How many of us enjoy a good read, however, find ourselves getting pulled away and loosing track of the place where we last laid our eyes, only to be further delayed in getting through the text. Lets be real, this may happen to the best of us, avid readers. Many of us fall into this state and are often left discouraged when viewing the stack of unfinished books pile up. Perk up, if you are in this category, you are not alone. With all that life places in front of us, distractions can easily take one away from reading time. Thus, it’s a pleasure to present three books full of short stories and excerpts by our favorite authors, Edwidge Danticat, Toni Morrison and Zadie Smith. Their most recent releases facilitate the beauty of enjoying a good read with the ability to pause, guilt-free.