“Ninety-three Million Miles Away” by Barbara Gowdy

Barbara Gowdy’s wholly unique style permeates her short story collection, We So Seldom Look on Love. In “Ninety-three Million Miles Away,” housewife Ali relentlessly pursues an ever-elusive sense of personal satisfaction and accomplishment. (more…)

“Five Small Rooms (A Murder Mystery)” — Indeed

Diane Schoemperlen’s Forms of Devotion plays with words and images, creating an interesting and innovative book that merges design with content. (more…)

“Miss Fatt and Miss Thinne” by Michel Faber

In Some Rain Must Fall, Michel Faber weaves together 15 short stories that are anchored by his radically inventive and often surreal style, yet remain radically diverse. (more…)

Books Your Mom Will Hate

For this month’s feature, we’re encouraging readers to take a step back from all the Mother’s and Father’s day festivities and discover books that they will enjoy with these 10 Books That Your Mom Will Hate.

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Tim Winton - “Damaged Goods”

Tim Winton’s powerful collection of short stories, The Turning, will give you a whole new appreciation for the genre. (more…)

Isabel Allende — The Year After Paula’s Death

“My life, like my books, is made of sorrow and love,” Isabel Allende says in this P.S. section from her memoir, Paula. (more…)

1001 Books: A Reading List

There’s a whole community of readers out there who have picked up the challenge in terms of the hugely popular 1001 Books You Must Read  Before You Die list. (more…)

Summer is Short — The Video

HarperPerennial in the US created a kick-ass video for Summer is Short read a story. Put your hands up, indeed.

Not Lost in Translation: 10 Books

This month’s feature “Not Lost in Translation” where we’re encouraging Perennial readers to discover (or rediscover) the classics  — and even discover some modern ones — with these books, all of which have been translated from their original languages. (more…)

Frances Itani’s “Bolero”

The first in our collection of Summer is Short stories that will appear on the website over the next few months, please enjoy “Bolero.” (more…)