Lit Hub's 10 Best Short Story Collections of the Decade

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13 participants (11 books)

Overview

Original list can be found here (originally published in 2019)

Honorable mentions are listed as bonus books.

Challenge Books

13

(bonus)

The Corpse Exhibition: And Other Stories of Iraq by Hassan Blasim

The Corpse Exhibition: And Other Stories of Iraq

Hassan Blasim

14

(bonus)

Karate Chop: Stories by Dorthe Nors

Karate Chop: Stories

Lannan Translations Selections

Dorthe Nors

15

(bonus)

Redeployment by Phil Klay

Redeployment

Phil Klay

16

(bonus)

Gutshot by Amelia Gray

Gutshot

Amelia Gray

17

(bonus)

Get in Trouble by Kelly Link

Get in Trouble

Kelly Link

18

(bonus)

Night at the Fiestas: Stories by Kirstin Valdez Quade

Night at the Fiestas: Stories

Kirstin Valdez Quade

19

(bonus)

Fortune Smiles by Adam Johnson

Fortune Smiles

Adam Johnson

20

(bonus)

Voices in the Night by Steven Millhauser

Voices in the Night

Steven Millhauser

21

(bonus)

What is Not Yours is Not Yours by Helen Oyeyemi

What is Not Yours is Not Yours

Helen Oyeyemi

22

(bonus)

The Dark Dark: Stories by Samantha Hunt

The Dark Dark: Stories

Samantha Hunt

23

(bonus)

Before You Suffocate Your Own Fool Self by Danielle Evans

Before You Suffocate Your Own Fool Self

Danielle Evans

24

(bonus)

Aliens in the Prime of Their Lives by Brad Watson

Aliens in the Prime of Their Lives

Brad Watson