Short Stories for Short Attention Spans

With the holiday season as hectic as ever, it can be difficult to focus on getting through a book. But if you still want to get some reading in over the holidays, now might be the time to try out a short story collection.

Short story collections are great for the wandering mind because your attention span only needs to last as long as each chapter, and you can find one in just about any section of the library. The best part is, there's no commitment! If you're not enjoying an author's writing after a few stories, you don't need to feel guilty about giving up on a book's whole plot.

Here is a list of short story collections at BPL you should check out today:

Horror

Growing Things by Paul Tremblay

Stephen King Goes to the Movies by Stephen King

The Merry Spinster by Mallory Ortberg

Mystery

An Elderly Lady is Up to No Good by Helene Turston

A Simple Murder by Kate Castillo

Wait for Signs by Craig Johnson

Shots Fired by C.J. Box

Nonfiction

I Am, I Am, I Am by Maggie O'Farrell

Opposite of Loneliness by Marina Keegan

Look Alive Out There by Sloane Crosley

General Fiction

Mrs. Darcy and the Blue-Eyed Stranger by Lee Smith

All the Names They Used for God by Anjali Sachdeva

Nothing Gold Can Stay by Ron Rash

99 Stories of God by Joy Williams

Inspirational

Gentleman's Kiss by various authors

With All My Heart Romance Collection by various authors