Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Great American Short Stories | 1990 | Jane Smiley | Buy |
| 2 | First Fiction: An Anthology of the First Published Stories by Famous Writers | 1994 | Jane Smiley | Buy |
| 3 | The Best American Short Stories 1995 | 1995 | Jane Smiley | Buy |
| 4 | The Good Parts | 2000 | Jane Smiley | Buy |
| 5 | Body | 2000 | Jane Smiley | Buy |
| 6 | Writers on Writing | 2001 | Jane Smiley | Buy |
| 7 | The Best American Erotica 2005 | 2005 | Jane Smiley | Buy |
| 8 | Best New American Voices 2006 | 2005 | Jane Smiley | Buy |
| 9 | Mr. Wrong: Real-Life Stories about the Men We Used to Love | 2007 | Jane Smiley | Buy |
| 10 | Dedicated to the People of Darfur | 2009 | Jane Smiley | Buy |
Ten anthology titles associated with Jane Smiley are listed here, published between 1990 and 2009. The earliest is Great American Short Stories (1990), and the collection includes several “best of” volumes such as The Best American Short Stories 1995 and Best New American Voices 2006. Other entries like Writers on Writing (2001) and Body (2000) cover different subjects.
Later anthologies include The Best American Erotica 2005, Mr. Wrong: Real-Life Stories about the Men We Used to Love (2007), and Dedicated to the People of Darfur (2009). Each anthology stands alone, so readers can pick up any title without needing to read the others first.