One new press to take note of this cover strategy is not quite like the others: 831 Stories, a marketing-savvy “romantic fiction company” launched last year by Erica Cerulo and Claire Mazur.

The book will be published Oct. 11 by Bloomsbury. Check out the cover below, along with some teases from the author about his favorite parts (and the most challenging) to write.

Philip K. Dick’s The Complete Short Stories, which we saw at io9, are on sale now at The Folio Society’s website. The box set contains all 118 pieces of Dick’s short fiction.

His newest short story looks to follow in that fine tradition. “Finn,” a Scribd exclusive, is set in Ireland and tells the story of a young man, unlucky since birth, who gets caught up in a ...

Get the first look at Lisa Taddeo's first short story collection, full of love, grief, and obsessions See the cover reveal of Ghost Lover, out June 14, 2022.

Miranda Zamora, one of the author’s close friends, is “an extreme character,” with her story in the 2014 book covering her sexual exploration and run-in with alien Doktor Cincinnatus Spock.

The first book by Smith in 13 years, this Mrs. Darcy, et al., is a collection of short stories set in Virginia and North Carolina with a cast of characters that amuse, irritate, inspire and endure.