20 Top Short Story Collections

February 27, 2018

Shakespeare once wrote "brevity is the soul of wit." Brevity is also the soul of the short story, which only has a small amount of space to resonate with a reader. As we bid farewell to February, the shortest month of the year, we decided to take a look at the top short story collections on Goodreads. Don't forget to add your favorites to your Want to Read shelf.

For this round-up, we're defining short story collections as a series of short stories written by a single author. From there, we chose collections that have been added to Goodreads members' shelves more than 50,000 times and earned at least a four-star rating.

This list is by no means exhaustive, however. So please be sure to share your own recommendations in the comments.