Short Stories

A potent mashup of Jane Austen and Japanese American culture, ‘Sansei and Sensibility’ is both entertaining and profound.

A potent mashup of Jane Austen and Japanese American culture, ‘Sansei and Sensibility’ is both entertaining and profound.

This collection of forgotten short stories by the beloved writer Madeleine L’Engle offers a fuller view of her mastery.

This collection of forgotten short stories by the beloved writer Madeleine L’Engle offers a fuller view of her mastery.

Zora Neale Hurston is most known for her novel Their Eyes Were Watching God, but before she published books, she honed her craft by writing short stories.

Zora Neale Hurston is most known for her novel Their Eyes Were Watching God, but before she published books, she honed her craft by writing short stories.

Trevor’s unembellished prose stands in striking contrast to the weight and complexity of the ideas he explores, including mortality and the nature of love.

Trevor’s unembellished prose stands in striking contrast to the weight and complexity of the ideas he explores, including mortality and the nature of love.

Beth Piatote strings together stories like the intricate strands of a handmade necklace.

Beth Piatote strings together stories like the intricate strands of a handmade necklace.

The stories in Zadie Smith’s first collection are ready to grapple with the complex times we live in.

The stories in Zadie Smith’s first collection are ready to grapple with the complex times we live in.

Joe Hill eats genre fiction like junk food, chewing up the whole tradition of horror into a new, unique pulp.

Joe Hill eats genre fiction like junk food, chewing up the whole tradition of horror into a new, unique pulp.

Each tale is a creaking door, hinging on a high concept or an uncanny hook, nicely derivative of weird masters such as Edgar Allan Poe and Robert Aickman.

Each tale is a creaking door, hinging on a high concept or an uncanny hook, nicely derivative of weird masters such as Edgar Allan Poe and Robert Aickman.

R.L. Maizes chronicles the comedy and absurdity of the human condition in her wry, whimsical debut.

R.L. Maizes chronicles the comedy and absurdity of the human condition in her wry, whimsical debut.

Dispense with expectations, surrender to Scott’s singular genius, and enjoy the journey.

Dispense with expectations, surrender to Scott’s singular genius, and enjoy the journey.

Powerful and poignant, heartbreaking and hopeful, these are narratives about people struggling to connect—across continents, across generations.

Powerful and poignant, heartbreaking and hopeful, these are narratives about people struggling to connect—across continents, across generations.

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