Open Books Challenge 2026: Short Story Collection

The Open Books Reading Challenge is a year-long reading challenge for people interested in pushing the boundaries of their reading. For full details of the program, please check-out our page at: https://www.rplmn.org/books-more/discover-more/open-books-reading-challenge

These are some ideas that fit the 2026 category "Short story collection."

Happy Reading!

Updated December 31, 2025
Rochester Public Library RPL Staff
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Open Books Challenge 2026: Short Story Collection

The Open Books Reading Challenge is a year-long reading challenge for people interested in pushing the boundaries of their reading. For full details of the program, please check-out our page at: https://www.rplmn.org/books-more/discover-more/open-books-reading-challenge

These are some ideas that fit the 2026 category "Short story collection."

Happy Reading!

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The measure of malice : scientific detection stories
Edwards, Martin
Paper Book
A view from the stars
Liu, Cixin
The purple swamp hen and other stories
Lively, Penelope
Paper Book
In this new and varied collection of short stories, Penelope Lively shows that she remains a master of her craft, and one of our finest English writers. 'You are in the hands of a master' Daily Mail 'Thoughtful, intelligent and light of touch... Lively has...
Serendipity : ten romantic tropes, transformed
Meyer, Marissa
Paper Book
Love is in the air in this collection of stories inspired by romantic tropes and edited by #1 New York Times-bestselling author of Gilded, Marissa Meyer. The secret admirer. The fake relationship. The matchmaker....
Show don't tell : stories
Sittenfeld, Curtis
Paper Book
YOUR NEXT READ FROM THE INSTANT SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING AUTHOR of ROMANTIC COMEDY, PREP and AMERICAN WIFE 'Messy and delicious' New York Times 'Sittenfeld is in a league of her own' Guardian 'One of my...
The vanishing point : stories
Theroux, Paul
The stories in Paul Theroux's fascinating new collection are both exotic and domestic, their settings ranging from Hawaii to Africa and New England. Each focuses on life's vanishing points-a moment when seemingly all lines running through one's life converge, and one can see no farther, yet must...
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