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
Monkey Brain Sushi: New Tastes in Japanese Fiction
Buy on Amazon1991
The Year's Best Fantasy and Horror Fourth Annual Collection
Buy on Amazon1991
Fourth Annual Collection
Buy on Amazon1991
The Campfire Collection: Spine-tingling Tales to Tell in the Dark
Buy on Amazon2000
The Vintage Book of Amnesia
Buy on Amazon2000
40 Short Stories: A Portable Anthology
Buy on Amazon2000
Year's Best Fantasy and Horror: Sixteenth Annual Collection
Buy on Amazon2003
Birthday Stories
Buy on Amazon2004
The Believer Book of Writers Talking to Writers
Buy on Amazon2005
Alone in the Kitchen with an Eggplant: Confessions of Cooking for One and Dining Alone
Buy on Amazon2007
Read Real Japanese Essays
Buy on Amazon2008
Great Modern Stories
Buy on Amazon2009
Short Stories: The Thoroughly Modern Collection
Buy on Amazon2009
Stories to Get You Through the Night
Buy on Amazon2010
AQA GCSE Anthology Sunlight on the Grass
Buy on Amazon2012
Ten Selected Love Stories
Buy on Amazon2013
Freeman's: Arrival
Buy on Amazon2015
Writers: Their Lives and Works
Buy on Amazon2018
MONKEY New Writing From Japan Volume 2: TRAVEL
Buy on Amazon2021
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 26 more. This is generally the best way to experience the story as the author intended.
The Selected Shorts series by Haruki Murakami contains 31 books. The series began in 1993 and continues to be a popular choice for readers.
The Selected Shorts series is written by Haruki Murakami. You can find more books and series by this author on our website.
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