Before I Knew I Loved You
Toshikazu Kawaguchi
Published 2026
174 pages
The most popular short stories books of 2026
Short story collections offer many worlds in one book. Each story can be read in a sitting, and a good one delivers a whole life in a few pages. Dip in and out, or read straight through to see how an author's themes echo. This list shows the ones first published in 2026.
See also Fantasy short stories, Science fiction short stories, and Horror short stories
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Last and First Tales
Samuel R. Delany
Published 2026
240 pages
And Yet He Married Her Short Story Collection
Umm Zakiyyah
Published 2026
116 pages
Head of Household
Oliver Munday
Published 2026
224 pages
Black Aliens
Joanna Davis-McElligatt
Published 2026
240 pages
A Hole in The Sky Arkship Trilogy Book I
Peter F. Hamilton
Published 2026
400 pages
As If by Magic
Edgard Telles Ribeiro
Published 2026
192 pages
Shakespeare's Kitchen Stories
Lore Segal
Published 2026
240 pages
Kiss, Marry, Kill A Novel
Lori Gold
Published 2026
336 pages
You Know Nothing Stories
Yasmina Din Madden
Published 2026
248 pages
Love Galaxy
Sierra Branham
Published 2026
416 pages
You & Me and You & Me and You & Me
Josie Lloyd, Emlyn Rees
Published 2026
352 pages
Nocturnal Apparitions
Bruno Schulz
Published 2026
240 pages
Joy in the Morning
Angie Thompson
Published 2026
33 pages
The News from Dublin Stories
Colm Tóibín
Published 2026
320 pages
People Who Talk to Stuffed Animals Are Nice (Nomad Edition) Stories
Ao Omae
Published 2026
240 pages
Letti Park Stories
Judith Hermann
Published 2026
192 pages
Once Upon a Crescent
Amerah Hashimi
Published 2026
60 pages
A River From the Sky Natural Engines
Ai Jiang
Published 2026
208 pages
Project V A Novel
Park Seolyeon
Published 2026
288 pages
Red Book Volume 1 (Red Book I)
James Tynion IV
Published 2026
120 pages
The Earth Room
Dana Diehl
Published 2026
170 pages
AKIRA Hardcover Collection 6
Katsuhiro Otomo
Published 2026
448 pages
Your Soulmail Is Attached A Novel
Joan F. Smith
Published 2026
320 pages