Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Identity And Self Respect | 1952 | Alice Munro | Buy |
| 2 | Women and Fiction | 1975 | Alice Munro | Buy |
| 3 | Among Sisters: Short Stories by Women Writers | 1989 | Alice Munro | Buy |
| 4 | From Ink Lake | 1990 | Alice Munro | Buy |
| 5 | The Faber Book of Contemporary Canadian Short Stories | 1990 | Alice Munro | Buy |
| 6 | The Minerva Book of Short Stories 3 | 1991 | Alice Munro | Buy |
| 7 | The Best American Short Stories 1991 | 1991 | Alice Munro | Buy |
| 8 | The Literary Traveller | 1994 | Alice Munro | Buy |
| 9 | First Fiction: An Anthology of the First Published Stories by Famous Writers | 1994 | Alice Munro | Buy |
| 10 | The Scribner Anthology of Contemporary Short Fiction | 1999 | Alice Munro | Buy |
| 11 | The Best American Short Stories of the Century | 2000 | Alice Munro | Buy |
| 12 | 40 Short Stories: A Portable Anthology | 2000 | Alice Munro | Buy |
| 13 | The Best American Short Stories 2001 | 2001 | Alice Munro | Buy |
| 14 | PEN America Issue 4: Fact/Fiction | 2002 | Alice Munro | Buy |
| 15 | The Eloquent Short Story: An Anthology of Narrative Styles | 2004 | Alice Munro | Buy |
| 16 | Children Playing Before a Statue of Hercules | 2005 | Alice Munro | Buy |
| 17 | The Scotiabank Giller Prize 15 Years: An Anthology of Prize-Winning Canadian Fiction. | 2008 | Alice Munro | Buy |
| 18 | The Best American Mystery Stories 2009 | 2009 | Alice Munro | Buy |
| 19 | Stories to Get You Through the Night | 2010 | Alice Munro | Buy |
| 20 | Fathers: A Literary Anthology | 2011 | Alice Munro | Buy |
| 21 | Finding the Words | 2011 | Alice Munro | Buy |
| 22 | The Best American Short Stories 2012 | 2012 | Alice Munro | Buy |
| 23 | The O. Henry Prize Stories 2013 | 2013 | Alice Munro | Buy |
| 24 | Woman: An Anthology | 2014 | Alice Munro | Buy |
| 25 | That Glimpse of Truth | 2014 | Alice Munro | Buy |
| 26 | Every Father’s Daughter | 2015 | Alice Munro | Buy |
| 27 | Writers: Their Lives and Works | 2018 | Alice Munro | Buy |
| 28 | Points of View | 1956 | Alice Munro | Buy |
| 29 | The PEN/O. Henry Prize Stories: 2012 | 2012 | Alice Munro | Buy |
| 30 | The Best American Essays 2013 | 2013 | Alice Munro | Buy |
| 31 | Stories for Christmas and the Festive Season | 2022 | Alice Munro | Buy |
Alice Munro’s stories have been reprinted in dozens of anthologies over the decades, from best-of-the-year collections to thematic volumes on topics like fatherhood, travel, and women’s fiction. These anthologies are a good way to encounter Munro’s work if you are not ready to commit to a full collection, since each one typically includes just one or two of her stories.
Many of the best-known anthologies here are from the Best American Short Stories series, which featured Munro’s work repeatedly over the years. Other notable volumes include The Best American Short Stories of the Century and the O. Henry Prize collections. For readers looking for the full Munro experience, her own story collections are the better bet, but these anthologies provide useful context for seeing how her work sits alongside her contemporaries.