The Best American Short Stories 2025

The Best American Short Stories 2025 by Celeste Ng is out now, published October 21, 2025.
The Best American Short Stories 2025

Author: Celeste Ng

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Published: October 21, 2025

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‘Short stories can act like little tuning forks, helping us to clarify our own values,’ writes guest editor Celeste Ng. ‘In a time when our values are being tested daily, it’s hard to think of anything more important.’ The Best American Short Stories 2025 resonates precisely at this pitch: twenty pieces that upend expectations and test the foundation of our beliefs. From a bereaved medical actress obsessed with a student in her rotation to a mysterious sickness that ignites a lethal running mania in its victims, and from the grounds of a wild animal estate to a celebrity look-alike mother-for-hire, these stories transport readers to the impossible edges of our world and vivify characters who reflect the spectrum of human experience.

THE BEST AMERICAN SHORT STORIES 2025 INCLUDES: LAUREN ACAMPORA • SARAH BRAUNSTEIN • BRET ANTHONY JOHNSTON • ELIZABETH McCRACKEN • CARRIE R. MOORE • ANDREW PORTER • WILLIAM PEI SHIH • JUSTIN TAYLOR • JESSICA TREADWAY • AND OTHERS

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Genre: Literary Fiction

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