18 Best Short Stories Books
Goal: Find the best Short Stories books according to the internet (not just one person's opinion).
Method:
- Search for "best short stories books" and study the top 5+ pages.
- Add only the books mentioned 2+ times.
- Rank the results neatly here.
18 Best Short Stories Books
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Her Body and Other Parties
Stories
by Carmen Maria Machado
What Is Not Yours Is Not Yours
by Helen Oyeyemi
Stories of Your Life and Others
by Ted Chiang
Also recommended by:
What It Means When a Man Falls from the Sky
Stories
by Lesley Nneka Arimah
Also recommended by:
A Manual for Cleaning Women
Selected Stories
by Lucia Berlin
Dear Life
Stories
by Alice Munro
Man V. Nature
Stories
by Diane Cook
Objects of Desire
Stories
by Clare Sestanovich
Sour Heart
Stories
by Jenny Zhang
The Complete Stories
by Flannery O'Connor
The Dark Dark
Stories
by Samantha Hunt
The Office of Historical Corrections
A Novella and Stories
by Danielle Evans
The Thing Around Your Neck
by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
This Is How You Lose Her
by Junot Díaz
You Will Never Be Forgotten
Stories
by Mary South
Sources
- 1
20 Must-Read Collections for Short Story Month | Penguin Random House
penguinrandomhouse.com
- 2
The best short story collections - Pan Macmillan
panmacmillan.com
- 3
The 10 Best Short Story Collections of the Decade ‹ Literary Hub
lithub.com
- 4
The Best Short Story Collections to Read in 2022 | Esquire
esquire.com
- 5
Short Stories To Read If You Can't Focus On Full-Length Novels
buzzfeednews.com
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