Books like The Best American Short Stories 1999 by Katrina Kenison

A curated collection of thirty‑three contemporary American short stories chosen by Tobias Wolff, illustrating the country’s rich narrative traditions, cultural heritage, and linguistic diversity in modern fiction.

An anthology of twentieth-century American poetry, featuring Wallace Stevens, T.S. Eliot, Elizabeth Bishop, Robert Hayden, Gwendolyn Brooks, Derek Walcott, Adrienne Rich, John Ashbery, Anne Sexton, and many others.

This anthology assembles 27 distinguished short stories—from classic American voices to contemporary Canadian writers—capturing the breadth of 21st‑century fiction across cultural and thematic lines.

"Presents a collection of the best short stories by American and Canadian women since 1945."

An anthology by various authors on a variety of subjects. Akhil Sharma's Cosmopolitan is a love affair between an American woman and an Indian immigrant, while Tim Gautreaux's Welding with Children is on a man caring for his grandchildren.

An anthology of fifty‑five carefully selected American short stories spanning the twentieth century, showcasing the work of authors such as Hemingway, Faulkner, Cather, Fitzgerald, O’Connor, Carver and many others.

An anthology of the finest American and Canadian short stories published in 2015, showcasing twenty remarkable works from acclaimed authors.

Fenstad's Mother / Charles Baxter -- Customs of the country / Madison Smartt Bell -- Living to be a hundred / Robert Boswell -- The black hand girl / Blanche McCrary Boyd -- Kubuku Rides (This is it) / Larry Brown -- Ralph the Duck / Frederick Busch -- White angel / Michael Cunningham -- The flowers of boredom / Rick DeMarinis -- Edie: a life / Harriet Doerr -- The concert party / Mavis Gallant -- Why I decide to kill myself and other jokes / Douglas Glover -- Disneyland / Barbara Gowdy -- Aunt Moon's young man / Linda Hogan -- Displacement / David Wong Louie -- The management of grief / Bharati Mukherjee -- Meneseteung / Alice Munro -- What men love for / Dale Ray Phillips -- Strays / Mark Richard -- The boy on the train / Arthur Robinson -- The letter writer / M.T. Sharif. Responsibility: selected from U.S. and Canadian magazines by Margaret Atwood with Shannon Ravenel ; with an introduction by Margaret Atwood.