Nothing captures the existential angst that accompanies unfulfilling work as well as "Bartleby, the Scrivener," a short story written by Herman Melville in 1853, 150 years before the internet economy.

A brave hummingbird does what she can to fight a fire in Sascha Alper's new book. It was one of the last projects illustrator Jerry Pinkney worked on before he died. His son Brian finished it for him.

Zoë Meager of Aotearoa New Zealand has been announced as the winner of the 2025 Bristol Short Story Prize. Meager’s evocative story Things with bodies was selected from 1,800 entries by this year’s ...