In the case of Anna, the protagonist of this short satirical novel, the answer is: get radicalized by Ayn Rand. Deeply in thrall to Rand’s theory of rational selfishness, Anna decamps to Los ...

Richard Russo excels at novel length, but in “Trajectory: Stories” he shows off what can be done in that space between a ...

These three reissued short novellas from the popular and wildly prolific Brand (real name Frederick Faust, 1892–1944) are classic examples of his carefully plotted, suspenseful, and action ...