Looking for something to read in between the barbecues and fireworks? Try this mix of novels, short stories, poetry and more.

THE short story is not the poor country cousin of the novel. Many excellent short story writers have been denigrated for not ...

Eleven Short Story Collections That Will Get You Back Into Reading If you’ve been looking to dip your toes into the world of short stories, these must-read collections are a great place to start.

CBC New Brunswick's Books and Backroads series is back, and readers across the province are invited to come along as we ...

Horror short stories are a wonderfully effective incubator for ideas that might not work on a novel-length level, and they’re also perfectly suited to October nights spent reading in bed.

But intentionally reading more short stories made me realize that I’d underestimated the form. These works aren’t just compressed novels: They offer an entirely different experience.

May is Short Story Month. Celebrate by checking out one of these great Canadian short story collections. If you're also interested in poetry, the 2025 CBC Poetry Prize is accepting submissions ...

In 2021, Gini Alhadeff, author and translator, brought a new concept to the venerable publisher New Directions. What if, she proposed, New Directions published short books—novellas or long ...

In other stories, Fuentes adopts elegant expository summary that can create emotional distance, ... 10 award-winning short story collections worth reading. October 17, 2022. 7 min.

For 20 years, Claire Keegan has been changing how we read and publish short stories. Her new book, 'So Late in the Day,' affirms what makes her great ...