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Becoming Electric Lit’s Deputy Editor Is My Dream Job. Reading Got Me Here
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Mar 30 - Katie Henken Robinson
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My Father Is a Cinematic God
"Joon-ho," flash fiction from HOT FRUIT by Erinrose Mager
Nov 4 - Erinrose Mager
Prose
Catapult Is Closing Down, but the Work Lives On
The sale of the beloved indie publisher is a devastating (and suspiciously timed) blow, and its authors need your support
Nov 3 - Electric Literature
Reading Lists
TELEVISION Walks the Tightrope Between Reality and Performance
Lauren Rothery's debut novel explores the inner lives of Hollywood hopefuls, the myth of meritocracy, the chaos of luck, and the cult of celebrity
Nov 3 - Evander James Reyes
interviews
I Might Sleep With My Neighbor, If She Isn’t My Half-Sister
An excerpt from THIS VITAL ABSENCE by Sophia Veltfort, recommended by Rachel Cohen
Nov 2 - Sophia Veltfort
RR Issue No. 754
Our Favorite Short Stories, Flash Fiction, and Poetry to Read for Halloween
Tricks, treats, and haunting tales all available for free from the EL archives
Oct 30 - Aybike Ahmedi
Reading Lists
8 Novels About Spending Half Your Life at Work
These authors write in obsessive, sometimes absurdist detail about the daily grind of grocery store clerks, temp employees, professors, and future space travelers
Oct 30 - Devon Halliday
Reading Lists
The Power of Touch in High Art
Does the very idea that a painting or sculpture has come into direct contact with the public, the viewer’s flesh, make it worth less money?
Oct 29 - DS Waldman
Personal Narrative
The Afterlife Is Having a Flea Market
Three poems by Holly Hunt
Oct 28 - Holly Hunt
poetry
Essential Witchy Reads, Recommended by a Witch
Lindsay Merbaum’s syllabus for anyone curious about magic, feminist resistance, spiritual power, and the literature of the occult
Oct 27 - Lindsay Merbaum
Reading Lists
THE RADIANCE Finds Narrative Juice in the Ancient Greeks’ Forms of Love
Playwright and novelist Ayad Akhtar on TikTok dramaturgy, the audiences we write for, and being part of the canon that evokes soul
Oct 27 - Cherry Lou Sy
interviews
I Will Never Be the Pianist My Father Loves Best
An excerpt from HUDSON by Hernán Ronsino, translated and recommended by Mallory Craig-Kuhn
Oct 26 - Hernán Ronsino
RR Issue No. 753
9 Works That Complicate the South Asian Diaspora Novel
BLOW YOURSELF UP author Ankur Thakkar considers genre-bending novels that deconstruct the white gaze and write beyond translation
Oct 23 - Ankur Thakkar
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