Best American Short Story Collections

1.
The Complete Stories
The Complete Stories 4.39 avg rating — 40,387 ratings
2.
What We Talk About When We Talk About Love
What We Talk About When We Talk About Love 4.02 avg rating — 74,790 ratings
3.
Jesus’ Son
Jesus’ Son 4.13 avg rating — 39,233 ratings
4.
The Martian Chronicles
The Martian Chronicles 4.16 avg rating — 279,622 ratings
5.
The Tell-Tale Heart and Other Writings
The Tell-Tale Heart and Other Writings 4.19 avg rating — 243,675 ratings
6.
The Things They Carried
The Things They Carried 4.14 avg rating — 337,435 ratings
7.
2013: A Stellar Collection
2013: A Stellar Collection 4.07 avg rating — 27 ratings
8.
Interpreter of Maladies
Interpreter of Maladies 4.18 avg rating — 203,024 ratings
9.
The Illustrated Man
The Illustrated Man 4.13 avg rating — 105,359 ratings
10.
So it Goes: a Tribute to Kurt Vonnegut
So it Goes: a Tribute to Kurt Vonnegut 4.47 avg rating — 15 ratings
11.
Irony of Survival
Irony of Survival 4.40 avg rating — 10 ratings
12.
Enough! Thirty Stories of Fielding Life's Little Curve Balls
Enough! Thirty Stories of Fielding Life's Little Curve Balls 4.78 avg rating — 9 ratings
13.
Willful Creatures
Willful Creatures really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 5,375 ratings
14.
Winesburg, Ohio
Winesburg, Ohio 3.84 avg rating — 36,325 ratings
15.
Forty Stories
Forty Stories 4.18 avg rating — 3,508 ratings
16.
Sixty Stories
Sixty Stories 4.18 avg rating — 6,083 ratings
17.
The Stories of John Cheever
The Stories of John Cheever 4.26 avg rating — 15,587 ratings
18.
The Purloined Letter/Murders in Rue Morgue
The Purloined Letter/Murders in Rue Morgue 3.94 avg rating — 1,308 ratings
19.
In the Garden of the North American Martyrs
In the Garden of the North American Martyrs 4.12 avg rating — 2,710 ratings
20.
Elven Silver: The Irreverent Faery Tales of Zardoa Silverstar
Elven Silver: The Irreverent Faery Tales of Zardoa Silverstar 4.60 avg rating — 15 ratings
21.
Penny Dread Tales: Volume Three: In Darkness Clockwork Shine
Penny Dread Tales: Volume Three: In Darkness Clockwork Shine 4.50 avg rating — 16 ratings
22.
Science Fiction Trails 8
Science Fiction Trails 8 4.75 avg rating — 4 ratings
23.
The Collected Stories of Katherine Anne Porter
The Collected Stories of Katherine Anne Porter 3.97 avg rating — 6,229 ratings
24.
Drown
Drown 4.01 avg rating — 36,958 ratings
25.
This Is How You Lose Her
This Is How You Lose Her 3.74 avg rating — 99,562 ratings
26.
No One Belongs Here More Than You
No One Belongs Here More Than You 3.80 avg rating — 43,860 ratings
27.
My Life and Hard Times
My Life and Hard Times 4.09 avg rating — 3,582 ratings
28.
The Typist
The Typist 4.06 avg rating — 17 ratings
28.
The Middle Ground: Stories
The Middle Ground: Stories 4.03 avg rating — 75 ratings
30.
A Blind Man Can See How Much I Love You: Stories
A Blind Man Can See How Much I Love You: Stories
by: Amy Bloom
3.86 avg rating — 2,887 ratings
30.
Brief Interviews with Hideous Men
Brief Interviews with Hideous Men 3.84 avg rating — 31,108 ratings
32.
The Pastures of Heaven
The Pastures of Heaven 4.08 avg rating — 10,779 ratings
33.
Escapes
Escapes 4.23 avg rating — 442 ratings
34.
The Thing on the Doorstep and Other Weird Stories
The Thing on the Doorstep and Other Weird Stories 4.27 avg rating — 10,054 ratings
35.
I Sing the Body Electric! & Other Stories
I Sing the Body Electric! & Other Stories 4.04 avg rating — 12,909 ratings
36.
Collected Stories
Collected Stories 4.30 avg rating — 827 ratings
37.
Selected Stories
Selected Stories 4.27 avg rating — 7,179 ratings
38.
Reasons to Live
Reasons to Live 4.13 avg rating — 3,360 ratings
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The Collected Stories of Jean Stafford
The Collected Stories of Jean Stafford 3.72 avg rating — 1,523 ratings
40.
The Collected Stories
The Collected Stories 4.25 avg rating — 7,260 ratings
41.
The Collected Stories of Lydia Davis
The Collected Stories of Lydia Davis 4.24 avg rating — 6,877 ratings
42.
Unlocking the Air and Other Stories
Unlocking the Air and Other Stories 3.64 avg rating — 1,000 ratings
42.
Drinking Coffee Elsewhere
Drinking Coffee Elsewhere
by: ZZ Packer
3.88 avg rating — 7,777 ratings
44.
Further Interpretations of Real-Life Events
Further Interpretations of Real-Life Events 3.84 avg rating — 195 ratings
45.
The Collected Stories
The Collected Stories 4.20 avg rating — 8,257 ratings
46.
Things You Should Know: A Collection of Stories
Things You Should Know: A Collection of Stories 3.82 avg rating — 1,620 ratings
47.
Nine Stories
Nine Stories 4.18 avg rating — 152,901 ratings
48.
Six Tales From The Jazz Age
Six Tales From The Jazz Age 3.87 avg rating — 600 ratings
49.
In Our Time
In Our Time 3.74 avg rating — 26,657 ratings
50.
The Ballad of the Sad Café
The Ballad of the Sad Café 3.79 avg rating — 25,466 ratings
50.
Offbeat Love Stories and More
Offbeat Love Stories and More 3.66 avg rating — 95 ratings
50.
More Weird Tales Including The Bad Review
More Weird Tales Including The Bad Review 4.25 avg rating — 8 ratings
50.
The Sense of Touch
The Sense of Touch 4.19 avg rating — 267 ratings
50.
The Call of Cthulhu and Other Weird Stories
The Call of Cthulhu and Other Weird Stories 4.02 avg rating — 115,380 ratings
50.
Best of Ohio Short Stories: Volume 1
Best of Ohio Short Stories: Volume 1 4.21 avg rating — 38 ratings
50.
The Collected Stories of Richard Yates
The Collected Stories of Richard Yates 4.35 avg rating — 2,780 ratings
50.
Lick the Razor
Lick the Razor 3.79 avg rating — 56 ratings
50.
Ain't but Two Days in a Month: The First and the Fifteenth
Ain't but Two Days in a Month: The First and the Fifteenth it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings
50.
Coffee House Lies: 100 Cups of Flash fiction
Coffee House Lies: 100 Cups of Flash fiction 3.91 avg rating — 82 ratings
50.
An Enigmatic Escape: A Trilogy
An Enigmatic Escape: A Trilogy
by: Dan Groat
4.53 avg rating — 15 ratings
50.
The Doctor to the Dead: Grotesque Legends and Folk Tales of Old Charleston
The Doctor to the Dead: Grotesque Legends and Folk Tales of Old Charleston 3.71 avg rating — 98 ratings
50.
Tales of Burning Love
Tales of Burning Love 3.88 avg rating — 3,001 ratings
50.
Little Boxes of Bewilderment: Suspense Comedies
Little Boxes of Bewilderment: Suspense Comedies 4.47 avg rating — 30 ratings
50.
Jackalope Wives and Other Stories
Jackalope Wives and Other Stories 4.48 avg rating — 2,133 ratings
50.
The Theory of Light and Matter
The Theory of Light and Matter 4.28 avg rating — 1,436 ratings
50.
Tales of Virtuous Stepmothers
Tales of Virtuous Stepmothers 4.66 avg rating — 59 ratings
50.
The Theory of Light and Matter
The Theory of Light and Matter 4.28 avg rating — 1,436 ratings
68.
I Remember Mama: Play in Two Acts
I Remember Mama: Play in Two Acts 3.89 avg rating — 292 ratings
68.
Weird Tales
Weird Tales 3.88 avg rating — 8 ratings
68.
Learning to Kiss in the Snow
Learning to Kiss in the Snow really liked it 4.00 avg rating — 61 ratings
68.
The Scarlet Letter and Selected Tales
The Scarlet Letter and Selected Tales 3.80 avg rating — 262 ratings
68.
The Adventures of Henry Turnbuckle: Detective Comedies
The Adventures of Henry Turnbuckle: Detective Comedies 4.45 avg rating — 11 ratings
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The Postman Always Rings Twice / Double Indemnity / Mildred Pierce / Selected Stories
The Postman Always Rings Twice / Double Indemnity / Mildred Pierce / Selected Stories 4.21 avg rating — 1,293 ratings
73.
Collected Stories
Collected Stories 4.24 avg rating — 7,824 ratings
73.
A New Leaf: and Other Stories
A New Leaf: and Other Stories 4.09 avg rating — 22 ratings
73.
The Paper Menagerie and Other Stories
The Paper Menagerie and Other Stories
by: Ken Liu
4.36 avg rating — 36,813 ratings
77.
Woman Hollering Creek and Other Stories
Woman Hollering Creek and Other Stories 4.05 avg rating — 11,125 ratings
77.
Stoute meisjes
Stoute meisjes 3.54 avg rating — 13 ratings
77.
The Complete Short Stories of Ernest Hemingway
The Complete Short Stories of Ernest Hemingway 4.29 avg rating — 37,556 ratings
77.
The Figure in the Carpet and Other Stories
The Figure in the Carpet and Other Stories 3.92 avg rating — 165 ratings
77.
Orange World and Other Stories
Orange World and Other Stories 3.97 avg rating — 6,568 ratings
82.
The Safety of Objects
The Safety of Objects 3.79 avg rating — 4,394 ratings
82.
When the People Fell
When the People Fell 4.35 avg rating — 1,212 ratings
82.
Rawhide Rawlins Stories
Rawhide Rawlins Stories 4.63 avg rating — 19 ratings
82.
Vampires in the Lemon Grove: Stories
Vampires in the Lemon Grove: Stories 3.68 avg rating — 23,817 ratings
86.
Sonny's Blues
Sonny's Blues 4.32 avg rating — 9,288 ratings
86.
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and Other Stories
The Legend of Sleepy Hollow and Other Stories 3.78 avg rating — 148,578 ratings
86.
Pastoralia
Pastoralia 4.07 avg rating — 25,637 ratings
89.
James Thurber: 92 Stories
James Thurber: 92 Stories 4.16 avg rating — 223 ratings
89.
Rock Springs
Rock Springs 4.06 avg rating — 5,688 ratings
89.
The Awakening and Selected Stories
The Awakening and Selected Stories 3.82 avg rating — 2,507 ratings
89.
Selected Stories of Andre Dubus
Selected Stories of Andre Dubus 4.27 avg rating — 3,047 ratings
89.
Welcome to the Monkey House
Welcome to the Monkey House 4.13 avg rating — 63,547 ratings
89.
Xingu
Xingu 3.84 avg rating — 1,633 ratings
95.
The Voice of America: Stories
The Voice of America: Stories 4.14 avg rating — 21 ratings
95.
Selected Stories of O. Henry (Barnes & Noble Classics Series)
Selected Stories of O. Henry (Barnes & Noble Classics Series)
by: O. Henry
4.17 avg rating — 17,666 ratings
97.
Short Friday and Other Stories including 'Yentl the Yeshiva Boy'
Short Friday and Other Stories including 'Yentl the Yeshiva Boy' 4.06 avg rating — 335 ratings
97.
The Man with the Aura
The Man with the Aura 4.71 avg rating — 28 ratings
99.
Lost in Uttar Pradesh: New and Selected Stories
Lost in Uttar Pradesh: New and Selected Stories 3.56 avg rating — 48 ratings
99.
Our Story Begins: New and Selected Stories
Our Story Begins: New and Selected Stories 4.15 avg rating — 2,665 ratings
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