Sales of short story collections surge | The Bookseller

Natalia de la Ossa, the retail manager of the London Review Bookshop, said the store had sold more short story collections this year. "This is definitely something we have noticed," she said. "We certainly feel that there has been a recent flurry of short story collections by great writers. In December we sold around 40% more short fiction anthologies than we did in 2016."

Di Speirs, editor of books at BBC Radio and Music Production, who has judged the BBC National Short Story Award [NSSA] since its inception in 2005, said she has seen more short story collections being published, "and published well, with verve and passion, and even review coverage. Publishers seem keen to discover a greater diversity of voices and talent, and are often not insisting on a novel in a deal too."