Many readers turn to audiobooks, which they can listen to while cooking, cleaning, driving or taking a walk, but sometimes ...

In truth, I simply wandered around my house, pulling some short novels I love from the shelves. My parameters: Is it possible to read this book in its entirety on a languorous weekend afternoon?

Curt Iles' 14th book, “Where I Come From: Tales from the Pineywoods,” shares 66 original short stories from his hometown of Dry Creek and present home of Alexandria. “I’m proud to be a Louisiana ...