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 ...

From the blisteringly contemporary to the classic, the lighthearted to the weighty, here are our favorite short, one-sitting novels under 250 pages.

The novelist Cynan Jones once wrote that in brief fiction, “every word is doing a job. So pay attention. A short novel is an event, not a trip.” The Swedish Academy recognized that this week ...

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And if you’ve been looking to get into short stories, these must-read collections are a great place to start. We’ve gathered eleven of the best short story collections.

This short collection of essays finds the good in the small things, from birthdays to the praying mantis. Gay’s follow-up, The Book of (More) Delights , was published this year. $10 at Amazon ...

The 13 titles were simply the best the panel had read, he added. Some book award judges gravitate toward long novels, he added, thinking that writing longer is harder, but finessing a short novel ...