Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | A Very Southern Christmas: Holiday Stories from the South’s Best Writers | 2003 | Donna Tartt | Buy |
| 2 | The Best American Short Stories 2006 | 2006 | Donna Tartt | Buy |
| 3 | The Virago Book of the Joy of Shopping | 2007 | Donna Tartt | Buy |
| 4 | Fairy Tale Review, The Green Issue | 2007 | Donna Tartt | Buy |
| 5 | The Writer’s Library | 2020 | Donna Tartt | Buy |
Donna Tartt’s anthology appearances are a small but notable part of her bibliography. She served as a guest editor for The Best American Short Stories 2006, a role that involved selecting and introducing the year’s best short fiction from American writers. She also contributed to A Very Southern Christmas (2003) and appears in The Virago Book of the Joy of Shopping (2007), Fairy Tale Review: The Green Issue (2007), and The Writer’s Library (2020).
These appearances show Tartt’s engagement with the broader literary community even during the long stretches between her novels. As a guest editor, she had visibility in the short fiction world, and her curated selections in the 2006 Best American collection reflect her literary tastes.
For readers who have already finished her three novels and want more from Tartt, these anthology entries provide a small window into her critical sensibility and her shorter prose.