23 Short Story Collections in 2023 - hosted by aishathebibliophile

Collection that plays with form in writing or speculative/surrealism
For experiments in writing style and form; See examples like Carmen Maria Machado’s Her Body and Other Parties or Alligator and Other Stories by Dima Alzayat 

For surrealism / spec fic 

See examples like Nudibranch by Irenosen Okojie; Come Let Us Sing Anyway by Leone Ross; Tender by Sofia Samatar 
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Life Ceremony by Sayaka Murata

Life Ceremony

Sayaka Murata

272 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction literary short stories challenging dark reflective medium-paced
Variations by Juliet Jacques

Variations

Juliet Jacques

323 pages • first pub 2021 (editions)

fiction lgbtqia+ short stories adventurous informative reflective medium-paced
A House Is a Body by Shruti Swamy

A House Is a Body

Shruti Swamy

208 pages • first pub 2020 (editions)

fiction literary short stories reflective medium-paced
Shit Cassandra Saw by Gwen E. Kirby

Shit Cassandra Saw

Gwen E. Kirby

274 pages • first pub 2022 (editions)

fiction contemporary historical literary short stories dark funny reflective medium-paced
Dragon Palace by Hiromi Kawakami

Dragon Palace

Hiromi Kawakami

167 pages • missing pub info (editions)

fiction literary magical realism short stories
Blow-up, and Other Stories by Julio Cortázar

Blow-up, and Other Stories

Julio Cortázar

288 pages • first pub 1968 (editions)

fiction magical realism short stories challenging reflective slow-paced
Cursed Bunny by Bora Chung

Cursed Bunny

Bora Chung

247 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

fiction horror short stories speculative fiction dark mysterious medium-paced
The Dangers of Smoking in Bed by Mariana Enríquez

The Dangers of Smoking in Bed

Mariana Enríquez

5 hours, 47 minutes • first pub 2009 (editions)

fiction literary short stories dark mysterious tense fast-paced
So Long Been Dreaming: Postcolonial Science Fiction & Fantasy by

So Long Been Dreaming: Postcolonial Science Fiction & Fantasy

304 pages • first pub 2004 (editions)

fiction fantasy science fiction short stories adventurous challenging reflective slow-paced
Come Let Us Sing Anyway by Leone Ross

Come Let Us Sing Anyway

Leone Ross

180 pages • first pub 2017 (editions)

fiction contemporary magical realism short stories adventurous dark funny medium-paced