In Saïd Sayrafiezadeh's fictional short story, "Minimum Payment Due," the main character is trapped in credit card debt and desperate for a way out. But his shame and denial leave him unable to tell ...
For almost as long as there have been stories in the New Yorker there has existed the concept of “the New Yorker story.” This is broadly understood to refer to something plotless, nuanced and ...
Pages: A long-awaited opportunity abroad tests Alex and James' resilience as they navigate immigration hurdles and the ...
Neal Shusterman’s more than 50-book literary resume is filled with accolades, among them a National Book Award (Challenger Deep), a Printz Honor (Scythe), a Boston Globe–Horn Book Award (The Schwa Was ...
Gooday Nagar is reminiscent of RK Laxman’s Malgudi. Like Laxman’s characters, those in Gooday Nagar are also ambitious, ...
“Short fiction” rather than “short stories” is an apt descriptor of the varied works I have before me. Review: Wait Here – Lucy Nelson (Summit Books); Playing Nice was Getting Me Nowhere – Alex ...
The short story, which is set during World War I, is believed to have been printed for the first time on Friday. The story is thought to have been written no earlier than July 1918. By Emmett Lindner ...
Science fiction author Ted Chiang wrote the short story that became the movie "Arrival." He talks with host Scott Detrow. If, like me, you are a fan of the science fiction author Ted Chiang, you know ...