Short & Sweet: Fiction Under 150 Pages

Looking for a great quick read? These books pack a punch in under 150 pages!

Updated April 7, 2026
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Border districts
Murnane, Gerald
Paper Book
Giramondo's publication of Gerald Murnane's new work of fiction comes at a time of heightened international interest in this highly regarded author. Border Districts and Murnane's Collected Short Fiction will be released in the United States by distinguished New York publisher Farrar, Straus and...
Convenience store woman
Murata, Sayaka
Paper Book
"Keiko has never really fitted in. At school and university people find her odd and her family worries she'll never be normal. To appease them, Keiko takes a job at a newly opened convenience store. Here, she finds peace and purpose in the simple, daily tasks and routine interactions. She is, she...
Elevation
King, Stephen
Paper Book
#1 New York Times Bestselling AuthorEditor's Choice #3 TitleThe latest from master storyteller Stephen King is a riveting, extraordinarily eerie, and moving story about a man whose mysterious affliction brings a small town in Maine together. An antidote to our divisive culture, Elevation is as...
Home
Morrison, Toni.
Paper Book
An angry and self-loathing veteran of the Korean War, Frank Money finds himself back in racist America after enduring trauma on the front lines that left him with more than just physical scars. His home - and himself in it - may no longer be as he remembers it. But Frank needs to rescue his...
The Meursault investigation
Daoud, Kamel
Paper Book
Shortlisted for the Prix Goncourt Winner of the Goncourt du Premier Roman Winner of the Prix des Cinq Continents Winner of the Prix François Mauriac THE NOVEL THAT HAS TAKEN THE INTERNATIONAL LITERARY WORLD BY STORM He was the brother of 'the Arab' killed by the...
Sea prayer
Hosseini, Khaled
Paper Book
A Sunday Times and New York Times bestseller A deeply moving, gorgeously illustrated short story for people of all ages from the international bestselling author of The Kite Runner, brought to life by Dan Williams's beautiful illustrations

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