A longtime lover of the short story form, here Sittenfeld shares the best collections she has ever read… “Most of these stories feature pregnancy, childbirth or a new baby. They are ...

Although this writer usually makes an effort to select works for review according to the season, sometimes the appropriate ...

here are eight of the best short story collections to pick up this year. As much as I love a long and detailed novel on a rainy Sunday afternoon, committing to 300 pages of fiction can be a little ...

The best part? The satisfaction of being able to actually sit down and finish something, even if your concentration levels are low. Here are 9 short story collections published in the last 10 ...

I’ve been an Ernest Hemingway aficionado since my teens, so I was pleased to read the Library of America’s collection of the ...

it's unsettling and the final twist has to be one of Dahl's best. John Burnside is another excellent short story writer -- his collections Something Like Happy and Burning Elvis are well worth ...

There aren't many best-selling authors out there who still ... often too short to stand alone but too long to include in a short story collection, books in the 20,000-40,000 word range can ...

The Good Bride” centers around a woman whose family (and nature) seem conspired against her. “Every Day a Little Death: Crime ...

Prolific writer Stella Duffy has written 55 short stories, several for BBC Radio 4, contributed to dozens of anthologies, and co-edited another; and has twice won the Crime Writers’ Association ...