In Rushdie’s first work of fiction since the 2022 knife attack that left him with life-changing injuries, his characters face ...

In 2021, Gini Alhadeff, author and translator, brought a new concept to the venerable publisher New Directions. What if, she proposed, New Directions published short books—novellas or long stories—as ...

As the saying goes, we all have stories to tell. For some authors, these stories happen to be short. Just as the price tag of a product doesn’t signal its quality, neither does an author’s brevity ...

Has this happened to you? Someone tells you about a book you must read and you’re thrilled – until you realize it’s a Very Big One, a wonderful slab of words so thick it needs its own seat on an ...

Carly Tagen-Dye is the Books editorial assistant at PEOPLE, where she writes for both print and digital platforms. courtesy amazon If you find yourself with some downtime this long weekend (or just ...

Peter went on to say: "The twisty story books address the needs of keen readers who have little time to read a book in one sitting. "World Book Day this year told us that nearly 52 per cent of people ...

A Love Story from the End of the World may take its title from the final of 10 short stories bundled inside, but it also ...

These books are small but powerful enough to help you ease back into reading without pressure or commitment, Books, Times Now ...

The best part about being in a book club is getting to spend an afternoon drinking coffee and talking for hours about your new favorite book. The worst part about a book club (if there is such a thing ...

I love a good short story — a world you can become fully immersed in, no matter how quick of a read it is. I’ve read short stories as tiny as three sentences, and they were incredible, breath-taking, ...