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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 (A.M. Homes)
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Fortune Smiles (Adam Johnson)
Fortune Smiles (Adam Johnson)
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Dear Life (Alice Munro)
Dear Life (Alice Munro)
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Runaway (Alice Munro)
Runaway (Alice Munro)
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Gutshot (Amelia Gray)
Gutshot (Amelia Gray)
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The Last Wish (Andrzej Sapkowski)
The Last Wish (Andrzej Sapkowski)
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The Bloody Chamber (Angela Carter)
The Bloody Chamber (Angela Carter)
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Slasher Girls and Monster Boys (April G. Tucholke)
Slasher Girls and Monster Boys (April G. Tucholke)
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Her Body and Other Parties (Carmen Maria Machado)
Her Body and Other Parties (Carmen Maria Machado)
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The Thing Around Your Neck (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
The Thing Around Your Neck (Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie)
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Battleborn (Claire Vaye Watkins)
Battleborn (Claire Vaye Watkins)
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Objects of Desire (Clare Sestanovich)
Objects of Desire (Clare Sestanovich)
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Clarice Lispector: The Complete Stories (Clarice Lispector)
Clarice Lispector: The Complete Stories (Clarice Lispector)
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Young Skins (Colin Barrett)
Young Skins (Colin Barrett)
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The King Is Always Above the People (Daniel Alarcón)
The King Is Always Above the People (Daniel Alarcón)
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Before You Suffocate Your Own Fool Self (Danielle Evans)
Before You Suffocate Your Own Fool Self (Danielle Evans)
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The Office of Historical Corrections (Danielle Evans)
The Office of Historical Corrections (Danielle Evans)
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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 (David Miller (Editor))
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The Secret Lives of Church Ladies (Deesha Philyaw)
The Secret Lives of Church Ladies (Deesha Philyaw)
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Jesus' Son (Denis Johnson)
Jesus' Son (Denis Johnson)
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The Largesse of the Sea Maiden (Denis Johnson)
The Largesse of the Sea Maiden (Denis Johnson)
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Man V. Nature (Diane Cook)
Man V. Nature (Diane Cook)
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Karate Chop (Dorthe Nors)
Karate Chop (Dorthe Nors)
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The Complete Tales and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe (Edgar Allan Poe)
The Complete Tales and Poems of Edgar Allan Poe (Edgar Allan Poe)
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The Love Object: Selected Sories (Edna O'Brien)
The Love Object: Selected Sories (Edna O'Brien)
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A Thousand Beginnings and Endings (Ellen Oh)
A Thousand Beginnings and Endings (Ellen Oh)
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Daddy (Emma Cline)
Daddy (Emma Cline)
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The Bus Driver Who Wanted to Be God & Other Stories (Etgar Keret)
The Bus Driver Who Wanted to Be God & Other Stories (Etgar Keret)
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The Complete Stories of Flannery O'Conner (Flannery O'Conner)
The Complete Stories of Flannery O'Conner (Flannery O'Conner)
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Rogues (George R. R. Martin)
Rogues (George R. R. Martin)
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Tenth of December (George Saunders)
Tenth of December (George Saunders)
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After the Quake (Haruki Murakami)
After the Quake (Haruki Murakami)
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Men Without Women (Haruki Murakami)
Men Without Women (Haruki Murakami)
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The Elephant Vanishes (Haruki Murakami)
The Elephant Vanishes (Haruki Murakami)
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The Corpse Exhibition (Hassan Blasim)
The Corpse Exhibition (Hassan Blasim)
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American Housewife (Helen Ellis)
American Housewife (Helen Ellis)
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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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I, Robot (Isaac Asimov)
I, Robot (Isaac Asimov)
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Nine Stories (J.D. Salinger)
Nine Stories (J.D. Salinger)
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The Tales of Beedle the Bard (J.K. Rowling - 2007)
The Tales of Beedle the Bard (J.K. Rowling - 2007)
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