Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Women and Fiction | 1975 | Willa Cather | Buy |
| 2 | Child’s Ploy | 1984 | Willa Cather | Buy |
| 3 | Women on Women | 1990 | Willa Cather | Buy |
| 4 | Prose and Poetry of the American West | 1991 | Willa Cather | Buy |
| 5 | The Screaming Skull | 1994 | Willa Cather | Buy |
| 6 | Chloe Plus Olivia | 1994 | Willa Cather | Buy |
| 7 | Bodies of the Dead & Other Great American Ghost Stories | 1995 | Willa Cather | Buy |
| 8 | Writing New York | 1998 | Willa Cather | Buy |
| 9 | The Best American Short Stories of the Century | 2000 | Willa Cather | Buy |
| 10 | 40 Short Stories: A Portable Anthology | 2000 | Willa Cather | Buy |
| 11 | Great American Ghost Stories | 2008 | Willa Cather | Buy |
| 12 | Great Short Stories by American Women | 2012 | Willa Cather | Buy |
| 13 | Writers: Their Lives and Works | 2018 | Willa Cather | Buy |
| 14 | The Dover Anthology of Classic Christmas Stories | 2023 | Willa Cather | Buy |
These 14 anthologies span from 1975 to 2023 and each includes at least one piece by Willa Cather alongside work by other authors. The books cover a wide range of themes, from American ghost stories (The Screaming Skull, Bodies of the Dead, Great American Ghost Stories) to women’s fiction (Women and Fiction, Chloe Plus Olivia, Great Short Stories by American Women) to broad literary surveys like The Best American Short Stories of the Century and Writing New York.
Cather’s most frequently anthologized stories include Paul’s Case, A Wagner Matinee, and The Sculptor’s Funeral. Because these are multi-author collections, the amount of Cather content in each book varies. Some contain just a single story, while others may include two or three. Readers interested in reading only Cather’s work should look at her dedicated short story collections rather than these anthologies.