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Love Least Expected by Meredith BondForever Friends by Shelagh WatkinsEnd of the Road by Jacques AntoineGetting Lucky by J.L. BeckThe Adventure of Creation by Holly Lisle
Best Anthologies
1,120 books — 769 voters
Dark Forces by Stephen KingThe Dark Descent by David G. Hartwell999 by Al SarrantonioSNAFU by Geoff BrownRead Us or Die by Jason Gehlert
Best Horror Anthologies
453 books — 535 voters

The Complete Stories and Poems by Edgar Allan PoeThe Illustrated Man by Ray BradburyThe Adventures of Sherlock Holmes by Arthur Conan DoyleI Am Legend and Other Stories by Richard MathesonTales of the Unexpected by Roald Dahl
Best Fiction Short Stories
661 books — 384 voters
The Shining by Stephen King’Salem’s Lot by Stephen KingDracula by Bram StokerLet the Right One In by John Ajvide LindqvistHer Little Flowers by Shannon Morgan
Great Reads for Halloween
615 books — 381 voters

On the Prowl by Patricia BriggsMen of the Otherworld by Kelley ArmstrongMust Love Hellhounds by Charlaine HarrisStrange Brew by P.N. ElrodDead After Dark by Sherrilyn Kenyon
Best Paranormal Romance/Urban Fantasy Anthologies
175 books — 302 voters
The Tales of Beedle the Bard by J.K. RowlingGeektastic by Holly BlackLet It Snow by John GreenA Tyranny of Petticoats by Jessica SpotswoodZombies Vs. Unicorns by Holly Black
YA Short Stories & Collections
520 books — 264 voters

The Martian Chronicles by Ray BradburyStories of Your Life and Others by Ted ChiangI, Robot by Isaac AsimovMirrorshades by Bruce SterlingThe Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume One, 1929-1964 by Robert Silverberg
Best Science Fiction Anthologies/Collections
531 books — 255 voters
Irregulars by Nicole KimberlingHell Cop by Astrid AmaraLove Ahead by Madeleine UrbanSindustry by Anne ReganHis for the Holidays by L.B. Gregg
Best Gay Anthologies
376 books — 238 voters

'Tis the Season for Seduction by Maya DeLeinaMischief Under the Mistletoe by Kristin MillerA Virgin River Christmas by Robyn CarrForever Winter by Amber DaultonPastels and Jingle Bells by Christine S. Feldman
Favorite Holiday Romance Reads
199 books — 233 voters
Let It Snow by John GreenThe Tales of Beedle the Bard by J.K. RowlingBecause You Love to Hate Me by AmeriieMeet Cute by Jennifer L. ArmentroutA Tyranny of Petticoats by Jessica Spotswood
Popsugar 2020 - An Anthology
270 books — 160 voters

Let It Snow by John GreenThat Moment When by Derek MurphyMy True Love Gave to Me by Stephanie PerkinsBecause You Love to Hate Me by AmeriieChildren of War by Astrid V.J.
YA Anthologies
99 books — 123 voters
The Science Fiction Hall of Fame, Volume One, 1929-1964 by Robert SilverbergDangerous Visions by Harlan EllisonThe Science Fiction Hall of Fame by Ben BovaThe Ascent of Wonder by David G. HartwellThe Science Fiction Hall of Fame by Ben Bova
Best Science Fiction Anthologies
277 books — 94 voters

The White Album by Joan DidionA Supposedly Fun Thing I'll Never Do Again by David Foster WallaceComedian Gone Wrong by Jimmy TudeskiConsider the Lobster and Other Essays by David Foster WallaceBad Feminist by Roxane Gay
Beyond David Sedaris: Essay Collections
184 books — 88 voters
Dragon Eaters by Janet E. MorrisFallen Angels by Deborah McClatcheyLimelight by T.K. RichardsonBeware the Little White Rabbit by Shannon DelanyDoctors in Hell by Janet E. Morris
Best Fantasy and Science Fiction Anthologies
69 books — 76 voters

Children of War by Astrid V.J.If It Bleeds by Stephen KingUncommon Type by Tom HanksTrigger Warning by Neil GaimanLet's Get Naughty by Ashley Zakrzewski
52 Book Club 2022: #44 An Anthology
202 books — 74 voters
The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories by Angela CarterFive Glass Slippers by Anne Elisabeth StenglLips Touch by Laini TaylorOnce Upon Now by Danielle BanasRed as Blood, or Tales from the Sisters Grimmer by Tanith Lee
Fairy Tales Retold Anthologies
107 books — 73 voters

My True Love Gave to Me by Stephanie PerkinsBeware the Little White Rabbit by Shannon DelanyChildren of War by Astrid V.J.Geektastic by Holly BlackA Tyranny of Petticoats by Jessica Spotswood
Multi-Author YA Short Story Collections
131 books — 65 voters
All Out by Saundra MitchellMeet Cute by Jennifer L. ArmentroutKissing the Witch by Emma DonoghueToil & Trouble by Jessica SpotswoodHow Beautiful the Ordinary by Michael Cart
YA Short Stories and Collections with LGBT Themes
134 books — 45 voters

Tales From The SFR Brigade by J.C. CasselsIrresistible Forces by Catherine AsaroThe Bodyguard by Cherry AdairImpulse Power by J.C. HayHotter on the Edge by Erin Kellison
Scifi Romance Anthologies
20 books — 28 voters
The Fire This Time by Jesmyn WardWell-Read Black Girl by Glory EdimNot That Bad by Roxane GayBurn It Down by Lilly DancygerCan We All Be Feminists? by June Eric-Udorie
Reading Women Challenge 2020 #8 An Anthology by Multiple Authors
76 books — 28 voters

Tales of Virtuous Stepmothers by Georgina WarrenThe Complete Grimm's Fairy Tales by Jacob GrimmThe Complete Fairy Tales by Hans Christian AndersenPerrault's Fairy Tales by Charles PerraultThe Happy Prince and Other Tales by Oscar Wilde
Fairy Tale Collections and Anthologies
262 books — 27 voters
The Penguin Book of Witches by Katherine HoweThe Penguin Book of the Undead by Scott G. BruceThe Penguin Book of Ghost Stories by Michael NewtonThe Penguin Book of Mermaids by Cristina BacchilegaThe Penguin Book of English Folktales by Neil Philip
The Penguin Book of…
153 books — 19 voters

Children of War by Astrid V.J.Monstrous Affections by Kelly LinkEnchanted Forests by Astrid V.J.Steampunk! An Anthology of Fantastically Rich and Strange Sto... by Kelly LinkSummer Days and Summer Nights by Stephanie Perkins
Best YA Short Story Anthologies
26 books — 18 voters
Loose Lips Sink Ships by Hilary LawrenceA World Full of Animal Stories by Angela McAllisterJust So Stories by Rudyard KiplingFable Comics by Chris DuffyD'Aulaires' Book of Animals (New York Review Books by Ingri d'Aulaire
Animal Stories (Anthologies)
200 books — 11 voters

Something with Blood in the Title by Khurt KhaveShadows Edge by Simon StrantzasMatachewan by Lisa DeeSouthern Haunts by Alexander S. BrownLearning to Kiss in the Snow by D.B. Tarpley
Quiet Horror Anthologies
31 books — 8 voters
The Complete Peanuts, 1950-1952 by Charles M. SchulzI Shall Destroy All the Civilized Planets! by Fletcher HanksShazam! by Chip KiddCorpse on the Imjin! and Other Stories by Harvey KurtzmanWalt Disney's Uncle Scrooge by Carl Barks
Best Golden Age Comics Anthologies
139 books — 8 voters

The Complete Wimmen's Comix by Trina RobbinsBizarro Comics by Joey CavalieriSecret Comics Japan by Chikao ShiratoriWednesday Comics by Mark ChiarelloRead Yourself Raw by Art Spiegelman
The Best in Sequential Art: Anthologies
121 books — 6 voters
Bumper Crop by Joe R. LansdaleBeyond the Aquila Rift by Alastair ReynoldsOn The Use Of Shape-Shifters In Warfare by Marko KloosLucky Thirteen by Marko KloosA Second Chance at Eden by Peter F. Hamilton
Love, Death + Robots
15 books — 4 voters

A Year Of Living Bradbury; 52 Stories Inspired By Ray Bradbury by Ray DaleyWhen Things Get Dark by Ellen DatlowThe End of the World As We Know It by Christopher GoldenAn Unkindness of Ravens - An Homage to Edgar Allan Poe by David Niall WilsonShort Things by John Gregory Betancourt
Books Inspired By the Work of Other Authors Part I
100 books — 1 voter
Solaris. Stories and Reflections Inspired by Andrei Tarkowsky... by Glynn Owen BarrassGreen Eggs and Horror by Pete NixonGateways by Elizabeth A. HullNew Tales from the Emerald City and Beyond by John Joseph AdamsThe Rack by Tom Deady
Books Inspired By the Work of Other Authors Part II
100 books — 1 voter

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