The art of keeping it short: the revival of the short story

With so many new writers taking to the form, it’s good news for readers and publishers

Rob Doyle: ‘there is an excitement and a lot of attention on Irish writers’ Picture: Feargal Ward

For decades, the Irish short story collection has been on life support, its status defined by a blinking red light and an ominous beeping noise: critical.

Short story collections are hard ...