- The doll in the hall, and other scary stories, written by Max Brallier ; illustrated by Letizia Rubegni
- The westering trail travesties, five little-known tales of the old west that probably ought to a' stayed that way, Mark Warren
- Echoes of Sherlock Holmes, stories inspired by the Holmes canon, edited by Laurie R. King and Leslie S. Klinger
- The best American mystery stories 2016, edited and with an introduction by Elizabeth George ; Otto Penzler, series editor
- The whole art of detection, lost mysteries of Sherlock Holmes, Lyndsay Faye
- A twisted tale anthology, edited by Elizabeth Lim
- White cat, black dog, stories, Kelly Link ; illustrations by Shaun Tan
- Signals, Tim Gautreaux
- FaceOff, edited by David Baldacci
- Runaway, stories, by Alice Munro
- A Louisiana Christmas to remember, three heartwarming, interconnected stories of faith, love, and restoration, Betsy St. Amant, Morgan Tarpley Smith, Lenora Worth
- All out, the no-longer-secret stories of queer teens throughout the ages, edited by Saundra Mitchell
- Liberation day, stories, George Saunders
- The Great Lakes lighthouse brides collection, 7 historical romances are a beacon of hope to weary hearts, Lena Nelson Dooley, Rebecca Jepson, Carrie Fancett Pagels, Candice Sue Patterson, Kathleen Rouser, Pegg Thomas, Marilyn Turk
- Selected stories, D.H. Lawrence ; edited with notes by Sue Wilson ; with an introduction by Louise Welsh
- Gumdrop Angel, by Scott Cawthon, Andrea Waggener
- The bazaar of bad dreams, stories, Stephen King
- Townies, and other stories of southern mischief, Eryk Pruitt
- Hawkins horrors, a collection of terrifying tales, Matthew J. Gilbert
- The ice cream machine, Adam Rubin ; illustrated by Daniel Salmieri, Charles Santoso, Liniers, Emily Hughes, Nicole Miles, Seaerra Miller
- Prison noir, edited by Joyce Carol Oates
- Scary stories for young foxes, the City, Christian McKay Heidicker ; illustrations by Junyi Wu
- Books of blood, Clive Barker's, Volume one
- Dark bites, Sherrilyn Kenyon
- The liar's wife, four novellas, Mary Gordon
- The return journey, Maeve Binchy
- The jealousy man, and other stories, Jo Nesbo
- The ancient minstrel, novellas, Jim Harrison
- Hide and don't seek, and other very scary stories, Anica Mrose Rissi ; illustrated by Carolina Godina
- What is not yours is not yours, stories, Helen Oyeyemi
- Normal rules don't apply, stories, Kate Atkinson
- The unorthodox Dr. Draper and other stories, William Browning Spencer
- The private life of spies, and The exquisite art of getting even, Alexander McCall Smith
- The cobbler of Spanish Fort, and other frontier stories, Johnny D. Boggs
- Black dahlia & white rose, Joyce Carol Oates
- Death in Venice and other tales, Thomas Mann ; translated by Joachim Neugroschel
- Crimson snow, winter mysteries, edited by Martin Edwards
- Property, stories between two novellas, Lionel Shriver
- Points of departure, Liavek stories, Patricia C. Wrede & Pamela Dean
- Classic stories 1, selections from The golden apples of the sun and R is for Rocket, Ray Bradbury
- In a dark, dark room and other scary stories, retold by Alvin Schwartz ; pictures by Victor Rivas
- Halloween party murder, Leslie Meier, Lee Hollis, Barbara Ross
- Disney cautionary tales, a collection of scary stories starring favorite Disney villains!, written by Ridley Pearson ; illustrated by Abigail Larson
- The dangers of smoking in bed, stories, Mariana Enriquez ; translated by Megan McDowell
- The return journey, Maeve Binchy
- The jealousy man and other stories, Jo Nesbø ; translated from the Norwegian by Robert Ferguson
- The book of witches, edited by Jonathan Strahan ; illustrated by Alyssa Winans
- Unaccustomed earth, by Jhumpa Lahiri
- A very Scalzi Christmas, John Scalzi
- Stories to keep you alive despite vampires, Ben Acker ; with artwork by Scott Buoncristiano