This reading list spotlights books by nine Mexican women writers who are shaping the literary scene in Mexico and beyond.

The longlists for the CBC Literary Prizes are chosen by a team of writers and editors across Canada. Meet the 12 who will be working on the 2025 CBC Short Story Prize, which is open for submissions ...

There are so many reasons to love short stories; not least their ability to immerse us in new worlds in the time it takes to commute to work, or the common themes that weave through anthologies to ...

A short story by Dracula author Bram Stoker was discovered by a pharmacist in Dublin in a newspaper published in 1890. Gibbet ...

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

Tāmaki Makaurau writer Cello Forrester's love story set in Whanganui was judged third place in NZ's richest short story prize ...

Beginning with his acclaimed 2018 debut novel The Loney, Andrew Michael Hurley has spooked readers with his tales of strange ...

There’s a snowstorm and they can’t leave for seven days. Who do they eat first? Mark Twain’s 1868 short story, “Cannibalism in the Cars,” takes place in a train, not a bar, but there’s still ...

Epic novel about Russian society, history, and personal struggles during wars A tragic love story exploring infidelity, ...

In short, children’s stories describe the many nuances of life ... The New York Review of Books Children’s Collection, 96 pages Read aloud: age 8 – 12. Read yourself: age 8 and older.