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One great short story to read today: Charles Yu's

One great short story to read today: Charles Yu's "Standard Loneliness Package."

By Emily Temple | May 22, 2023

One great short story to read today: Steven Millhauser's

One great short story to read today: Steven Millhauser's "Miracle Polish."

By Emily Temple | May 19, 2023

One great short story to read today: </br>ZZ Packer's

One great short story to read today:
ZZ Packer's "Brownies."

By Emily Temple | May 18, 2023

One great short story to read today: Grace Paley's

One great short story to read today: Grace Paley's "A Conversation with My Father."

By Emily Temple | May 17, 2023

Watch Ben Whishaw read Seamus Heaney's translation of

Watch Ben Whishaw read Seamus Heaney's translation of "The Names of the Hare."

By Emily Temple | May 16, 2023

Here are the winners of the 2022 Nebula Awards.

Here are the winners of the 2022 Nebula Awards.

By Emily Temple | May 15, 2023

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One great short story to read today: Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah's "Friday Black."

By Emily Temple | May 15, 2023

One great short story to read today: Donald Barthelme's "Rebecca."

By Emily Temple | May 12, 2023

One great short story to read today: Lesley Nneka Arimah's "Who Will Greet You at Home."

By Emily Temple | May 10, 2023

Here are this year's Pulitzer Prize winners.

Here are this year's Pulitzer Prize winners.

By Emily Temple | May 8, 2023

What is this summer's big mystery book?

What is this summer's big mystery book?

By Emily Temple | May 8, 2023

One great short story to read today: Viet Thanh Nguyen's

One great short story to read today: Viet Thanh Nguyen's "Black-Eyed Women."

By Emily Temple | May 8, 2023

One great short story to read today: </br>Diane Cook's

One great short story to read today:
Diane Cook's "The Way the End of Days Should Be."

By Emily Temple | May 4, 2023

One great short story to read today: Edward P. Jones's

One great short story to read today: Edward P. Jones's "Bad Neighbors."

By Emily Temple | May 3, 2023

One great short story to read today: </br>Alice Munro's

One great short story to read today:
Alice Munro's "Wenlock Edge"

By Emily Temple | May 1, 2023

10 of the Best Indie Bookstores in the World

10 of the Best Indie Bookstores in the World

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