cancel email WhatsApp link share Share bookmark Saveshare cancel email WhatsApp link bookmarkThere’s something particularly wonderful about a very short book. When the aim is rest rather than immersion, a shorter book can feel like a small luxury: contained, approachable, complete. The books here are all brief enough to sit comfortably within a calm weekend at home — read on the sofa, in bed, or between pots of tea — but they also prove that a book doesn’t need to be expansive to linger. Penguin, £8.99The Old Man and the Sea by Ernest Hemingway; Convenience Store Woman by Sayaka Murata; Dept. There also lies much beneath their apparent simplicity, making this a collection that rewards both casual and repeat reading.