15 Contemporary Short Story Collections By Women You Should Really Read

1.
Interpreter of Maladies
Interpreter of Maladies 4.18 avg rating — 203,037 ratings
2.
Too Much Happiness: Stories
Too Much Happiness: Stories 3.83 avg rating — 24,578 ratings
3.
The Thing Around Your Neck
The Thing Around Your Neck 4.23 avg rating — 48,400 ratings
4.
Happiness, Like Water
Happiness, Like Water 4.02 avg rating — 1,783 ratings
5.
The Girl in the Flammable Skirt
The Girl in the Flammable Skirt 3.86 avg rating — 8,013 ratings
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Drinking Coffee Elsewhere
Drinking Coffee Elsewhere
by: ZZ Packer
3.88 avg rating — 7,777 ratings
7.
Self-Help
Self-Help 4.11 avg rating — 15,451 ratings
8.
At the Bottom of the River
At the Bottom of the River 3.76 avg rating — 2,305 ratings
9.
Both Ways Is the Only Way I Want It
Both Ways Is the Only Way I Want It 3.83 avg rating — 6,308 ratings
10.
A Guide to Being Born
A Guide to Being Born 3.68 avg rating — 2,265 ratings
11.
If I Loved You, I Would Tell You This
If I Loved You, I Would Tell You This 3.77 avg rating — 2,655 ratings
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The Isle of Youth: Stories
The Isle of Youth: Stories 3.89 avg rating — 1,968 ratings
13.
Boysgirls
Boysgirls 4.34 avg rating — 202 ratings
14.
Every Kiss a War
Every Kiss a War 4.38 avg rating — 189 ratings
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Revenge of the Mooncake Vixen
Revenge of the Mooncake Vixen 3.57 avg rating — 776 ratings