Every time I get a recommendation request where one of the five recent reads contains a collection of short stories, I get extra excited because it means I may be able to recommend a book of short ...

From surrealist romps to heartfelt examinations of family, love, and grief, these collections prove great things can come in small packages. This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This ...

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 ...

One of America's most prolific writers is celebrating a birthday—and adding yet another title to her ever-growing legacy.

LONDON — Indian author Banu Mushtaq and translator Deepa Bhasthi won the International Booker Prize for fiction Tuesday for “Heart Lamp,” a collection of 12 short stories written over a period of more ...

Calling an author’s work ambitious is often a polite way to say someone has tried and failed, but “Devotions,” the new short ...

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 ...

One of the most engaging ways to experience the unexplored corners of the "Star Wars" universe is diving into the vibrant collection of short stories in the three-book "From a Certain Point of View" ...