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 ...

Queen of the contemporary short story Lorrie Moore once said, "a short story is a photograph; a novel is a film." The short story, like a photograph, lets you look at something familiar and have a ...

Fortnite​‍​‌‍​‍‌​‍​‌‍​‍‌ is famous not only as a battle royale giant or a streamer’s creative hotspot, but it turns out to be ...

Spooky season is here and with it comes the desire to soak in all things horror. There are plenty of horror movies and novels to read this October, but if you’re looking for something a bit less ...

The short story is a type of fiction that tells a poignant narrative on a smaller scale. It is important that the characters and the plot of a short story are established and developed properly within ...

Is there anything better than settling down for a languid afternoon of reading your favorite novel cover to cover, perhaps on a park bench or in a field of delightful flowers? No, there isn't. But do ...

The makers of “Bojack Horseman” return with a human and humane comedy about the power of memory. By James Poniewozik James Poniewozik is the chief television critic for The New York Times. He last ...