Many books we read are one story, following the same characters throughout. In a book full of short stories there may be different stories written by the same author or a collection of short stories ...

Are you trying to get back into reading? Looking for something easy to dip into during your lunch breaks, or in between dips in the pool while on vacation? What could be better than a book where each ...

The project, created by Casey Affleck, encourages kids ages 5-18 to write and submit original stories and poems for the chance to have them read by a celebrity Rachel DeSantis is a senior writer on ...

Short stories have a unique power—they capture deep emotion, human conflict, and moral insight in just a few pages. Over the centuries, certain works have transcended time and language, becoming ...

I’ve realized there are two types of readers: those who can’t stop reading until they finish a book, and those who take breaks and feel satisfied with reading a few chapters. I used to be in the first ...

I have recently been informed that May is Short Story Month, and my feelings are mixed. On the one hand, short stories are and have been important to me as a both a reader and a writer. Reading short ...

Editor’s Note: A Southerner born in Jackson, Mississippi, and educated at the Mississippi State College for Women, the University of Wisconsin, and Columbia, EUDORA WELTY is one of the most versatile ...

Posts from this author will be added to your daily email digest and your homepage feed. is a senior reporter who has covered AI, robotics, and more for eight years at The Verge. Experts are already ...