Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. If you struggle to make your way through lengthy novels, then it may be time to try one of the 27 best short stories available.

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There's a unique magic to the short story collection. Unlike the sprawling landscape of a novel, each piece offers a concentrated burst of narrative, a fleeting glimpse into a character's life or a ...

Every time I get a recommendation request where one of the five recent reads contains a collection of short stories, I get extra excited because it means I may be able to recommend a book of short ...

As any student of creative writing knows, you’re not likely to get though school without reading about a billion short stories before you’re done. And quite frankly, between reading short stories and ...

Not all the action in the ’00s was in novels and non-fiction books, so here’s a selection of the decade’s best short-form collections. Pastoralia, George Saunders (2000) George Saunders’ prose is a ...

Once upon a time, I didn't "do" short stories. The only time I read them was for class, and even then, I loathed the assignments. I, like a lot of people who claim they don't like short stories, found ...

Short-story collections prove to be a solution to folks who are “too busy to read” or are trying to find a way to break up a monotonous commute becoming the “just right” in a Goldilocks situation. If ...

If you buy something from a Verge link, Vox Media may earn a commission. See our ethics statement. It’s easy to see why anthology shows based on short stories are appealing: they don’t represent a ...

We are a nation of storytellers - and if you ever needed proof, you need look no further than our short story writers.