Best Short Fiction of 2024

by Bora Chung ; translated by Anton Hur

The imagined worlds here may not be utopian—but the reading experience is. Full review >

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by Elwin Cotman

Sharp, poignant, funny, and, above all, filled with the joy of invention—a must-read. Full review >

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by Abby Geni

Destabilizing and beautiful. A rich experience. Full review >

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by William Melvin Kelley

There’s cleverness and craft in abundance here. Also, wisdom and even warmth. Full review >

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by Stephen King

The disturbing stories in King’s latest collection will seep into your psyche and haunt you. Full review >

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by Fiona McFarlane

Addictively engaging, profoundly serious fiction from an underappreciated master. Full review >

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by Diane Oliver

With a crystalline clarity and finely attuned ear, Oliver depicts her subjects with elegance and profound understanding. Full review >

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by Ben Shattuck

Intricately structured, powerfully emotional, beautifully written: This is as good as short fiction gets. Full review >

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by Jessi Jezewska Stevens

Erudite, eloquent, and bittersweet—these stories are like chewing on the orange rind for a last bitter taste of the drink. Full review >

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by Tony Tulathimutte

An inventive and shameless story collection for the chronically online. Full review >

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by Joy Williams

Elegantly poetic—and often archly funny—meditations on death by a superb writer. Full review >

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