Short stories get a bad rap ... Penguin Random House In her debut collection, Dominican-American author Peynado tells surreal tales inspired by the determination of young people to survive ...

This Companion offers students and scholars a comprehensive introduction to the development and the diversity of the American short story as a literary form from its origins in the eighteenth century ...

here are eight of the best short story collections to pick up this year. As much as I love a long and detailed novel on a rainy Sunday afternoon, committing to 300 pages of fiction can be a little ...

Maylis de Kerangal's new story collection, "Canoes," is a moving, surprising exploration of grief and friendship across seven short stories and one novella, set in France, Canada and the United States ...

Highlights among the year’s novels, short-story collections and works in translation, as selected by the staff of The Washington Post’s Book World.

November marks Native American Heritage Month, also known as National American Indian Heritage ... It's a spine-tingling story of revenge, cultural history and tradition that's not for the faint of ...