The most popular short stories books

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.

See also Fantasy short stories, Science fiction short stories, and Horror short stories

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Edgar Allan Poe
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Edgar Allan Poe

Edgar Allan Poe

1973 · 2012 edition

1020 pages

The Pearl
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The Pearl

John Steinbeck

1971 · 2021 edition

118 pages

A Room of One's Own
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A Room of One's Own

Virginia Woolf, Μίνα Δαλαμάγκα

1975 · 2025 edition

144 pages

The Velveteen Rabbit
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The Velveteen Rabbit

Margery Williams Bianco, Sarah Massini

1970 · 2025 edition

34 pages

Girl, Woman, Other
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Girl, Woman, Other

Bernardine Evaristo, WEI LI HONG YI [ YING ] BO NA DING · AI WA LI SI TUO

1984 · 2019 edition

453 pages

Rhythm of War
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Rhythm of War

Brandon Sanderson

2020 · 2024 edition

1408 pages

Fracture Me
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Fracture Me

Tahereh Mafi

Published 2013

72 pages

Sword of Destiny
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Sword of Destiny

Andrzej Sapkowski, 安杰伊·萨普科夫斯基

1992 · 2023 edition

400 pages

The Awakening
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The Awakening

Kate Chopin

1970 · 2022 edition

200 pages

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