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

On Edith Wharton, Vivek Shanbhag and Willa Cather, in a week of choosing short stories over social media.

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

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

The Royal Society of Literature (RSL) has unveiled the shortlist for the VS Pritchett Short Story Prize 2026, selected by this year’s judges, Tishani Doshi, Kirsty Gunn and Tom Vowler.

Book of the day: For readers seeking a compact yet deeply affecting work that lingers long after the final page, Claire ...

Crime, thrillers, essays, ghost stories and works in translation are among those being published by indie press publishers.

First Reads gets you early access to new books across popular genres. Prime members get free Kindle e-books every month from ...

“Innocence Road” is a fast-paced, unputdownable mystery that grabs the reader from the first pages. Leanne is a fully ...

"Unspeakable Things" by Brooke Nevils is not just a memoir. The Matt Lauer accuser uses her story to tell a bigger picture of ...

Stephen King writes weird stories just as often as he does scary ones, with books like It, The Regulators, and Elevation ...

Danny McBride of "The Righteous Gemstones" will publish his first book this year. The short story collection is titled ...