Short stories are the perfect way to pull you out of a reading rut and there are so many to choose from, including collections from Zadie Smith, Bernadine Evaristo and Ali Smith.

Contemporary short stories by women to read now

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Help Yourself by Curtis Sittenfeld

You Know You Want This: “Cat Person” and Other Stories by Kristen Roupenian

Grand Union by Zadie Smith

Reality, Reality by Jackie Kay

Dear Life by Alice Munro

Her Body and Other Parties by Carmen Maria Machado

Public Library and Other Stories by Ali Smith

What Is Not Yours Is Not Yours by Helen Oyeyemi

Girl, Woman, Other by Bernadine Evaristo

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In a reading rut? Try one of these 9 contemporary short story collections by women

Contemporary short story collections by women to add to your reading list