Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A Sportsman’s Notebook | 1852 | Alissa Nutting | Buy |
| 2 | The General Zapped an Angel | 1970 | Alissa Nutting | Buy |
| 3 | In the Garden of the North American Martyrs | 1981 | Alissa Nutting | Buy |
| 4 | The Essential Tales of Chekhov | 1998 | Alissa Nutting | Buy |
| 5 | The Garden Party and Other Stories | 2004 | Alissa Nutting | Buy |
| 6 | Continent | 2008 | Alissa Nutting | Buy |
| 7 | Tunneling to the Center of the Earth | 2009 | Alissa Nutting | Buy |
| 8 | Wild Nights! | 2009 | Alissa Nutting | Buy |
| 9 | Monstress | 2012 | Alissa Nutting | Buy |
| 10 | Mr. and Mrs. Baby Deluxe Edition | 2015 | Alissa Nutting | Buy |
| 11 | The Essential Tales Of Chekhov Deluxe Edition | 2015 | Alissa Nutting | Buy |
| 12 | The Vanishing Princess | 2017 | Alissa Nutting | Buy |
| 13 | Catastrophe and Other Stories | 2018 | Alissa Nutting | Buy |
| 14 | Unclean Jobs for Women and Girls | 2018 | Alissa Nutting | Buy |
| 15 | We Are Taking Only What We Need | 2018 | Alissa Nutting | Buy |
| 16 | Here’s Your Hat What’s Your Hurry | 2019 | Alissa Nutting | Buy |
| 17 | Hue and Cry | 2019 | Alissa Nutting | Buy |
| 18 | The Hurly Burly and Other Stories | 2021 | Alissa Nutting | Buy |
| 19 | Loss of Memory Is Only Temporary | 2022 | Alissa Nutting | Buy |
The Art of the Story series gathers classic and contemporary short fiction curated by Alissa Nutting. The collection spans a remarkable range, from A Sportsman’s Notebook (1852) and The Essential Tales of Chekhov to recent works like Loss of Memory Is Only Temporary (2022).
The series includes both well-known collections like The Garden Party and Other Stories and lesser-known titles such as Tunneling to the Center of the Earth and Monstress. Together, the 19 volumes form a reading list that traces the short story form across more than a century and a half.