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New Stories From The South Books in Order

New Stories From The South contains 20 books, published between 1988 and 2010. The first book is New Stories from the South (1988) and the newest is New Stories from the South 2010 (2010). Publication order is the reading order below.

Books
20
Published
1988–2010
Pages on record
6,173 in 19 of 20 books
Reading time
103–154 hours

Reading time is an estimate, not a recorded figure: 6,173 pages at 300 words a page, read at 200–300 words a minute, covering the 19 of 20 titles with a page count on record.

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New Stories from the South is an annual anthology of short fiction from the American South. The catalogue lists 20 volumes, from New Stories from the South (1988) through New Stories from the South 2010. Shannon Ravenel is credited on 7 volumes and Allan Gurganus on 3, with Robert Olen Butler, Padgett Powell, Tony Earley, Ellen Douglas, Lee Smith and Jill McCorkle each credited on 1. Recorded subjects cover American short stories, the Southern states, social life and customs, and American fiction collections of the 20th and 21st centuries.

How many New Stories From The South books are there?

New Stories From The South has 20 books, released between 1988 and 2010.

New Stories From The South Books in Publication Order

The table lists all 20 New Stories From The South books in the order they were published, with the release year, the page count where one is on record, and how many independent book listings confirm each title. Catalogue data as of September 2026.

  1. Cover of New Stories from the South by Shannon Ravenel, book 1 of the New Stories From The South series (1988)
  2. Cover of New Stories from the South 1993 by Shannon Ravenel, book 3 of the New Stories From The South series (1993)
  3. Cover of New Stories from the South 1994 by Shannon Ravenel, book 4 of the New Stories From The South series (1994)
  4. Cover of New Stories from the South 1995 by Shannon Ravenel, book 5 of the New Stories From The South series (1995)
  5. Cover of New Stories from the South 1996 by Shannon Ravenel, book 6 of the New Stories From The South series (1996)
  6. Cover of New Stories from the South 1997 by Robert Olen Butler, book 7 of the New Stories From The South series (1997)
  7. Cover of New Stories from the South 1998 by Padgett Powell, book 8 of the New Stories From The South series (1998)
  8. Cover of New Stories from the South 1999 by Tony Earley, book 9 of the New Stories From The South series (1999)
  9. Cover of New Stories from the South 2000 by Ellen Douglas, book 10 of the New Stories From The South series (2000)
  10. Cover of New Stories from the South 2001 by Lee Smith, book 11 of the New Stories From The South series (2001)
  11. Cover of New Stories from the South 2003 by Shannon Ravenel, book 12 of the New Stories From The South series (2003)
  12. Cover of New Stories from the South 2004 by Allan Gurganus, book 13 of the New Stories From The South series (2004)
  13. Cover of New Stories from the South, 2005 by Jill McCorkle, book 14 of the New Stories From The South series (2005)
  14. Cover of Best of the South: From the Second Decade of New Stories from the South (2005)
  15. Cover of New Stories from the South 2006, book 16 of the New Stories From The South series (2006)
  16. Cover of New Stories from the South 2007 by Allan Gurganus, book 17 of the New Stories From The South series (2007)
  17. Cover of New Stories from the South 2008 by Z.Z. Packer, book 18 of the New Stories From The South series (2008)
  18. Cover of New Stories from the South 2009 by Madison Smartt Bell, book 19 of the New Stories From The South series (2009)
  19. Cover of New Stories from the South 2010 by Amy Hempel, book 20 of the New Stories From The South series (2010)
  1. 1
    New Stories from the South1988 · 161 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1988161
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  2. 2
    New Stories from the South 19921992 · 351 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1992351
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  3. 3
    New Stories from the South 19931993 · 361 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1993361
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  4. 4
    New Stories from the South 19941994 · 354 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1994354
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  5. 5
    New Stories from the South 19951995 · 265 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1995265
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  6. 6
    New Stories from the South 19961996 · 271 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1996271
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  7. 7
    New Stories from the South 19971997 · 306 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1997306
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  8. 8
    New Stories from the South 19981998 · 299 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1998299
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  9. 9
    New Stories from the South 19991999 · 306 pages · confirmed 2/4
    1999306
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  10. 10
    New Stories from the South 20002000 · 299 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2000299
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  11. 11
    New Stories from the South 20012001 · 346 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2001346
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  12. 12
    New Stories from the South 20032003 · 368 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2003368
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  13. 13
    New Stories from the South 20042004 · 334 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2004334
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  14. 14
    New Stories from the South, 20052005 · 311 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2005311
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  15. 15
    Best of the South: From the Second Decade of New Stories from the South2005 · 342 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2005342
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  16. 16
    New Stories from the South 20062006 · 342 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2006342
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  17. 17
    New Stories from the South 20072007 · 372 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2007372
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  18. 18
    New Stories from the South 20082008 · 428 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2008428
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  19. 19
    New Stories from the South 20092009 · 357 pages · confirmed 2/4
    2009357
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  20. 20
    New Stories from the South 20102010 · confirmed 2/4
    2010–
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Where to start with New Stories From The South

Start with New Stories from the South (1988), the earliest published title.

What is the newest New Stories From The South book?

New Stories from the South 2010 (2010) is the newest New Stories From The South book released so far.

Is there a new New Stories From The South book coming?

No next New Stories From The South book is announced in the catalogue, which is a gap in the listings it merges rather than a sign that the run has ended.

New Stories From The South at a glance

No recent titles
The newest New Stories From The South title on record dates from 2010, 16 years ago. No later title is catalogued.
Release pace
New Stories From The South books have appeared about one a year on average.
Length
6,173 pages across the 19 of 20 books with a recorded length, a median of 342 pages each.
Busiest decade
Most New Stories From The South books, 10 of 20, were published in the 2000s.
Attribution
Of the 20 titles, 7 are credited to Shannon Ravenel, 3 to Allan Gurganus, 1 to Robert Olen Butler and 1 to Padgett Powell. A further 8 writers are credited. One title carries no credit.

What the New Stories From The South books are about

All 20 New Stories From The South books carry subject tags in Open Library's catalogue. The subjects below are the ones that recur across them, most frequent first: short stories is tagged on 20 of 20. The subjects are cataloguers’ headings, not a plot summary.

  • Short stories 20 of 20 books
  • American fiction 17 of 20 books
  • Short stories, american 15 of 20 books
  • Southern states 14 of 20 books
  • Social life and customs 13 of 20 books
  • American fiction (collections), 20th century 8 of 20 books
  • American fiction (collections), 21st century 6 of 20 books
  • Manners and customs 4 of 20 books
  • Moeurs et coutumes 3 of 20 books
  • Romans 3 of 20 books
  • Nouvelles ame ricaines 2 of 20 books