You’ve finished Jane Eyre, and you’re looking for your next book. Here are five of our favorite books to read next after Jane Eyre. From Rebecca to Wuthering Heights to Wide Sargasso Sea, we’ve

In the third story from our collection, Fairytales for Grown-Ups, a young cameraman meets a mermaid on the subway.

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If you loved Frankenstein, here are five more suggestions of books you might enjoy. Whatever you loved about Frankenstein—the setting, the science, or the horror—we’ve got recommendations for what…

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Wondering where to start reading speculative fiction? Here are five classic books that make a great launching point into the genre!

From Henry James to Eudora Welty, spend two days reading a classic book that will stick with you long past the weekend. 

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Truthful stories of unreal things. A short story anthology website.

Truthful stories of unreal things. A short story anthology website.

A dragon and a mug of hot cocoa. A stack of magical books and a tower you can’t see the top of. Sparks flying off the surface of a simmering cauldron and your feet curled under you in a warm chair.…

Read this influential short story from author F. Scott Fitzgerald, as Bernice visits her sophisticated cousin Marjorie and attempts to make her way upward in a changing society.

Looking for a great gift for a new parent or an imaginative child? Why not help them fill their bookshelves with a beautiful fairy tale collection, one that will work for the littlest child all the…

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Inhabit worlds. Clear your mind. Make space. Looking for more great books that will inspire you to become a better writer? Here are a few of our favorites, from the more obscure to the well-loved.

Read this contemporary short story with a touch of magic, the final story in our collection, Fairytales for Grown-Ups.

Whether you’ve read a handful of short stories here and there over the years, or you have authors whose short stories you devour, here are four immensely satisfying collections of classic short…

Have you ever been so swept up in someone else’s fictional fantasy world that you finish their story and find yourself desperate to write your own? Have you ever wished that you could build your own…

Read this classic short story from author Willa Cather.

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For avid readers looking for more writers like Jane Austen, here are a few of our favorites, from E. M. Forster to Elizabeth Gaskell to Dodie Smith, along with recommended novels from each author. If…

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If you’re looking for a way to add books to your reading list without adding an extra zero to your book budget, here are a few places you can find books online cheap or even free.

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One of the best ways to get your writing brain moving is by reading. Here are five flash fiction writing prompts to tackle based on famous short stories that you can read for free here on Penny Magic.

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Looking for classic literature book lists to guide you as you expand your bookshelf? Look no further. This is a list of lists for you to choose from as you look for your next classic novel to read.

With all the other things that need to be done for the holidays, don’t worry about tackling a giant novel. Sit with a quick book (most of these have audiobooks under five hours), and get all the…

"Every step up the mountain got harder. At first she couldn’t feel her hands or her legs as she moved, and eventually she couldn’t even see them."

Delightful stories of literary & speculative fiction. Take a break from your everyday life and step into fictional worlds you've never visited before. Publishing original short stories and shining a…

Read the story on Penny Magic. "One evening-twilight in spring, a young English student, who had wandered northwards as far as the outlying fragments..."

Looking for a Christmas present for the person in your life who is always tucked behind a book? Look no further! Here are seven ideas for Christmas gifts, from big presents to simple stocking…

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Following up our first list of recommendations, here are five more books and series to pick up after you finish Artemis Fowl.

A short story by Matt Mills. "When I go to sleep, I see Genghis Khan’s ghost."

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Are you looking for short story inspiration and ideas? Here are five prompts developed from famous short stories, perfect for use in a classroom or as a writing exercise.

Read this classic short story from American novelist and author of The Awakening, Kate Chopin (1850-1904).

Delightful stories of literary & speculative fiction. Take a break from your everyday life and step into fictional worlds you've never visited before. Publishing original short stories and shining a…

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Read this classic short story from English novelist and short story author W. W. Jacobs (1863-1943).

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Looking to tell your own spooky story around a campfire this fall? Try out these five prompts to get you started, inspired by classic spine-tingling short stories. Read the stories for free online,…

Delightful stories of literary & speculative fiction. Take a break from your everyday life and step into fictional worlds you've never visited before. Publishing original short stories and shining a…

From The Great Gatsby to The Outsiders, here are five books we loved reading in high school, that continue to hold up years after graduation.

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If you live in Chicago or you’re just in town for the weekend, here are a few of our favorite bookstores, and there are many many more we haven’t listed. We should all be so lucky to live in a…

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