The novel is a big canvas. It allows for complexity and a deep dive into character—ample space for readers to explore and contemplate. The price for this experience is time—it can take several hours to several months to read a novel, depending on its girth. It’s easy to assume a short story would be less […]
Gift-giving can come with a lot of commitment issues. If you buy a novel for a certain someone and they “just can’t get into it,” it’s like you failed as a person who buys books as presents. However, short stories don’t have quite that same threat, because even if the person doesn’t love ALL the stories […]
We asked the editors and authors of the recently released anthology The Starlit Wood from Saga Press to chat about fairy tales and their influence on modern-day storytelling. Editors Navah Wolfe and Dominik Parisien tackled the following question: There can often be a societal expectation that adults will outgrow fairy tales. How do you hope collections […]