Best British Short Stories 2026
£10.99This series curates the finest short stories published by British writers globally over the past year, inviting readers to explore the best of contemporary British short fiction.
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The Puffin
£14.99In 1817 Venice, a disfigured spy pining for a local milliner has his vigil interrupted by the surreal arrival of a puffin at the Rialto Market.
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Smelling of Rooks
£12.99A celebration of single fatherhood in the Norfolk countryside, following nine years of restoring a house, raising children, and caring for birds amidst the ups and downs of love.
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A Day Like Any Other
£9.99It’s said we die alone. But there are always others left to grieve, to cheer, to feel guilt, relief or laughter, whether they like it or not. The deaths in these stories are variously natural, assisted, promised and unexpected; the stories themselves funny, sad, provocative and strange. A perfect collection for anyone who’s going to die one day.
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The Tribe
£12.99The Tribe chronicles a powerful Sephardic dynasty in the cosmopolitan city of Salonica during the dying days of the Ottoman Empire, through the Nazi Occupation of France, to the early 1960s, when the survivors and their children confront their past, with long hidden secrets uncovered and deep-seated conflicts exposed.