Science fiction and fantasy are almost always most innovative when they’re at their briefest. Imaginative short stories have the freedom to make a huge mess, because they’re not obligated to stick ...

Good morning and welcome back to the L.A. Times Book Club newsletter. I’m Jim Ruland, a fiction writer, punk historian and a longtime contributor to the Los Angeles Times, and this summer I’ll be ...

Sundance on Monday debuted the list of short films to be presented at this year’s festival. 57 were selected, in total, with shorts to screen as part of eight curated programs that will include ...

“Short fiction” rather than “short stories” is an apt descriptor of the varied works I have before me. Review: Wait Here – Lucy Nelson (Summit Books); Playing Nice was Getting Me Nowhere – Alex ...

This year's short film program showcases the work of fiction, nonfiction, and animation filmmakers hailing from 22 countries and territories. After announcing the feature and episodic program last ...