Have you ever read a book that came at you like a punch to the gut — short and painful? I've rounded up a list of nine short, sad novels you should read the next time you're in need of a good cry, and ...

Modern Love in miniature, featuring reader-submitted stories of no more than 100 words. To the skinny girl with sad eyes wearing a peacoat in the summer in New York City: You reminded me of my college ...

"Looking good is the new smart," says a character in Super Sad True Love Story. Welcome to Gary Shteyngart's vision of America in the near future, where intelligence does indeed take a backseat to ...