Here are 33 of the shortest book titles you'll ever come across—along with a very short synopsis of each: “ S” (J.J. Abrams and Mark Dorst) ... “ S.” (John Updike) ... “ S.” (seven authors) ... “ P” (Andrew Lewis Conn) ... “ J” (Howard Jacobson) ... “ V” (Thomas Pynchon) ... “ C” (Thomas McCarthy) ... “ C” (Maurice Baring) More items... Aug 16, 2015