How Long 'til Black Future Month by N.K. Jemisin, 400 pages.
This anthology of science fiction and fantasy stories accomplishes something rare, there were almost no misses in the entire collection. Jemisin is a master of the short story. Her stories feel very comfortable in their format. The premises generally feel fully realized even in their limited page count, a believed any relationships she built even in a very short time, and there weren't even any I felt would be better as novels. The collection was also very diverse, with stories that cover a whole lot of the subgenres of speculative fiction and many that weren't afraid to experiment with format. I will in particular call out Red Dirt Witch, The Effluent Engine, and On the Banks of the River Lex as particular favorites of mine, but really it's hard to go wrong with this collection.
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