Selected Shorts Books in Order
Below you'll find the complete list of Selected Shorts books in publication order. This is generally the recommended reading order for the series.
Reading order verified: January 2026
Publication Order
For Better and for Worse (By: Symphony Space)
Buy on Amazon1993
Food Fictions (By: Symphony Space)
Buy on Amazon2007
Travel Tales (By: Symphony Space)
Buy on Amazon2007
Edith Wharton (By: Symphony Space)
Buy on Amazon2007
Pets! (By: Symphony Space)
Buy on Amazon2007
Tales of Betrayal (By: John Cheever,Tessa Hadley,John Biguenet,Adam Haslett,Rattawut Lapcharoensap,Symphony Space,Galina Vromen)
Buy on Amazon2007
Family Matters (By: Symphony Space)
Buy on Amazon2007
Are We There Yet? (By: Symphony Space)
Buy on Amazon2008
The William Hurt Collection (With: Richard Ford,Tobias Wolff,William Hurt,Ron Carlson,Symphony Space)
Buy on Amazon2009
American Classics (By: Edgar Allan Poe,Joyce Carol Oates,Eudora Welty,John Cheever,Alice Walker,Donald Barthelme,John Sayles,Amy Tan,Symphony Space)
Buy on Amazon2010
New American Stories (With: Sherman Alexie,Jhumpa Lahiri,Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie,Symphony Space)
Buy on Amazon2011
Poe! (By: Symphony Space)
Buy on Amazon2012
The Best of McSweeney's
Buy on Amazon2004
The Anchor Book of New American Short Stories
Buy on Amazon2004
The Book of Other People
Buy on Amazon2007
Best European Fiction 2010
Buy on Amazon2009
Best European Fiction 2011
Buy on Amazon2010
Selected Shorts: New American Stories
Buy on Amazon2011
Best European Fiction 2012
Buy on Amazon2011
Freeman's: Arrival
Buy on Amazon2015
The Displaced
Buy on Amazon2018
Freeman's Power
Buy on Amazon2018
Fight of the Century
Buy on Amazon2020
Frequently Asked Questions
The recommended reading order for the Selected Shorts series is publication order: 1. For Better and for Worse (By: Symphony Space) (1993), 2. Food Fictions (By: Symphony Space) (2007), 3. Travel Tales (By: Symphony Space) (2007), 4. Edith Wharton (By: Symphony Space) (2007), 5. Pets! (By: Symphony Space) (2007), and 18 more. This is generally the best way to experience the story as the author intended.
The Selected Shorts series by Aleksandar Hemon contains 23 books. The series began in 1993 and continues to be a popular choice for readers.
The Selected Shorts series is written by Aleksandar Hemon. You can find more books and series by this author on our website.
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