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Short Stories Books in Order
Below you'll find the complete list of Short Stories books in publication order. This is generally the recommended reading order for the series.
Reading order verified: March 2026
Quick Answer
What order should I read the Short Stories series? Start with "A&P" (1961) and follow publication order through all 29 books.
The complete Short Stories reading order is listed below in publication sequence.
Publication Order
1961
The Alligators
1989
The Same Door, Short Stories
1959
Pigeon Feathers and Other Stories
1961
Telephone Poles and Other Poems
1963
Olinger Stories
1964
The Music School
1966
Midpoint and Other Poems
1969
The Dance of the Solids
1969
Museums and Women and Other Stories
1972
C*nts
1974
Tossing and Turning
1977
Problems and Other Stories
1979
Valentine Generation And Other Stories
1981
The Carpentered Hen
1982
Facing Nature
1985
Trust Me
1987
The Afterlife and Other Stories
1994
Friends from Philadelphia and Other Stories
1995
Licks of Love
2000
Americana
2001
The Early Stories
2003
Three Trips
2005
My Father's Tears and Other Stories
2009
Endpoint and Other Poems
2009
Rich In Russia
2011
Collected Later Stories
2013
Collected Early Stories
2013
Hoping for a Hoopoe
2020
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