Brawler” is a knockout. This new short story collection from award-winning Gainesville writer Lauren Groff is her eighth book ...

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 ...

For readers seeking serious literary fiction that delivers both intellectual stimulation and emotional depth without ...

A heartfelt new paperback collection transforms ordinary moments into soulful reflections on joy, heartbreak, and the ...

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 ...

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 ...

Create an account or log in to save stories. CATHY WURZER: For some folks, talking about climate change is enough to make you want to crawl under the bed. St. Paul author Ashley Shelby gets that. She ...

Each month, the Columbia Public Library offers selections from its collection related to a current best-seller or hot topic. Library Associate Beth Shapiro compiled this month’s selections. In ...

Few contemporary writers capture the quiet violences of everyday life as sharply as Anita Nair. In her latest short story ...

“I think for me it’s about playfulness. … I guess the thing I always fear is rigidity or getting stuck, and stories were just an opportunity to think differently, think about different kinds of ...