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Short stories have a unique power—they capture deep emotion, human conflict, and moral insight in just a few pages. Over the centuries, certain works have transcended time and language, becoming ...

Don't let 2025 end without finishing your New Year's resolution to read more. Check out these short books from fiction to ...

For many years, I assumed that the appeal of a short story was that it was, well, short. Instead of slowly reading a novel over weeks, the reader of these bite-size plots can experience character ...

Short books can hold enormous emotional weight, capturing grief, love and fear with a precision that longer novels often miss ...

Amor Towles has transported readers to a hotel in a changing Russia ("A Gentleman in Moscow") and the roads of the U.S. in the 1950's ("The Lincoln Highway," a Read With Jenna pick). For his next book ...

Omar is an Evergreen Writer at DualShockers. His love for anime sparked a lifelong fascination with the Japanese culture. And even though he doesn’t want to admit it, JoJo's Bizarre Adventure has ...