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Five Bridges
Colm Tóibín
Book Anthology
· 2026
· ISBN 9780593689622
The Best Short Stories 2026
The prestigious annual anthology features prize-winning stories by an international array of talented writers, including Weike Wang, Colm Tóibín, Louise Erdrich, Samanta Schweblin, Jenny Xie, Kevin Wilson, Brandon Taylor, and Catherine Lacey.Continuing a century-long tradition of cutting-edge literary excellence, this year's edition contains twenty prizewinning stories chosen from the thousands published in magazines over the previous year. Guest editor Tommy Orange has brought his own refreshin...
Stories in this book (20)
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Flowers and Their Meanings
Marie-Helene Bertino
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American Realism
Brandon Taylor
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The Hare
Ismael Ramos
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Where Are You and Where Is My Money
Ucheoma Onwutuebe
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Love of My Days
Louise Erdrich
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Stick Season
Jenny Xie
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She-Bear
Evgenia Nekrasova
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This Time and the Next
Noel Quiñones
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Pretend
Mary Williams
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Case Study
Weike Wang
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Inês
João Pedro Vala
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Tender
Sarah LaBrie
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Earshot
Guka Han
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The Masterclass
William Pei Shih
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Welcome to the Club
Samanta Schweblin
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Waiting, a Quintet
Kimberly Blaeser
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Muscle to Muscle, Toe to Toe
Kim Samek
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All Stories
Kevin Wilson
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The Ghost Coat
Catherine Lacey