Only one thing is sure: these spooky stories will have you clinging to your pillow for dear life tonight!

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 curiosity and ...

A Don DeLillo novel; a Joy Williams short story. By Molly Young Dear readers, This week’s theme is “short and sweet”: Short sentences, short stories, a sweet spot of a prose pair, and that’s all she ...

Ms. Renkl is a contributing Opinion writer who covers flora, fauna, politics and culture in the American South. When the news is one report of human suffering — or environmental degradation or ...

Their brevity only magnifies their impact, proving that sometimes the smallest books can offer the best reading experience!