This debut novel should be on everyone’s radar for its mature style and universal themes of coming-of-age and finding one’s place. I loved it. — 4 stars (out of 4); Neva Gronert, Parker Michaels ...

From classics to contemporary hits, these quick reads will fly by in the best way.

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 ...

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A black-and-white photograph of a pretty young girl with a bruised lip, a striped uniform and a numbered tag adorns the cover of Lily Tuck’s short novel “The Rest Is Memory.” An official image made by ...

Only one of the 13 titles nominated for the prestigious award for fiction translated into English is more than 300 pages long. But it is the one favored by critics. By Alex Marshall Reporting from ...

There is a quieter, more succinct wing of literature that thrives on pithy conciseness: the short story. The authors of this art form have perfected the concept of this type of storytelling by ...

Denver author Nick Arvin is filling 2026 with a story a week, delivered free straight to readers.