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

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You can finally read this Ernest Hemingway story about Paris after WWII In 1956, Ernest Hemingway wrote to his publisher about five short stories he had written: “You can always publish them ...

these short books—ranging from 100 to 250 pages—will fit snugly into your schedule and leave you feeling inspired. Why read it: The Alchemist is more than just a story; it’s a philosophy for ...

You don’t read short stories. Well, you probably don’t – statistically speaking. Whenever I speak to friends, too, they’re always reading novels or nonfiction. They look at me with ...

A 20-year-old article about a toll collector inspired a short story about the fentanyl crisis that won an inaugural Poynter Journalism Prize ...

Need a short book to cap off your 2024 reading or a quick ... “Open Water” is a love story between two young adults, a photographer and a dancer, who meet in a crowded London pub.

Gripping novels and short stories, eye-opening histories, moving memoirs, and more. These are the books that entertained and enlightened us. by Jeff VanderMeer by Noé Álvarez by Miranda July by ...