That’s when the best short stories swoop in to satisfy my love for reading. While short books are also great for quick reads, short stories are an even more bite-sized literary treat.

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In addition to his many novels, Stephen King has churned out a large amount of scary short stories. We ranked 10 of the best.

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Here’s our selection of the best short stories from the Polish master of horror and weird ... the title of a book being read by a colleague, or the words of an opera aria on a street poster. For him, ...

Needless to say, sleep would not come quickly!” Readers share their favorite books to read during the Halloween season.

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John Polidori's tale "The Vampyre" was probably the first short story to include a vampire, and a precursor to the romantic vampire genre. It's included in this short story collection, which also ...

The 10 books and short stories in this list are not just core reading material for Márquez ... Márquez considered No One Writes to the Colonel his best book, even though his famous works ...

One of my favorite holiday traditions is getting comfy, grabbing my favorite holiday drink and treat, and settling down with a stack of the best Christmas ... in 1943 as a short story after ...

Emma Roberts and her best friend, Karah Preiss, founded the book club and online reading community Belletrist in 2017 — see ...