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 ...

Each month, the Columbia Public Library offers selections from its collection related to a current best-seller or hot topic. Library Associate Beth Shapiro compiled this month’s selections. In ...

Good morning and welcome back to the L.A. Times Book Club newsletter. I’m Jim Ruland, a fiction writer, punk historian and a longtime contributor to the Los Angeles Times, and this summer I’ll be ...

James’ third novel and brilliant anticolonial critique (also a National Book Award longlist nominee) deploys a large cast of British and Indian characters. But its protagonist is a machine: an ...

We are a nation of storytellers - and if you ever needed proof, you need look no further than our short story writers.

NPR's Scott Detrow talks with author Aaliyah Bilal about her new book Temple Folk, which tells the stories of dozens of Black Muslims over the course of several decades. In her debut short story ...

The myth is this. Alaska is a big land, challenging its residents in big and heroic ways. The open country, extreme climate, abundant and sometimes dangerous wildlife, and geographical isolation from ...

A central Iowa English professor’s debut collection of short stories is being released today and it’s an atypical collection since it reads more like a novel. Marc Dickinson, who teaches creative ...