The best books if you’re delusional and want to pretend you live in 1940s Manhattan

Book cover of The Grand Surprise: The Journals of Leo Lerman Book cover of Manhattan, When I Was Young Book cover of The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay Book cover of Short Stories: Five Decades Book cover of The Stories of John Cheever

Want books like Short Stories?

Our community of 12,000+ authors has personally recommended 85 books like Short Stories.

Book cover of The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay Book cover of The Stories of John Cheever Book cover of Manhattan, When I Was Young Book cover of The Grand Surprise: The Journals of Leo Lerman Book cover of Golden Hill: A Novel of Old New York Book cover of The Impossible Girl

Browse books like Short Stories

5 book lists we think you will like!

Interested in Manhattan, football, and New York City?

Manhattan 142 books
Football 29 books
New York City 1,206 books