stories (Ken Liu)
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Self-Help, Lorrie Moore
Self-Help, Lorrie Moore
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The Stories of Breece D'J Pancake (Breece D'J Pancake)
The Stories of Breece D'J Pancake (Breece D'J Pancake)
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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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Will You Please Be Quiet Please?
Will You Please Be Quiet Please?
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Ficciones
Ficciones
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The Thing Around Your Neck (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
The Thing Around Your Neck (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
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Fireworks (Angela Carter)
Fireworks (Angela Carter)
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The Garden Party
The Garden Party
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Cosmicomics
Cosmicomics
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