For many years, I assumed that the appeal of a short story was that it was, well, short. Instead of slowly reading a novel over weeks, the reader of these bite-size plots can experience character ...

Are you trying to get back into reading? Looking for something easy to dip into during your lunch breaks, or in between dips in the pool while on vacation? What could be better than a book where each ...

Ekphrasis: Little Book of Myriad Stories, by Dr. Guncha Gupta NEW DELHI (ANI) – Dr. Guncha Gupta, a radiologist with a passion for storytelling, released her new work “Ekphrasis: Little Book of Myriad ...

Nishanth Injam turned his difficult immigration experience into a collection short stories, some funny, some tender. He talks with NPR's Sacha Pfeiffer about "The Best Possible Experience." Nishanth ...

There is a quieter, more succinct wing of literature that thrives on pithy conciseness: the short story. The authors of this art form have perfected the concept of this type of storytelling by ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Sughnen Yongo is a Midwest writer covering Black women, pop culture. Gabriel García Márquez didn’t just write stories—he created ...

For our Ultimate L.A. Bookshelf, we asked writers with deep ties to the city to name their favorite Los Angeles books across eight categories or genres. Based on 95 responses, here are the 13 most ...

If you buy something from a Verge link, Vox Media may earn a commission. See our ethics statement. Love, Death + Robots adapts two stories from British author Alastair Reynolds — “Beyond the Aquila ...