If you are on the lookout for great storytelling but don’t want to commit to a full-length novel, then short story collections are the answer. Whether it’s just before bed, during your commute, or waiting to see your doctor, small chunks of time are perfect for reading short stories....
Best Short Story Collections Everyone Should Read If you are looking for great storytelling but don’t want to choose a long novel, then short story collections are the answer. Here we have gathered four of the best short stories and collections, from all sorts of backgrounds, to meet your ...
When it comes to short stories, the best insight on how to read them I've ever found came from a new book on writing, "Unless It Moves the Human Heart," by Roger Rosenblatt. One of Rosenblatt's graduate students said, in effect, that the writer begins by saying, "And so, we have...
A Manual for Cleaning Womencollects the best work of the famous short-story writer Lucia Berlin. Lovers of the short from reading should read this exceptional collection from a master of the form. With her trademark blend of humor and melancholy, Berlin crafts miracles from the daily life. She...
I bang on about the To Hull And Back humorous short story competition a lot. That's because it's awesome. (Admittedly, I am biased, but it is – ask anyone.) The top prize is the greatest literary accolade ever offered in the field of literature. (See previous note regarding bias.)...
A film adaptation of the Ira Levin novel, this story takes place in a high-rise apartment building where the glamorous, twisting lives of its residents intertwine. Sharon Stone stars as a woman who becomes entangled in the complex affairs and psyches of her neighbors, all while being unknowin...
This short but sweet adaptation of the Roald Dahl story of the same name is an Oscar winner. It follows a gambling-addicted wealthy man who decides to stop relying so much on his riches and more on his senses. He spends years learning to see without his eyes and use his hands instead ...
These horror short story collections deliver a high dose of fear in just a few short pages. There’s a little something for every kind of horror fan in the chilling reads below, from bewitching anthologies of urban legends come to life to killer collections by Robert McCammon and Poppy Z....
“This is one of the most beautiful short novels, or novellas, ever written. And only one thing ever happens: Kertész’s narrator looks out a window and sees a jeep go by flying the Union Jack. That’s it. But just the sight of this flag, and the context of the sighting, reminds...
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