Horror fans, check out these 8 free short stories

Posted on 05/28/2020 at 08:07 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Not enough chills and thrills in the morning news (or our daily book recommendations) for you? The Chicago Review of...

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Tagged As: Free reads, Horror, Short story

Free read: “Social Distance”

Posted on 05/20/2020 at 08:26 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Mark Haddon has written a graphic (as in illustrated) short story for the Guardian, which you can read for free....

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Tagged As: Free reads, Graphic novel, Short story, The Guardian

Read the short story that inspired “Normal People”

Posted on 05/14/2020 at 08:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

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Sally Rooney’s award-winning novel, Normal People, began as a short story, published to some acclaim in The White Review. The...

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Tagged As: Free reads, Short story, Women in literature

Free read: “The Resident Poet”

Posted on 05/06/2020 at 10:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Unpublished works by the late writer Katherine Dunn are making their way to the public. A novel called Toad will...

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Tagged As: Free reads, Short story

Free read: “A Room in Baltimore”

Posted on 04/22/2020 at 12:45 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

A collection of never-before-published short stories by Madeleine L’Engle was released yesterday. One of the tales from The Moment of...

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Tagged As: Classic literature, Free reads, Short story, Women in literature

Here are the 2020 Read The World free ebooks!

Posted on 04/17/2020 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Amazon’s Read The World promotion kicked off yesterday, with nine free ebooks for you to enjoy. These international works translated...

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Tagged As: Amazon, Book lists, Free reads

Screenwriter Damon Lindelof is writing a serialized mystery novel

Posted on 04/03/2020 at 02:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Here’s something to look forward to every day: a serialized mystery novel. Damon Lindelof is releasing a chapter each day...

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Tagged As: Free reads, Mystery, Pop culture

Free read: “The Secret Lives of Cats”

Posted on 03/31/2020 at 12:52 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Pet owners are spending more time than ever with their four-legged friends. At least for us, that doesn’t mean we...

Tagged As: Free reads, Mystery

Enjoy a short story from Barry Lopez

Posted on 11/29/2019 at 04:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Author Barry Lopez has a new (longer) version of a decade-old short story to share with readers. The original version...

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Tagged As: Free reads, Literary Hub, Short story

Thanksgiving stories from L.M. Montgomery, Louisa May Alcott

Posted on 11/28/2019 at 04:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Need a quick break from football, family, or food? Keep your Thanksgiving spirit strong and enjoy some literature from this...

Tagged As: Classic literature, Free reads, Just for fun