Best Short Fiction of 2023

by Jeffery Renard Allen

A potentially transformative exhibition of visionary storytelling. Full review >

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by Jamel Brinkley

After just two collections, Brinkley may already be a grand master of the short story. Full review >

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by Katherine Heiny

With this irresistibly amusing, bighearted collection, Heiny again proves she is a master of the short story form. Full review >

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by Halle Hill

A stunning slow burn brimming with observation, emotion, and incident. Full review >

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by Justin C. Key

Key acknowledges all kinds of terrifying possibilities for dreaming the future—and inhabiting the present. Full review >

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by Jhumpa Lahiri ; translated by Jhumpa Lahiri with Todd Portnowitz

Filled with intelligence and sorrow, these sharply drawn glimpses of Roman lives create an impressively unified effect. Full review >

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by Yiyun Li

Quiet, beautiful accounts of journeys through hell. Full review >

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by Kelly Link ; illustrated by Shaun Tan

Enchanting, mesmerizing, brilliant work. Full review >

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by Jennifer Maritza McCauley

What can’t McCauley do? A writer to watch. Full review >

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by Chaitali Sen

Quiet, emotionally gripping stories. Full review >

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by George Singleton

A Southern original adds to his gallery of Southern originals. Full review >

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by LaToya Watkins

Granular yet transcendent storytelling. Full review >

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by Ghassan Zeineddine

A fantastic collection heralding the voice of a major new writer. Full review >

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