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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
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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
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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
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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 (Katherine Mansfield)
The Garden Party
Katherine Mansfield
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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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