For those of us who struggle with the kind of bleak, weighty or willfully obscure novels which often find themselves ...

in the best way possible. Beginning unforgettably with a young girl’s high-octane escape from a Catholic reform school, Engel’s short but sweeping novel gives voice to three generations of a ...

A great short story cannot be topped. When a bunch of great short stories are gathered together in a book, this is even ...

This year was a boon for whodunit readers, with great books by Donna Leon, Richard Osman, Louise Penny and more.

Okay, here’s where you’ll find a link to Goodreads list of short reads, some of Parade’s favorite books of the year that are ...