The StoryGraph's Genre Challenge 2021 - hosted by thestorygraph

A short story collection by a new-to-you author
This should be the first thing you've read by the author you choose.
All books added
Fen by Daisy Johnson

Fen

Daisy Johnson

208 pages • first pub 2016 (editions)

fiction fantasy literary short stories dark mysterious medium-paced
Tower by Bae Myung-hoon

Tower

Bae Myung-hoon

262 pages • first pub 2009 (editions)

fiction science fiction short stories adventurous challenging reflective medium-paced
Toddler Hunting and Other Stories by Taeko Kōno

Toddler Hunting and Other Stories

Taeko Kōno

272 pages • first pub 1996 (editions)

fiction literary short stories dark mysterious slow-paced
Lovers in the Age of Indifference by Xiaolu Guo

Lovers in the Age of Indifference

Xiaolu Guo

224 pages • first pub 2010 (editions)

fiction short stories adventurous mysterious reflective fast-paced
The Wind's Twelve Quarters and The Compass Rose by Ursula K. Le Guin

The Wind's Twelve Quarters and The Compass Rose

Ursula K. Le Guin

561 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

fiction fantasy science fiction short stories adventurous reflective slow-paced
Graceful Burdens by Roxane Gay

Graceful Burdens

Out of Line Collection #2

Roxane Gay

24 pages • first pub 2020 (editions) user-added

fiction short stories speculative fiction challenging reflective sad fast-paced
Eloise: The Ultimate Edition by Kay Thompson

Eloise: The Ultimate Edition

Kay Thompson's Eloise #1

Kay Thompson

304 pages • first pub 1955 (editions)

fiction childrens classics funny lighthearted medium-paced
Heartful Potpourri by Manasvini v.

Heartful Potpourri

Manasvini v.

122 pages • first pub 2021 (editions) user-added

fiction emotional reflective fast-paced
The Eloise Audio Collection: Four Complete Eloise Tales: Eloise , Eloise in Paris, Eloise at Christmas Time and Eloise in Moscow by Kay Thompson

The Eloise Audio Collection: Four Complete Eloise Tales: Eloise , Eloise in Paris, Eloise at Christmas Time and Eloise in Moscow

Kay Thompson's Eloise

Kay Thompson

2 hours, 5 minutes • first pub 2000 (editions)

fiction childrens classics lighthearted medium-paced
Cursed Bunny by Bora Chung

Cursed Bunny

Bora Chung

251 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

fiction horror short stories speculative fiction dark mysterious medium-paced