Best Short Fiction of 2021

by Te-Ping Chen

Chen’s stories are both subtle and rich, moving and wry, and in their poignancy, they seem boundless. Full review >

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by Yoon Choi

An exceptional debut. Full review >

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by Henry Dumas ; edited by Eugene B. Redmond

Every couple of decades or so, we need to be reminded of what made writers like Toni Morrison call Henry Dumas a genius. Full review >

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by Mariana Enríquez ; translated by Megan McDowell

Insidiously absorbing, like quicksand. Full review >

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by Jocelyn Nicole Johnson

A sharp debut by a writer with wit and confidence. Full review >

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by Lily King

Full of insights and pleasures. Full review >

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by John Lanchester

A deliciously creepy book. Full review >

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by Elizabeth McCracken

An astonishingly powerful collection worth multiple readings. Full review >

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by Dantiel W. Moniz

Dark and lushly layered, these stories will bewitch you. Full review >

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by Nana Nkweti

Boisterous and high-spirited debut stories by a talented new writer. Full review >

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by Saïd Sayrafiezadeh

Lyrical, funny, smart, and heartbreaking. Full review >

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by Brandon Taylor

Taylor tackles a variety of taboos and articulates the comfortless sides of the soul, and it's thrilling to watch. Full review >

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by Anthony Veasna So

Even when these stories are funny and hopeful, an inescapable history is always waiting. Full review >

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