There is something special about works I can read in full on a rainy Sunday afternoon or in the lamplight hours between ...

We asked New Scientist writers to pick their favourite sci-fi short story. From H.G. Wells’s The Time Machine to Octavia E.

but if you asked me to choose 960 pages of short stories or that book, it’s no contest: give me the shorts. As for how to find the very best ones, a good way to look for quality is to figure out ...

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The first-time author sits down with Jeffrey Brown to discuss his book, “Uncommon… What does the word "refugee" mean to the author of a short story collection called "The Refugees"?

It was a great year for horror fiction, whether established favorites or buzzy debuts. These are our picks for the best ...

"Whole" follows the not hugely eventful travels of a guy living in California’s Inland Empire as he lives his life, drives ...

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Book Review: British novelist Naomi Wood is out with an astonishingly good short story collection The main characters tend to be 30-something women trying to have it all. Kids, relationships ...