Helen Schulman talks about writing the short stories in her new book, ‘Fools for Love.’ We also check in with Now Serving, a ...

Books: New Short Stories. 3 minute read. TIME. September 30, 1957 12:00 AM GMT-4. ... This episode from The Genius, one of the 15 short stories in Author O’Connor’s new book, ...

Those very ideas are at the heart of “Recitatif,” a rare short story by the late author that is being released as a book next month. It also features an introduction by Zadie Smith.

Gina Chung's collection is a fantastic medley of short stories that dance between literary fiction, fable, Korean folklore, and science fiction — and one that's full of emotional intelligence.

The Penguin Book of Japanese Short Stories, edited by Jay Rubin. In this idiosyncratic collection of Japanese short stories, “quite old works and very new works” appear side by side, “like ...

Samanta Schweblin's new short stories take place against familiar everyday scenes. But she twists and turns those moments in unexpected and chilling ways. NPR's Ayesha Rascoe talks with the author.