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10 Best short stories anthologies of 2026

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    The Oxford Book of American Short Stories
    Oxford University Press, USA
    9.7
    Exceptional

    The Oxford Book of American Short Stories

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    • Edition:2
    • Format:Paperback
    • Pages:896
    • Binding:N/A
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    Fifty Great Short Stories (Bantam Classics)
    BANTAM DELL
    9.5
    Excellent

    Fifty Great Short Stories (Bantam Classics)

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    • Edition:Reissue
    • Format:Mass Market Paperback
    • Pages:592
    • Series:Bantam Classics

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    The Penguin Book of the Modern American Short Story
    Penguin
    9.3
    Excellent

    The Penguin Book of the Modern American Short Story

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    • Edition:N/A
    • Format:N/A
    • Pages:496
    • Binding:Paperback

  • 4

    Great American Short Stories: Hawthorne, Poe, Cather, Melville, London, James, Crane, Hemingway, Fitzgerald, Bierce, Twain & more (Dover Thrift Editions: Short Stories)
    Dover Publications
    9.1
    Excellent

    Great American Short Stories: Hawthorne, Poe, Cather, Melville, London, James, Crane, Hemingway, Fitzgerald, Bierce, Twain & more (Dover Thrift Editions: Short Stories)

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    • Edition:1
    • Format:Paperback
    • Pages:256

  • 5

    A Century of Fiction in The New Yorker: 1925-2025
    Knopf
    8.9
    Very Good

    A Century of Fiction in The New Yorker: 1925-2025

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    • Binding:Hardcover
    • Pages:1152
    • Publisher:Knopf
    • Content Type:N/A
    • Featured Authors:N/A
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    The Best American Short Stories of the Century
    Mariner
    8.8
    Very Good

    The Best American Short Stories of the Century

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    • Edition:Expanded
    • Format:Paperback
    • Pages:864
    • Publisher:Mariner Books

  • 7

    Bradbury Stories: 100 of His Most Celebrated Tales ― A Retrospective Collection of 100 Short Stories
    William Morrow
    8.6
    Very Good

    Bradbury Stories: 100 of His Most Celebrated Tales ― A Retrospective Collection of 100 Short Stories

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    • Edition:Reprint
    • Format:Paperback
    • Pages:912
    • Publisher:William Morrow Paperbacks

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    The Scribner Anthology of Contemporary Short Fiction: 50 North American Stories Since 1970 (Touchstone Books (Paperback))
    SCRIBNER
    8.5
    Good

    The Scribner Anthology of Contemporary Short Fiction: 50 North American Stories Since 1970 (Touchstone Books (Paperback))

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    • Edition:2nd
    • Format:Paperback
    • Pages:652

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    100 Great Short Stories: Selections from Poe, London, Twain, Melville, Kipling, Dickens, Joyce and many more (Dover Thrift Editions: Short Stories)
    Dover Publications
    8.4
    Good

    100 Great Short Stories: Selections from Poe, London, Twain, Melville, Kipling, Dickens, Joyce and many more (Dover Thrift Editions: Short Stories)

    39% Off
    • Binding:Paperback
    • Pages:768
    • Publisher:Dover Publications
    • Content Type:Short Stories
    • Featured Authors:Poe, London, Twain, Melville, Kipling, Dickens, Joyce

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    Great Short Stories of the Masters
    Globe Pequot Press
    8.2
    Good

    Great Short Stories of the Masters

    • Binding:Paperback
    • Edition:Revised ed.
    • Pages:576
    • Publisher:Cooper Square Press