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Diverse voices and sparkling debuts dominate today's contemporary short story collections. For this roundup, we took a look at the top new and upcoming titles that have generated the most buzz among readers and award committees alike. Collections from fan-favorite authors include Lauren Groff N.K. Jemisin , and Ted Chiang while highly anticipated releases include "Cat Person" author Kristen Roupenian's You Know You Want This and Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah's Friday Black Which collections are you most excited about? Be sure to tell us in the comments!