Short Stories & Essays

Explore short stories and essay collections built for reading in smaller bites, from tightly crafted short story collections to essays that stick with you well after the last page. Chosen by our booksellers, these are the ones we keep recommending for readers short on time but not on curiosity. Shop short stories in-store in St. Paul, or order online.

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Old Babes in the Wood: Stories
Old Babes in the Wood: Stories
$18.00
$18.00
Yellow: Stories
Yellow: Stories
$25.99
$25.99
I Am the Ghost Here: Stories
I Am the Ghost Here: Stories
$28.00
$28.00
The Collected Stories of Kate Chopin
The Collected Stories of Kate Chopin
$57.59
$57.59
The Yellow Wall-Paper and Other Stories
The Yellow Wall-Paper and Other Stories
$12.95
$12.95
Homesick for Another World: Stories
Homesick for Another World: Stories
$18.00
$18.00
Devotions
Devotions
$17.95
$17.95
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Best Debut Short Stories 2025: The Pen America Dau Prize
Best Debut Short Stories 2025: The Pen America Dau Prize
$16.95
$16.95
Common Bonds: A Speculative Aromantic Anthology
Common Bonds: A Speculative Aromantic Anthology
$20.00
$20.00
Bloodchild and Other Stories
Bloodchild and Other Stories
$22.95
$22.95
Blood Feast: The Complete Short Stories of Malika Moustadraf
Blood Feast: The Complete Short Stories of Malika Moustadraf
$15.95
$15.95
Let All Our Ghosts Depart: Stories
Let All Our Ghosts Depart: Stories
$19.99
$19.99
It Was the Way She Said It: Short Stories, Essays, and Wisdom
It Was the Way She Said It: Short Stories, Essays, and Wisdom
$28.00
$28.00
No Straight Road Takes You There: Essays for Uneven Terrain
No Straight Road Takes You There: Essays for Uneven Terrain
$16.95
$16.95
Dead and Alive: Essays
Dead and Alive: Essays
$30.00
$30.00
  • Sold out
Namesake: Reflections on a Warrior Woman
Namesake: Reflections on a Warrior Woman
$20.00
$20.00