New York — Essays and early short stories by “To Kill a Mockingbird” author Harper Lee will be published this fall. "The Land of Sweet Forever" compiles short fiction Lee wrote in the years before the ...

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American Short Fiction, a nonprofit literary organization based in Austin, Tex., has announced its fall 2024 "MFA for All" program. The series will feature three accomplished authors as faculty: Jamel ...

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 ...

So, with Halloween on the horizon, I gathered up what I find to be the 20 most frightening short stories in King’s entire output, from early tales to recent releases. I tried to avoid longer pieces ...

Science fiction author Ted Chiang wrote the short story that became the movie "Arrival." He talks with host Scott Detrow. If, like me, you are a fan of the science fiction author Ted Chiang, you know ...

There is a quieter, more succinct wing of literature that thrives on pithy conciseness: the short story. The authors of this art form have perfected the concept of this type of storytelling by ...

Sometimes you’re in the mood for a slice of science fiction but you haven’t got the time to embark on a Red Mars or a Dune. All hail, then, the sci-fi short story, bringing you a slice of the weird, ...

Neal Shusterman’s more than 50-book literary resume is filled with accolades, among them a National Book Award (Challenger Deep), a Printz Honor (Scythe), a Boston Globe–Horn Book Award (The Schwa Was ...