We asked New Scientist writers to pick their favourite sci-fi short story. From H.G. Wells’s The Time Machine to Octavia E.

these short books—ranging from 100 to 250 pages—will fit snugly into your schedule and leave you feeling inspired. Why read it: The Alchemist is more than just a story; it’s a philosophy for ...

There is something special about works I can read in full on a rainy Sunday afternoon or in the lamplight hours between ...

You don’t read short stories. Well, you probably don’t – statistically speaking. Whenever I speak to friends, too, they’re always reading novels or nonfiction. They look at me with ...

You can finally read this Ernest Hemingway story about Paris after WWII In 1956, Ernest Hemingway wrote to his publisher about five short stories he had written: “You can always publish them ...

This week’s Stylist Short Story is Seasoning by Jo Gatford ... supported technologies etc.) can be stored or read on your device to recognise it each time it connects to an app or to a website ...

Reading fiction can make you an avid student of human experience, honing the wisdom and empathy every leader needs. Here are three very short stories that can take your leadership from good to great.