The story takes place in 1922 on Long Island, where Nick, a Yale University graduate and war veteran, rents a summer house ...

In a world often dominated by doorstop-sized novels and sprawling sagas, there's a unique power in brevity. Some of the most profound and memorable stories aren't lengthy epics, but concise literary ...

On the Shelf. So Late in the Day: Stories of Women and Men. By Claire Keegan Grove: 128 pages, $20 If you buy books linked on our site, The Times may earn a commission from Bookshop.org, whose ...

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 ...

Bonus: “You’re Ugly, Too” is one of the best short stories of all time, and it’s contained within these pages. 17. How To Get Into the Twin Palms by Karolina Waclawiak (2012) ...

The Penguin Book of Japanese Short Stories, edited by Jay Rubin. In this idiosyncratic collection of Japanese short stories, “quite old works and very new works” appear side by side, “like ...

Check out these 8 short books from fiction to poetry to mystery. Don't let 2024 end without finishing your New Year's resolution to read more. Watch Party Newsletter What to watch Win $100 💵 ...

These essay and short-story collections are easy to read at your own pace. ... The 78-page zine-like book encourages home cooks to view the task of preparing a meal not as a chore but as an act of ...

A lice Munro spins tales that show us, again and again, and with wondrous grace, how much can be done in a simple short story. Yet the 74-year-old Canadian does it by breaking every rule ever ...

Stephen King is out with a new collection of short stories. As you might expect from the reigning King of Horror, some are terrifying. Some are creepy. Others are laugh-out-loud funny.