“Love the collection, do you have a novel?”
Did we just make every writer with a short story collection tense up? Fear not, here at Debutiful, we love short story collections. Mastering a story in a few thousand words is the hardest thing to do. Figuring out how to do it 10+times is truly masterful work. These story collections explore places like Hawai’i and Guatemala, female desire, trans communities, and addiction.
Below are the ten best debut collections Debutiful founder Adam Vitcavage read this year, some of which were on the Best Debut Books of 2025 list.
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