You don’t read short stories. Well, you probably don’t – statistically speaking. Whenever I speak to friends, too, they’re always reading novels or nonfiction. They look at me with curiosity and ...

Since we doubled up on books in June to celebrate Pride Month, we read a total of 13 books this year. We started 2025 with ...

Ms. Renkl is a contributing Opinion writer who covers flora, fauna, politics and culture in the American South. When the news is one report of human suffering — or environmental degradation or ...

A Don DeLillo novel; a Joy Williams short story. By Molly Young Dear readers, This week’s theme is “short and sweet”: Short sentences, short stories, a sweet spot of a prose pair, and that’s all she ...

Sometimes you’re in the mood for a slice of science fiction but you haven’t got the time to embark on a Red Mars or a Dune. All hail, then, the sci-fi short story, bringing you a slice of the weird, ...

NEW BEDFORD — Aviary Books will be hosting their first Melville Short Story Marathon, featuring the stories "Bartleby the Scrivener," "The Encantadas" and "The Lightning-Rod Man" on Jan. 3. The event ...

This year’s “Best American Short Stories” collection features New England-based editors, authors, literary journals, and ...

So, with Halloween on the horizon, I gathered up what I find to be the 20 most frightening short stories in King’s entire output, from early tales to recent releases. I tried to avoid longer pieces ...