Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A Sportsman’s Notebook | - | 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 | Wild Nights! | 2008 | Alissa Nutting | Buy |
| 7 | Continent | 2008 | Alissa Nutting | Buy |
| 8 | Tunneling to the Center of the Earth | 2009 | Alissa Nutting | Buy |
| 9 | Monstress | 2012 | Alissa Nutting | Buy |
| 10 | The Essential Tales Of Chekhov Deluxe Edition | 2015 | Alissa Nutting | Buy |
| 11 | Mr. and Mrs. Baby | 2015 | Alissa Nutting | Buy |
| 12 | The Vanishing Princess | 2017 | Alissa Nutting | Buy |
| 13 | We Are Taking Only What We Need | 2018 | Alissa Nutting | Buy |
| 14 | Unclean Jobs for Women and Girls | 2018 | Alissa Nutting | Buy |
| 15 | Catastrophe and Other Stories | 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 brings together 19 volumes of short fiction, ranging from A Sportsman’s Notebook to Loss of Memory Is Only Temporary (2022). The collection traces the evolution of the short story from 19th-century Russian masters through 20th-century American writers to contemporary voices.
Highlights include The Essential Tales of Chekhov, In the Garden of the North American Martyrs, and more recent collections like Hue and Cry and The Hurly Burly and Other Stories. The series provides a curated path through the short story form for readers interested in the genre’s history and variety.