- Last writes, a collection of short stories, Catherine Aird
- Pastoralia, stories, by George Saunders
- A new school year, stories in six voices, Sally Derby ; illustrated by Mika Song
- Slasher girls and monster boys, edited by April Genevieve Tucholke
- Dangerous women, edited by George R.R. Martin and Gardner Dozois
- The Norman Rockwell storybook, told by Jan Wahl
- Look both ways, a tale told in ten blocks, Jason Reynolds
- Horrid Henry wakes the dead, Francesca Simon ; illustrated by Tony Ross
- The Bane chronicles, Cassandra Clare, Sarah Rees Brennan, Maureen Johnson
- Good night, baby animals you've had a busy day, Karen B. Winnick ; illustrated by Laura Watkins
- The return journey, Maeve Binchy
- Heartbeat in three quarter time:, a fond family fantasy, by Curtis L. Brown
- The bazaar of bad dreams, stories, Stephen King
- Ghostly tales of Wisconsin, Ryan Jacobson
- Matchup, edited by Lee Child
- 9 from the Nine Worlds, Rick Riordan
- A registry of my passage upon the earth, stories, Daniel Mason
- Stories of ghosts, Russell Punter ; illustrated by Mike Phillips
- Ford County, [stories], John Grisham
- Surprise! surprise!, short stories with a twist that may surprise your sense of logic, fair play, or humor, by Curtis L. Brown
- Two of the deadliest, edited by Elizabeth George
- Stone mattress, nine tales, Margaret Atwood
- The Sneetches, and other stories, written and illustrated by Dr. Seuss
- Ghosts of Christmas past, edited with an introduction by Tim Martin
- The Stinky Cheese Man and other fairly stupid tales, [by Jon Scieszka ; illustrated by Lane Smith.]
- The wonderful story of Henry Sugar, and six more, Roald Dahl
- Just so stories, Rudyard Kipling ; illustrated by Victor G. Ambrus
- Fire and wings, dragon tales from East and West, edited by Marianne Carus ; illustrated by Nilesh Mistry, with an introduction by Jane Yolen
- The moment of tenderness, Madeleine L'Engle
- Shadow shoes, and other scary tales, by Michael Dahl ; illustrated by Xavier Bonet
- And thereby hangs a tale, Jeffrey Archer
- Come on in, 15 stories about immigration and finding home, edited by Adi Alsaid
- The pier falls, and other stories, Mark Haddon
- Stories in a Phrygian mode
- Full throttle, stories, Joe Hill
- Curmudgeonly yours, by Curtis L. Brown ; with an introduction by Tom Breuer (editor of The Scene)
- Engineering infinity, edited by Jonathan Strahan
- Stone mattress, nine tales, Margaret Atwood
- Guys read the sports pages, edited and with an introduction by Jon Scieszka ; stories by Dustin Brown, ... [et al.] ; with illustrations by Dan Santat
- The tale of Peter Rabbit and other stories, by Beatrix Potter ; illustrated by Allen Atkinson
- Animal stories, by Dick King-Smith ; illustrated by Michael Terry
- Return to the Hundred Acre Wood, David Benedictus
- The best mystery stories of the year 2021, edited with an introduction by Lee Child ; series editor, Otto Penzler
- Five-carat soul, James McBride
- Killer koalas from outer space, and lots of other very bad stuff that will make your brain explode!, by Andy Griffiths ; illustrations by Terry Denton
- Roar, Cecelia Ahern
- Barrel fever and other stories, David Sedaris
- Funny girl, funniest. stories. ever., edited by Betsy Bird
- Steampunk Poe, by Edgar Allan Poe ; illustrated by Zdenko Basic and Manuel Sumberac
- The curse of the campfire weenies, and other warped and creepy tales, David Lubar