Next, “Captive: New Short Fiction From Africa” (Catalyst Press LLC, 2024), edited by Rachel Zadok and Helen Moffett, identifies 11 writers who each contributed three stories about three topics ...

Here is a compilation of some of the best short stories for kids that they may enjoy hearing. Encourage your child to explore these stories together and discuss the morals they convey. Animal ...

A short story collection is often among the most difficult works of fiction to review. Unlike in a novel, where the decisions of a cast of characters over time reveal a story’s underlying motifs and ...

Looking for a few good haunts? It doesn't matter if you're celebrating Halloween or sitting around a campfire, there's nothing like a spooky ghost story. These paranormal books are full of ...

Kids love seeing themselves in relatable characters and familiar settings like school and home. Stories about navigating friendships, family dynamics, and real-life romances all resonate. From funny ...

HistoByte, India's first historical fiction contest for teenage school students ... is open to students aged 13-18 from any school in India. Students can submit short first-person stories (under 500 ...

Our society is showing too little care or concern for loss of life. Other than the Columbine mass shooting in 1999, Sandy ...

It tells a touching story about learning when to let one’s children grow on their own terms. A short film and TV special, Mickey and the Very Many Christmases is an easy choice for the little ...

Maybe you want them to have a short siesta so you can have a ... This video of her reading the story Harry the Dirty Dog to kids reminds you of her gentle soul and subtle humor.

Eight books by Irish authors for children and teenagersOpens in new window ... In Lui Sit’s Land of the Last Wild Cat (Macmillan, £7.99, 8+), the story’s heroine shares top billing with ...

The author joins Deborah Treisman to read and discuss “Drinking Coffee Elsewhere,” which was published in The New Yorker in 2000.

Kira Jane Buxton’s story about truffle mania whisks us away to Italy and serves up one buttery page of comedy after another. ‘The New Shadow,’ which Tolkien left unfinished at his death ...