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Reading books on Christmas Eve has deep roots in Russian and Ukrainian history. In 1831, Nikolai Gogol's story "The Night ...

In addition to his bestselling novels, Stephen King is also a prolific short story writer. Here are 20 of his best.

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Haruki Murakami is one of Japan’s most beloved novelists with an extensive catalogue of surreal and captivating books, including short story compilations ...

These memoirs, thrillers, romance, literary fiction, nonfiction and short stories focus on Native and Indigenous stories, in recognition of National American Indian Heritage Month ...

PEOPLE staffers have rounded up some of their favorite recommendations for spooky books to read during the Halloween season — see our full list, including novels by Stephen King, Anne Rice and more.

Not sure if you can handle a deep dive into a spooky read? Ray Bradbury's The October Country is a collection of short stories, and is said to be some of this best and most frightening work.