Genre: Short Stories

I read the stories in My Lawfully Wedded Husband and Other Stories back to back, one after the other. I know that’s not how short stories are ideally read, but I couldn’t help myself. Waiting to reach the end was agony. The way the stories begin, the plot appears to be […]

My Lawfully Wedded Husband and Other Stories – Madhulika Liddle

Must-Read Anthology Short Stories by Sujata Sahoo

Funny Stories is a collection of 8 stories, each written by a different author. They tell stories which will make you laugh. Whoever said that laughter was the best medicine, was right. It will scare your blues away. The Boy Who Could Not Finish a by Nury Vittachi is a great […]

Funny Stories – Various Authors

Worth a read Children Humour Short Stories by Sujata Sahoo

Invisible People - Harsh Mander — Invisible People by Harsh Mander, is a collection of short stories about the lives of people, who found themselves in frightening and desperate circumstances, often for reasons beyond their control. The stories explore, how these people coped, and sometimes even blossomed, with the raw hand life had dealt them. The […]

Invisible People – Harsh Mander

Must-Read Non fiction Short Stories Social commentary Young Adult by Kanika G

Lucky Girl - Shabnam Minwalla — Lucky Girl written by Shabnam Minwalla is a cute read for 4 to 8 year old kids. It has a light hearted, funny tone. Sumi, to all appearances, has the ideal life. Her room would be any little girl’s dream come true – with quaint furnishings, lots of books and […]

Lucky Girl – Shabnam Minwalla

Worth a read Children Humour Short Stories by Kanika G

The Boy Who Swallowed A Nail And Other Stories - Lalita Iyer — The Boy Who Swallowed A Nail And Other Stories, written by Lalita Iyer, is a collection of 9 stories based on little anecdotes from Lalita’s life, while she was growing up. It is a nice, relaxing read, for both, children and adults alike. Lalita lived in a house at the […]

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Worth a read Children Humour Short Stories by Kanika G

Going home in the rain & other stories - Monideepa Sahu — Going home in the rain & other stories, a collection of short stories written by Monideepa Sahu is a thin book that did not look inviting. A collection of fourteen stories each showing a slice of life that we may have experienced at some point. + + + – – […]

Going Home in the Rain & other stories – Monideepa ...

Must-Read Short Stories by Menaka S

The Simla Paintings and Other Stories - Rita Joshi — What makes a good anthology of short stories? This is a deceptively tricky question. If you had a bunch of random stories that were brilliant individually but had no common thread, or if you had some ordinary stories that were cleverly woven into a single theme, would either of these […]

The Simla Paintings and Other Stories – Rita Joshi

Read if you must Anthology Short Stories by Payal Dhar

The Unicycle And Other Stories - Gita V Reddy — Gita V Reddy’s collection of six short stories titled, The Unicycle and Other Stories is a middle grade book. With no expectation from it, I started reading it. GVR’s books The Vigil and Other Stories and Daksha the Medicine Girl have been reviewed on this site earlier. The Clever Princess, as […]

The Unicycle And Other Stories – Gita V Reddy

Worth a read Anthology Middle Grade Short Stories by Menaka S

The Vigil and Other Stories - Gita V. Reddy — Gita V. Reddy’s collection of short stories, The Vigil and Other Stories, deals mainly with the many emotions and problems faced by women in Indian society. Each story competes with the other to gain one’s attention. There is sure to be a character in each of these stories that a […]

The Vigil and Other Stories – Gita V. Reddy

Must-Read Short Stories by Shiny Babu