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5 Great Classic and Contemporary Short Stories That Explore Time Travel

5 Great Classic and Contemporary Short Stories That Explore Time Travel

Ellery Lloyd recommends temporal tales by Ray Bradbury, Vandana Singh, and more

By Ellery Lloyd | August 7, 2026

The Unburied Contradictions of Sacramento Noir

The Unburied Contradictions of Sacramento Noir

John Freeman on the noir shadings of California's capital, captured in a new collection of stories.

By John Freeman | March 5, 2025

Digging Deep, Staying with It: James Sallis on Writing, Reality, and the Danger of Creative Work

Digging Deep, Staying with It: James Sallis on Writing, Reality, and the Danger of Creative Work

A new collection spans the career of a modern master.

By Nick Kolakowski | November 25, 2024

The Bloomingdale Story: Read the Never-Before Published Patricia Highsmith Draft That Would Become <em>Carol</em> (<em>The Price of Salt</em>)

The Bloomingdale Story: Read the Never-Before Published Patricia Highsmith Draft That Would Become Carol (The Price of Salt)

A rare gem from Highsmith's newly released diaries and notebooks, with annotations from the author and her editor.

By Patricia Highsmith | November 16, 2021

Latinx Crime Fiction Anthologies

Latinx Crime Fiction Anthologies

Latinx writers are producing some of the world's most exciting short fiction. Time to get your hands on a few story collections.

By Richie Narvaez | October 6, 2021

Lee Child on the Invention of Fiction

Lee Child on the Invention of Fiction

The first humans to make up stories may just have saved us all. Or not. It's hard to know for sure.

By Lee Child | October 5, 2021

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