From the blisteringly contemporary to the classic, the lighthearted to the weighty, here are our favourite short novels to get lost in ...

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

From a thriller that will leave you breathless to a beautiful ode to teenage friendship, we've rounded up the best short books to enjoy if time is tight. Although they might be slim, they don't ...

What could be better than a book where each and every ‘chapter ... We’ve gathered eleven of the best short story collections. Some are contemporary fiction, some are science fiction/fantasy ...

These memoirs, thrillers, romance, literary fiction, nonfiction and short stories focus on Native and Indigenous stories, in recognition of National American Indian Heritage Month ...

Haruki Murakami is one of Japan’s most beloved novelists with an extensive catalogue of surreal and captivating books, including short story compilations ...

Maylis de Kerangal’s new story collection, “Canoes,” is a moving, surprising exploration of grief and friendship across seven short stories ... York Times Book Review’s 10 best books ...

Unmissable super short stories by brilliant women. Here is Stylist’s guide to the flash fiction female writers you need to read (plus you could probably do it all in the next hour…).

Being a finalist for the CBC Short Story Prize can jumpstart your literary career. Need proof? Here are books that were written by former CBC Short Story Prize winners and finalists that are ...

The best one-sitting ... a landmark book that launched decades of pale imitations: Jesus’ Son, a glittering stick of dynamite thrown into the literary firmament. In this short, luminous novel ...