{"id":3026,"date":"2024-08-12T17:17:15","date_gmt":"2024-08-12T17:17:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/itmgames.co.uk\/blog\/?p=3026"},"modified":"2024-08-12T17:17:16","modified_gmt":"2024-08-12T17:17:16","slug":"best-british-short-stories","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/itmgames.co.uk\/blog\/?p=3026","title":{"rendered":"Best British Short\u00a0Stories"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Best British Short Stories invites you to judge a book by its cover \u2013 or more accurately, by its title. This new series aims to reprint the best short stories published in the previous calendar year by British writers, whether based in the UK or elsewhere. The series editor is Nicholas Royle.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Expect a varied selection of tales for those who like Short Stories. 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