The novelist Cynan Jones once wrote that in brief fiction, “every word is doing a job. So pay attention. A short novel is an event, not a trip.” The Swedish Academy recognized that this week when they ...

I’m sure any English major could attest to being asked at least one of the following questions: What’s your favorite [book, poem, series, author etc.]? Are you going to be an English teacher? Have you ...

After what has felt like a never-ending winter, spring is officially in the air: the flowers are blooming, the birds are chirping, and I feel like I can finally put away my winter coat. If you, like ...

Welsh author Cynan Jones specializes in short novels that pack a visceral punch, including Everything I Found on the Beach and The Dig. Jones talks about the appeal of the very short novel. I've never ...

Yes, Gatsby. Yes, The Old Man and the Sea. Yes, The Stranger and Ethan Frome. But (theoretically) you already read those classic shorties in high school, right? And while we may not be distracted ...