Short Stories

Life's most meaningful moments often come in small packages, captured in brief but powerful glimpses that stay with us long after the last page. These concentrated doses of wisdom, humor, and human experience - whether personal essays, bite-sized memoirs, or intimate character studies - offer readers the perfect way to experience a complete story in a single sitting.

Short Stories Book Summaries

The House on Mango Street Summary

The House on Mango Street

by Sandra Cisneros 1984 110 pages

The Martian Chronicles Summary

The Martian Chronicles

by Ray Bradbury 1950 182 pages

Science Fiction

Chicken Soup for the Soul Summary

Chicken Soup for the Soul

Random Acts of Kindness: 101 Stories of Compassion and Paying It Forward

by Amy Newmark 2017 373 pages

Norse Mythology Summary

Norse Mythology

by Neil Gaiman 2017 301 pages

Me Talk Pretty One Day Summary

Me Talk Pretty One Day

by David Sedaris 2000 272 pages

The Last Wish Summary

by Andrzej Sapkowski 1993 400 pages

I Have No Mouth & I Must Scream Summary

I Have No Mouth & I Must Scream

by Harlan Ellison 1967 20 pages

Science Fiction

Chess Story Summary

by Stefan Zweig 1942 104 pages

German Literature

The Jungle Book Summary

The Jungle Book

by Rudyard Kipling 1894 277 pages

Chicken Soup for the Soul Summary

Chicken Soup for the Soul

Tough Times, Tough People: 101 Stories about Overcoming the Economic Crisis and Other Challenges

by Jack Canfield 2009 414 pages

The Tales of Beedle the Bard Summary

The Tales of Beedle the Bard

by J.K. Rowling 2008 105 pages

I, Robot Summary

by Isaac Asimov 1950 224 pages

Science Fiction

Love's Executioner and Other Tales of Psychotherapy Summary

Love's Executioner and Other Tales of Psychotherapy

by Irvin D. Yalom 1989 304 pages

Skeleton Crew Summary

by Stephen King 1985 612 pages

Table for Two Summary

by Amor Towles 2024 451 pages

Historical Fiction

Literary Fiction

A Short Stay in Hell Summary

A Short Stay in Hell

by Steven L. Peck 2011 110 pages

The Book of Laughter and Forgetting Summary

The Book of Laughter and Forgetting

by Milan Kundera 1979 313 pages

Czech Literature

Enchanted Summary

Erotic Bedtime Stories For Women

by Nancy Madore 2004 256 pages

I Have No Mouth & I Must Scream Summary

I Have No Mouth & I Must Scream

by Harlan Ellison 1967 134 pages

Science Fiction

Dispatches from Planet 3 Summary

Dispatches from Planet 3

Thirty-Two (Brief) Tales on the Solar System, the Milky Way, and Beyond

by Marcia Bartusiak 2018 320 pages

Franny and Zooey Summary

Franny and Zooey

by J.D. Salinger 1957 201 pages

The Cyberiad Summary

by Stanisław Lem 1965 295 pages

Science Fiction

The Lonely Voice Summary

The Lonely Voice

A Study of the Short Story

by Frank O'Connor 1961 224 pages

Literary Criticism

How to Write Short Stories And Use Them to Further Your Writing Career Summary

How to Write Short Stories And Use Them to Further Your Writing Career

by James Scott Bell 2016 114 pages

Let It Snow Summary

by John Green 2008 353 pages

Schoolgirl Summary

by Osamu Dazai 1939 103 pages

Japanese Literature

Arsène Lupin, Gentleman-Thief Summary

Arsène Lupin, Gentleman-Thief

by Maurice Leblanc 1907 279 pages

An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge Summary

An Occurrence at Owl Creek Bridge

by Ambrose Bierce 1890 36 pages

The Good Immigrant Summary

The Good Immigrant

26 Writers Reflect on America

by Nikesh Shukla 2019 336 pages

Machine Learning Summary

Machine Learning

New and Collected Stories

by Hugh Howey 2017 352 pages

Science Fiction

Auggie & Me Summary

Three Wonder Stories

by R.J. Palacio 2014 303 pages

Realistic Fiction

Kurdish Women's Stories Summary

Kurdish Women's Stories

by Houzan Mahmoud 2021 224 pages

Ellison Wonderland Summary

Ellison Wonderland

by Harlan Ellison 1962 195 pages

Science Fiction

Johnny Panic and the Bible of Dreams Summary

Johnny Panic and the Bible of Dreams

Short Stories, Prose and Diary Excerpts

by Sylvia Plath 1977 336 pages

Nostalgia Summary

by Mircea Cărtărescu 1989 361 pages

Romanian Literature

What You Are Looking For Is in the Library Summary

What You Are Looking For Is in the Library

by Michiko Aoyama 2020 304 pages

Books About Books

The Exception to the Rule Summary

The Exception to the Rule

by Christina Lauren 2024 101 pages

Worst Wingman Ever Summary

Worst Wingman Ever

by Abby Jimenez 2024 61 pages

Rosie and the Dreamboat Summary

Rosie and the Dreamboat

by Sally Thorne 2024 44 pages

Drop, Cover, and Hold On Summary

Drop, Cover, and Hold On

by Jasmine Guillory 2024 40 pages

With Any Luck Summary

by Ashley Poston 2024 43 pages

You Like It Darker Summary

You Like It Darker

by Stephen King 2024 502 pages

Royal Valentine Summary

Royal Valentine

by Sariah Wilson 2024 71 pages

Loathe to Love You Summary

Loathe to Love You

by Ali Hazelwood 2023 370 pages

Contemporary Romance

The Bookstore Sisters Summary

The Bookstore Sisters

by Alice Hoffman 2022 36 pages

Books About Books

My Evil Mother Summary

by Margaret Atwood 2022 32 pages

Historical Fiction

The Gift Summary

by Freida McFadden 2022 47 pages

Cut and Thirst Summary

by Margaret Atwood 2024 35 pages

Lovers at the Museum Summary

Lovers at the Museum

by Isabel Allende 2024 25 pages

Two Women Walk into a Bar Summary

Two Women Walk into a Bar

by Cheryl Strayed 2024 31 pages

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