Every time I get a recommendation request where one of the five recent reads contains a collection of short stories, I get extra excited because it means I may be able to recommend a book of short ...

James’ third novel and brilliant anticolonial critique (also a National Book Award longlist nominee) deploys a large cast of British and Indian characters. But its protagonist is a machine: an ...

Each month, the Columbia Public Library offers selections from its collection related to a current best-seller or hot topic.

Migrant Valley, one of America's most hidden regions –though it's right there at the side of the highway for anyone to see– is vividly portrayed in Manuel Muñoz's new short story collection "The ...