In a world often dominated by doorstop-sized novels and sprawling sagas, there's a unique power in brevity. Some of the most profound and memorable stories aren't lengthy epics, but concise literary ...

Start praying to Maturin for a sudden windfall because a copy of this limited printing will set you back over 800 bucks!

The KUOW Book Club is continuing its summer reading series with Seattle Public Library this month. We're reading Kim Fu's ...

A Walters Art Museum exhibit entitled "If Books Could Kill" looks at deadly minerals used to make illuminated books.

Peter Brown stripped down his original 'Wild Robot' story for beginning readers, keeping the underlying message about a man-made device that learns how to care for others.

This short collection of essays finds the good in the small things, from birthdays to the praying mantis. Gay’s follow-up, The Book of (More) Delights, was published this year.

Books Indian author Banu Mushtaq wins International Booker Prize with short story collection Heart Lamp, translated by Deepa Bhasthi, is the first short story collection to win the prize.

International Booker Prize 2025: Banu Mushtaq wins for book ‘challenging Western stereotypes about Muslim life’ The 12 short stories, translated by Deepa Bhasthi, follow the lives of ordinary ...

It is hard not to draw a parallel between this book and “Becoming”: a seminal exhibition celebrating 130 years of illustrations in Indian children’s books.

May is Short Story Month. Celebrate by checking out one of these great Canadian short story collections.

Vignettes from 130 years of children’s literature came together in Becoming, an exhibition that resonated with adults too. It ran from 28 April to 6 May.