The short story emerged in a blitzkrieg of 19th-century magazine publishing, reached its apotheosis with Chekhov, and became one of the great 20th-century art forms. William Boyd reveals his taxonomy ...

After finishing Ben Shattuck’s masterful new book of short stories, “The History of Sound” I did something I hadn’t done for more than two decades, I started reading it over again from the ...

Ben Shattuck's collection of short stories "The History of Sound" is now out. (Author photo courtesy Andreas Burgess; book cover courtesy Penguin Random House) If you are not in the habit of ...

"United: The Hidden Story of the Humble Duplex" is a short film that explores the history and potential future of the ...

History | July 23, 2024. The Real Story Behind Netflix’s ‘The Decameron’ Loosely based on Giovanni Boccaccio’s 14th-century collection of short stories, the series follows a group of ...

Mushtaq has become the first author writing in Kannada to win the prize for her short story collection Heart Lamp ...

We asked New Scientist writers to pick their favourite sci-fi short story. From H.G. Wells’s The Time Machine to Octavia E. Butler’s Bloodchild, via stories from George R. R. Martin and Ursula ...

Two beloved Barrington traditions, McGonigal’s Pub and Boloney’s Sandwich Shop, are being revived at a new venue, Long Story Short Pub & Eatery, at 113 E. Main St. It is a joint venture of ...

Juneteenth celebrates a milestone in African American history. Do some, in and out of Washington, want to sweep that history ...

Opinion; Black History Month should be celebrated beyond the threadbare stories: Justice B. Hill. Published: ; Feb. 28, 2025, 5:30 a.m.

Another tale of literary excellence has been written as local author Joanne C Hillhouse’s short story “Jumbie Pond” has been shortlisted for the 2025 Commonwealth Short Story Prize, marking ...