Kaleidoscope: Diverse YA Science Fiction and Fantasy Stories

10 best books like Kaleidoscope: Diverse YA Science Fiction and Fantasy Stories (Alisa Krasnostein): The View from the Seventh Layer, As Good as New, Skin Folk, Unexpected Stories, The Best American Short Stories 1999, Brownsville: Stories, The Best American Short Stories 2012, Kabu Kabu, Crossed Genres Quarterly 4, Tin House 72: Summer Reading 2017

The View from the Seventh Layer

Author	Kevin Brockmeier
ISBN	0375425306

Kevin Brockmeier--award -winning author of The Brief History of the Dead--has been widely praised for the richness of his imagination, the lyrical grace and playfulness of his language, and the empathic emotional complexity of his storytelling. And this dazzling collection once again affirms...

As Good as New

Author	Charlie Jane Anders
ISBN	1466881038

Marisol was an award-winning playwright, but that hadn’t saved her from the end of the world.

it wasn't until today, when i (finally) sat down to reread this story for review, that i realized this was written by the author of All the Birds in the Sky, a book i bought in hardcover because it was...

Skin Folk

Author	Nalo Hopkinson
ISBN	0446678031

A new collection of short stories from Hopkinson, including "Greedy Choke Puppy," which Africana.com called "a cleverly crafted West Indian story featuring the appearance of both the soucouyant (vampire) & lagahoo (werewolf)," "Ganger (Ball Lightning)," praised by the Washington Post Book...

Unexpected Stories

Author

Octavia E. Butler

Two never-before-published stories from the archives of one of science fiction’s all-time masters

The novella “A Necessary Being” showcases Octavia E. Butler’s ability to create alien yet fully believable “others.” Tahneh’s father was a Hao, one of a dwindling race whose...

The Best American Short Stories 1999

Author

Amy Tan

Rookie of the Year
The new cheat sheets are here! The new cheat sheets are here!

Want to know who the hottest fiction writers are? Yeah, yeah, commercially it's whatever middlebrow author Oprah tabbed this month. While there have been exceptions, many Oprah authors are no more writer's...

Brownsville: Stories

Author	Oscar Casares
ISBN	0316146803

I got tired of reading Chicano literature years ago because all the books seemed to be about identity and not much else. A few titles got a lot of attention but were not well written. This is the book that changed my attitude.

Every story is well crafted. He captures the sense of place without have...

The Best American Short Stories 2012

Author	Tom Perrotta
ISBN	0547242107

The Best American Series®
First, Best, and Best-Selling

The Best American series is the premier annual showcase for the country’s finest short fiction and nonfiction. Each volume’s series editor selects notable works from hundreds of magazines, journals, and websites. A special...

Kabu Kabu

Author

Nnedi Okorafor

Kabu Kabu - unregistered, illegal Nigerian taxis - generally get you where you need to go, but Nnedi Okorafor's Kabu Kabu takes the reader to exciting, fantastic, magical, occasionally dangerous, and always imaginative locations. This debut short story collection by award-winning author Nnedi...

Crossed Genres Quarterly 4

Author	Bart R. Leib
ISBN	0615578632

Each month of Crossed Genres Magazine combines Science Fiction & Fantasy with a new theme. Quarterly 4 contains Issues 34 (Monsters), 35 (Dark Comedy) and 36 (Different), plus exclusive new content!

TABLE OF CONTENTS

Issue 34: Monsters
“The Fire” by Timothy T. Murphy
“Inhuman...

Tin House 72: Summer Reading 2017

Author	Rob Spillman
ISBN	1942855117

Full disclosure, this is a short story I listened to on the podcast "Levar Burton reads". I normally wouldn't include it in my challenge, however it is listed as a stand-alone short story and not part of a collection so here it is.

This story is the emotional retelling of a young woman's experience...

The People in the Castle: Selected Strange Stories

Author	Joan Aiken
ISBN	1618731122

Joan Aiken stories handpicked by Small Beer Press and Aiken's daughter and with an introduction by Kelly Link?!! I couldn't read this fast enough! Aiken, probably best known for The Wolves of Willoughby Chase, wrote over 100 books, including 28 story collections. HOLY CATS. These selected stories...