Join me in celebrating the art of the short story this month! Simply read one or more individual stories (or collections) and share your review by adding a blog post or social media post to the InLinkz party below. (Or paste a link in a comment and I can add it for you.)
You can find more information about the challenge here. This post will be pinned to the top of my blog, and at the end of the month I will post a recap of what everyone has reviewed.
Bookish Beck = Rebecca Foster. American transplant to England. Freelance proofreader and book reviewer.
[…] which didn’t come out in paperback as far as I know) to keep them ticking along. It’s Short Story September and I have dug out two volumes for that, and I need to get on with my review books and Iris Murdoch […]
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Maybe I can cram in a short story or two this month, although I am already scheduled through most of October. Right now, though I have to finish Les Miz, which is just crawling along.
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Whew, that’s a doorstopper and a half! I’ve never attempted it and doubt I ever will. A short story would make a good palate cleanser, I’m sure.
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I suppose it would.
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I’m in… starting with Breakfast at Tiffany’s by Truman Capote, and then Parker Pryne Investigates by Agatha Christie!
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Terrific! I enjoyed the Capote very much.
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Me too… at least, two of the stories, that is.
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I am in too. I would like to read one of Edward D. Hoch’s short story collections so that I can read more of his short stories. I enjoyed one of his Captain Leopold stories recently so I think the collection will be worth it.
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I am in too. I am planning to read Leopold’s Way by Edward D. Hoch.
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[…] Short Story September link-up is open (see my pinned post). At the start of the month, I’m inviting you to tell about the short stories you’ve already […]
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I’m joining in, too. I saw on Annabel’s blog that you are hosting this challenge, Rebecca. I love short stories, and admire those authors who are able to craft entire worlds over a couple of dozen pages.
I have two books among the 60 I’m aiming to read from my To Read mountain this year, Heart Lamp by Banu Mushtaq and The Grey Woman and Other Tales by Elizabeth Gaskell. Another short story collection landed on my doormat yesterday, Curious Events Lately Occurring In This Neighbourhood by Tom Cox. So that makes three collections that I’ll read this month.
I’ve just finished Heart Lamp and will add a link to my review on the link party when I’ve posted it.
Thank you for hosting!
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Terrific — thanks, Jan! I hadn’t heard about Tom Cox’s new book; I’ve lost track of his fiction.
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It’s about to be published through Breakthrough Book Collective, which was set up by a group of authors and editors who were impacted by Unbound’s collapse. I pre-ordered earlier this year, so it’s here a little early. I’m loving it so far!
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I felt so bad for him and the other authors let down by Unbound.
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[…] Read for Short Story September […]
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[…] the Backlist (#15), The Classics Club Spin (#9), The Classics Club (#45), 20 Books of Summer (#18), Short Story September […]
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[…] Short Story September with Bookish Beck […]
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[…] Read for Short Story September! […]
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Better later than never, here’s my roundup of collections read so far: https://anzlitlovers.com/2026/09/11/short-story-september-2026/
Cheers, Lisa
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Yay for short stories!! /shakingpompoms
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[…] I read this short story as part of Short Story September, hosted by Bookish Beck. […]
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[…] a little behind on my reading for Rebecca’s Short Story September, but have kicked off with a real blinder of a collection from John McGahern, my first experience of […]
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[…] Short Story September with Bookish Beck […]
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[…] I read this book at this time for #ShortStorySeptember hosted this year by Bookish Beck. […]
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Here’s an unusual contribution: a collection of stories from a Sri-Lankan/Australian doctor who served as an army medic in the Sri Lankan civil war. They’re not edgy but they are definitely authentic.
https://anzlitlovers.com/2026/09/15/not-our-war-2013-by-sanjiva-wijesinha/
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A fascinating topic and one I’m sure will not be repeated!
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[…] also taking part in #ShortStorySeptember hosted this year by Rebecca (aka BookishBeck) by dipping into a collection of short stories by Welsh […]
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[…] reading challenges: Beat the Backlist (#16), The Classics Club (#10), Cloak & Dagger (#13), Short Story September […]
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[…] always happy to read anything by Edith Wharton but Short Story September, hosted these days by Bookish Beck, gave me an excellent reason to read the short story Roman […]
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[…] Bookish Beck hosts Short Story September to get us into reading short fiction! You can read my introductory post here. This year is my first […]
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I tried to post my review link but it never sent me the verification email. This is my link if anyone is interested. https://hopewellslibraryoflife.wordpress.com/2026/09/18/short-story-september-sampler-review-sampling-a-story-from-arranged-marriage-stories-by-chitra-banerjee-divakaruni/
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[…] I read this book at this time to coincide with #ShortStory September, hosted this year by Bookish Beck. […]
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LOL And now for something completely different… to coincide with #ShortStorySeptember, I read a bio about our most significant woman short story writer who published the first Australian collection of short stories in 1902: https://anzlitlovers.com/2026/09/19/barbara-baynton-between-two-worlds-1989-a-biography-by-penne-hackforth-jones/
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[…] read this as part of both Short Story September and my first read for Victober, for which it meets Kate’s challenge to read a Victorian work by […]
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[…] I expect An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge is mandatory reading for American students but the story was completely new to me. The timing was perfect for me to add my experience of Bierce’s story to Short Story September, hosted by Bookish Beck. […]
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[…] of short stories from the 1995 Penguin 60s collection for you for #ShortStorySeptember, hosted by Rebecca. Both also fit the RIP XXI challenge with their dark […]
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Oof, I still haven’t done any but I have the one you sent me to start tonight on my Community Centre shift …
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No worries and no rush. Even if you only read one story, why not review it?
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[…] Serendipitously (spell check helped), I’m also including this review in Short Story September, hosted by Bookish Beck. […]
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[…] challenges: New Release Challenge (#34), Beat the Backlist (#18), The Classics Club (#11), Short Story September […]
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[…] I have managed to read and now review two volumes of short stories for Short Story September, hosted by Bookish Beck. In fact, Rebecca sent me the first one, “What It Means When A Man […]
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Done! And one of them fitted SpinstersInSeptember, too! https://librofulltime.wordpress.com/2026/09/27/short-story-september-lesley-nneka-arimah-what-it-means-when-a-man-falls-from-the-sky-and-the-third-persephone-book-of-short-stories/
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[…] I’m combining Short Story September with the R.I.P. challenge, reviewing two creepy collections of short stories. Mariana Enríquez’s […]
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[…] I read this story at this time to coincide with #ShortStory September, hosted this year by Bookish Beck. […]
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A contribution for #ShortStorySeptember from the Library of America: The Black Dress by Dorothy West https://anzlitlovers.com/2026/09/29/the-black-dress-by-dorothy-west-1907-1998/
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[…] I read this book for Short Story September which was set up by Lisa of ANZLitLovers last year but is now being run by Rebecca at Bookish Beck. […]
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[…] week’s selection is a last hurrah for Short Story September, which has been hosted by Rebecca at Bookish Beck. It’s leaving it a bit late to recommend some short story collections to read this month, but […]
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[…] was really fun to participate in #shortstoryseptember this year. I managed to read four short stories and enjoyed them all in various ways. Here’s a […]
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[…] for Short Story September with Bookish […]
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