(from flavorwire.com
by Jason Diamond)
People can argue all day about the greatest novels, but there is never enough discussion about short story collections. In honor of the first exceptional example of 2014 – Leaving the Sea by Ben Marcus — and the fact that The New Republicis publishing short fiction again, we were inspired to come up with this list of essential collections by masters of the form and up-and-comers alike. Some entries in this canon are anthologies of an author’s complete works, while others are individual books that are perfect on their own; either way, these 35 volumes are required reading.
Click here to go through all 35 books with their cover and why they are good short story books.
Blogger's note: I think this is a good collection to start with just on my general short story knowledge. I have only read two of these books and they belong on the list. I have written them all down so I can make it a goal to read these 33 books.
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