short stories
The short, complex life of a writer of short, complex stories
The precursor to both Stephen King and mommy bloggers alike, the late Shirley Jackson—you may know her story ‘The Lottery’—haunts us still
26 short stories about the alphabet: Book review
In short stories, most only a few pages long, Peacock recounts the life of the alphabet.
Short stories are beautiful, but will they sell?
Prizes and critics are in love with short stories these days. It’s those pesky readers . . .
The two halves of Alice Munro
Munro’s editor Douglas Gibson on their decades-long relationship, where understatement was everything
Alice Munro: Never too much happiness
From 2013: Inside the remarkable triumph of the world’s greatest storyteller
Book review: Vampires in the Lemon Grove
Book by Karen Russell
David Sedaris talks through the animals
Plus, hockey star Alexander Ovechkin, a new memoir from the author of ’Prisoner of Tehran’, and making sense of Stephen Harper