Plus ‘Sleep Tight, Disgusting Blob,’ ‘The Fierce Little Woman and the Wicked Pirate,’ ‘The Wild Robot on the Island’ and ...

Kids are expected — nay, encouraged! — to use their growing brains to think up stories, ... The one created here by Bertino in her luminous short story collection, ...

MARY LOUISE KELLY, HOST: The Irish author Roddy Doyle wrote his new collection of short stories during the pandemic. Each of the 10 stories in "Life Without Children" paints a portrait of Dublin ...

7 Short-Story Collections for Short Attention Spans. Story by the Cut • 3mo. I f you, like us, have been struggling to make it through more ambitious reading material lately, ...

Collection for people who remember that one cool story from high school: When I would ask my first-year college students to name a short story they remembered (and liked), the most popular choice ...

In honor of National Short Story Month, Jane Ciabattari picks a few she’s read recently that surprised, moved, and delighted her—and ones you should seek out.

Eleven Short Story Collections That Will Get You Back Into Reading If you’ve been looking to dip your toes into the world of short stories, these must-read collections are a great place to start.

5 new short-story collections revel in the range of sci-fi and fantasy. Some of these tales will cleverly subvert your expectations. Others are just terrifying.

Celebrate Short Story Month with books by authors Alice Munro, Alejandro Zambra, Juliet Escoria and more in this edition of the Book Club newsletter. 6 essential collections to celebrate short ...

May is Short Story Month. Celebrate by checking out one of these great Canadian short story collections. If you're also interested in poetry, the 2025 CBC Poetry Prize is accepting submissions ...

Finishing this round-up of short story collections is “Soul Jar: Thirty-One Fantastical Tales by Disabled Authors” (Forest Avenue Press, 2023), edited by Annie Carl, which centers on disabled ...