Sometimes being in the midst of the holiday season is like being in a whirlwind. With everything going on it is sometimes very hard to find some time to carve out for ourselves to just sit and read a good book.
We can still read some quality material in less time by reading shorter stories. Some people dismiss short stories. Short stories are not only a great way to find a way to read when you have very little time, but to find new authors for future reading.
Highly reviewed Volt by Alan Heathcock brings us eight stories set mostly within small towns. Some characters are linked throughout the stories, but the stories do not have to be read in any certain order. Hancock writes of life in a sparse, gritty style where characters encounter a lot of life’s, well, volts.
For mystery lovers, A Study in Sherlock: stories inspired by the Holmes canon includes stories by several prominent mystery writers including Lee Child, Dana Stabenow, Charles Todd and S.J. Rozan. And if you want to get into the holiday spirit, try Christmas at The Mysterious Bookshop: ‘tis the season to be deadly. This great collection of short stories is centered around the holiday season and each story involves a bookshop.
These are only a few collections you may want to try. If you want to look for more collections of short stories, enter the words “short stories” or “anthology” into the DPL catalog and you’ll find a vast list of books to explore. Take some time off for yourself this season and Happy Holidays!
No comments:
Post a Comment