Your Christmas shopping is done! The publishing year draws toward a close with a cracking line-up of novels, major histories, ...

The Canadian author of the prescient 1984 novel ‘The Handmaid’s Tale’ looks back on a prolific career and shares life lessons in ‘Book of Lives.’ ...

The short story collection doesn’t just touch on cultural themes Twain would have appreciated, it deals in the sort of wordplay and conscious undermining of literary formats he popularized.

Three new stories, including a campus-set novella, are the heart of “The Eleventh Hour,” a book that strains to recall the ...

It was the most prosaic of equipment for the grandest of heists: a ladder, propped right under the noses of French guards.

At this year's Malta Book Festival, taking place in Ta' Qali from Wednesday 5 to Sunday 9 November, Kite Group will be launching three new collections of short stories by distinguished Maltese ...

Ernest and Hadley, a local independent bookstore in downtown Tuscaloosa, hosted Gregory Ariail on Tuesday night to read excerpts from his recently published collection of short stories, “Hermits Die ...

Welcome to The A.V. Club’s monthly comics preview, where we recommend new books to check out over the next few weeks. This ...

Welcome, dear readers to Halloween, when in the UK and US children dress as their favourite fictional horror characters (and ...

From emotional dramas to thought-provoking tales, here are six short films that deliver lasting impact in under an hour.

In 2024, NielsenIQ BookData’s Horror sub-category recorded its best year to date, delivering just over £8m – so far in 2025, ...

There were too many wonderful books coming out this fall to cover in one list, so we broke it into two this year. Perfect for ...