Free read: “Salt Slow”

Posted on 10/24/2019 at 04:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Literary Hub has a short story to share from an award-winning author’s first collection. “Salt Slow,” released earlier this month,...

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

Free read: “The Uncharted”

Posted on 10/16/2019 at 11:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Literary Hub has a free short story from Benjamin Percy today. “The Uncharted” comes from Percy’s newest collection, Suicide Woods,...

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Free read: “The Invisible” by Jo Lloyd

Posted on 10/02/2019 at 11:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Congratulations to Jo Lloyd, whose short story “The Invisible” has won the BBC National Short Story Award. Lloyd will receive...

Categories: Today in Books

Tagged As: Awards, Free reads, Short story, The Guardian

Librarians join effort to expand public-domain book offerings

Posted on 09/11/2019 at 11:01 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Look no further if you’re seeking another reason to love librarians. The New York Public Library is at the center...

Categories: Today in Books

Tagged As: Free reads, Libraries

Enjoy a short story from Etgar Keret's new collection

Posted on 09/10/2019 at 02:56 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

For those of you not reading (sneakily or openly) The Testaments or The Institute today, we have an alternate reading...

Categories: Author Interview

Tagged As: Author interview, Free reads, Literary Hub, NPR, Short story

A few extra free reads

Posted on 08/24/2019 at 04:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Perhaps you’re stuck in a huge line while running errands along with the rest of the world right now or...

Categories: Free ebooks

Tagged As: Free reads, Short story

Experts choose classic novels that have stood the test of time

Posted on 08/09/2019 at 04:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

We’d hate for you to start the weekend feeling like your to-be-read list is too short. So, here’s a list...

Categories: Free ebooks

Tagged As: Book lists, Classic literature, Free reads

Free read: "This Is Pleasure" by Mary Gaitskill

Posted on 07/10/2019 at 10:55 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Take a long break today — you deserve it — and enjoy a free novella, along with perhaps some strong...

Categories: Free ebooks

Tagged As: Free reads, Scandal

Kick off the Fourth of July with quick patriotic reads

Posted on 07/04/2019 at 08:00 AM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

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Happy Fourth of July to our American readers! If you need a quick dose of holiday-appropriate fiction to get you...

Categories: Today in Books

Tagged As: Free reads, Historical fiction, Mystery

Lunchtime read from Kristen Arnett

Posted on 07/03/2019 at 12:00 PM by Sadye Scott-Hainchek

Kristen Arnett, author of the New York Times bestseller Mostly Dead Things, has more fiction to share. Check out her...

Categories: Free ebooks

Tagged As: Free reads, Short story