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 (By: Richard Ford,Tobias Wolff,Aleksandar Hemon,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 (By: Sherman Alexie,Jhumpa Lahiri,Aleksandar Hemon,Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie,Symphony Space)
Buy on Amazon2011
Poe! (By: Symphony Space)
Buy on Amazon2012
Best of the West 2009
Buy on Amazon1988
The Best American Short Stories 1991
Buy on Amazon1991
Fathers and Sons
Buy on Amazon1992
The Great Bear
Buy on Amazon1992
Out Among the Wolves
Buy on Amazon1993
The Scribner Anthology of Contemporary Short Fiction
Buy on Amazon1999
Writers on Writing
Buy on Amazon2001
Wild Stories
Buy on Amazon2002
When The Wild Comes Leaping Up
Buy on Amazon2002
Dog is My Co-Pilot
Buy on Amazon2003
Falling From Grace in Texas
Buy on Amazon2004
The Anchor Book of New American Short Stories
Buy on Amazon2004
The Best American Spiritual Writing 2004
Buy on Amazon2004
The Best American Travel Writing 2007
Buy on Amazon2007
A Passion for This Earth: Writers, Scientists, and Activists Explore Our Relationship with Nature and the
Buy on Amazon2008
Wonder and Other Survival Skills
Buy on Amazon2012
Astoria to Zion
Buy on Amazon2013
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 24 more. This is generally the best way to experience the story as the author intended.
The Selected Shorts series by Rick Bass contains 29 books. The series began in 1993 and continues to be a popular choice for readers.
The Selected Shorts series is written by Rick Bass. You can find more books and series by this author on our website.
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