Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | The Best American Short Stories 1988 | 1988 | Mark Helprin | Buy |
| 2 | First Fiction: An Anthology of the First Published Stories by Famous Writers | 1994 | Mark Helprin | Buy |
| 3 | Stranger: Dark Tales of Eerie Encounters | 2002 | Mark Helprin | Buy |
| 4 | Central Park: An Anthology | 2012 | Mark Helprin | Buy |
Mark Helprin has contributed to four anthologies published between 1988 and 2012. The earliest is The Best American Short Stories 1988, followed by First Fiction: An Anthology of the First Published Stories by Famous Writers in 1994 and Stranger: Dark Tales of Eerie Encounters in 2002. The most recent, Central Park: An Anthology, came out in 2012.
Each anthology stands on its own, so readers can pick up any of these collections in whatever order interests them.