Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Piece of Flesh | 1999 | Zadie Smith | Buy |
| 2 | Speaking With the Angel | 2000 | Zadie Smith | Buy |
| 3 | The Burned Children of America | 2003 | Zadie Smith | Buy |
| 4 | The Believer Book of Writers Talking to Writers | 2005 | Zadie Smith | Buy |
| 5 | The Book of Other People | 2007 | Zadie Smith | Buy |
| 6 | Best European Fiction 2010 | 2009 | Zadie Smith | Buy |
| 7 | The Library Book | 2012 | Zadie Smith | Buy |
| 8 | Tales of Two Cities: The Best and Worst of Times In Today’s New York | 2014 | Zadie Smith | Buy |
Zadie Smith has been a regular presence in the anthology world since the late 1990s, both as a contributor and as an editor. Her involvement ranges from early career appearances in collections like Piece of Flesh (1999) to major editorial projects like The Book of Other People (2007), where she gathered short fiction from writers including Nick Hornby, Dave Eggers, and George Saunders.
Several of these anthologies reflect Smith’s interest in how writers think about their craft. The Believer Book of Writers Talking to Writers (2005) collects extended conversations between authors, while Speaking With the Angel (2000) brought together short stories from a group of British and American writers. Her later anthology work, Tales of Two Cities (2014), focused on life in contemporary New York, with contributions from writers across different backgrounds and neighborhoods.