What I love about short stories is how varied and experimental they can be, allowing the reader to be transported to so many different worlds and realities that could actually be less accessible in longer forms. In this list, I will be focusing on collections by Asian authors because 1) I’m always craving that sweet, sweet, representation, and 2) the incredible diversity of experiences and perspectives from Asia and Asian diaspora communities makes for infinitely more possibilities for engrossing and illuminating short fiction that I hope audiences will engage in more widely. Here are 13 new and upcoming 2021 short story collections by Asian authors that I am excited about and have started to dip my toes into (or have at least placed at the top of my TBR).
2021 Short Story Collections by Asian Authors
What’s so exciting about the books here is that most of them are in fact debuts, which is particularly encouraging and has me looking forward to a bright future landscape of Asian fiction. For even more short fiction for this year’s TBR, check out this list of 2021 speculative short story collections!
