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 ...

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 ...

Gina Chung's Green Frog is a fantastic medley of short stories that dance between literary fiction, fable, Korean folklore, and science fiction. Wildly entertaining, wonderfully diverse, and always ...

American short fiction has always thrived on intensity. Within a few pages, it can capture a lifetime, a heartbreak, or a national mood. The following pieces (tragic, witty, haunting, and strange) ...

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

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 ...

True crime podcasts, unsettling horror movies, creepypasta: getting your daily fix of the macabre is easier than ever and a welcome distraction from the daily grind. We’re not sure why people tend to ...

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 ...