Largehearted Boy: Favorite Short Story Collections of 2019

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January 4, 2020

Favorite Short Story Collections of 2019

2019 was another great year for short fiction collections.

These are the short fiction collections I have recommended most to blog readers, friends, and family throughout the year.

What was your favorite short story collection of 2019?

Black Light by Kimberly King Parsons

Heartbreaking and lyrical, Kimberly King Parson's short fiction collection Black Light is one of the most striking books of the year.

Driving in Cars with Homeless Men by Kate Wisel

Winner of the Drue Heinz Literature Prize, Kate Wisel's linked story collection Driving in Cars with Homeless Men is filled with haunting and poignant portrayals of women and violence.

A Girl Goes Into the Forest by Peg Alford Pursell

Peg Alford Pursell's collection A Girl Goes Into the Forest is filled with powerful, inventive, and masterfully surreal short stories.

Last of Her Name by Mimi Lok

Mimi Lok's collection Last of Her Name features empathetically drawn characters whose lonely lives haunt the reader long after the book is closed.

Lot by Bryan Washington

Bryan Washington's impressive debut collection Lot brings to life the Houston of the narrator while poignantly exploring race, class, and sexuality.