WAnthems Outside Time: and Other Strange Voices is a collection of science fiction, fantasy and horror short stories by American writer Kenneth Schneyer. It was first published by Fairwood Press in paperback and ebook in July 2020.
WThe Dear Departed: Selected Short Stories is a collection of short stories by Northern Ireland-born novelist Brian Moore. It was published in the United Kingdom by Turnpike Books in 2020, 21 years after his death.
WDragon Age: Tevinter Nights is an anthology of short stories set in Thedas, the universe of the Dragon Age media franchise. The collection is edited by Chris Bain, Patrick Weekes, Matthew Goldman and Christopher Morgan, and comprises a selection of fifteen stories written by nine BioWare staff writers about various characters from the Dragon Age series. Tevinter Nights was released on March 10, 2020 in paperback and e-book format.
WEscape Routes is the debut collection of short stories from author Naomi Ishiguro. The 2020 publication from Tinder Press consists of eight short stories and a novella, all with somewhat fantastical themes. One reviewer praised "her audacious talent and her ability to satirise the modern world." While reviewers generally liked the work, they found some stories to be more successful than others: particularly the novella, "The Rat Catcher," was criticised as "overextended".
WIf It Bleeds is a collection of four previously unpublished novellas by American writer Stephen King. The stories in the collection are titled "If It Bleeds", "Mr. Harrigan's Phone", "The Life of Chuck", and "Rat". It was released on April 28, 2020.
WNebula Awards Showcase 54 is an anthology of science fiction and fantasy short works edited by Bengali writer Nibedita Sen. It was first published in hardcover and ebook by SFWA, Inc. in November 2020.
WThe Secret Lives of Church Ladies is a debut short story collection by Deesha Philyaw. The book contains nine stories about Black women, church, and sexuality and was released on September 1, 2020 by West Virginia University Press. It is a finalist for the 2020 National Book Award for Fiction.
WTo Be a Man: Stories is a collection of short stories by the American author Nicole Krauss and published in 2020 by Harper Collins and Bloomsbury Publishing.