Elaine Hsieh Chou, author of “Where Are You Really From,” dares writers to stop seeing their books as stand-ins for themselves
In “Cipher,” Jeremy B. Jones uses the nineteenth-century life of his forefather to better understand the present
Mattilda Bernstein Sycamore’s “Terry Dactyl” is an epic of radiant queerness amidst the AIDS crisis and COVID-19 pandemic
The author of “Palaver” on the ideal writing space, slightly surreal realism, and radish cakes
Julian Brave NoiseCat uprooted his life to record disappearing native stories about fathers, sons, and Coyote in “We Survived the Night”
E.Y. Zhao, Sam Sussman, and Laura Vazquez on play, grief, and ego in their first novels
Adam Farrer’s “Broken Biscuits” uses vulnerability and incisive humor to deconstruct his relationship with his father, brothers, and male friends
Alejandro Varela’s “Middle Spoon” is an obsessive exploration of mental health, polyamory, and the desire for our pain to be witnessed
I.S. Jones’s “Bloodmercy” reimagines the story of Cain and Abel as sisters
In “The Unrepentant,” Sharmini Aphrodite explores the individual motivations that form and shatter liberation movements
“Looking for Tank Man” sharply examines authoritarian regimes through the eyes of a college student uncovering facts suppressed by her government
In “Uncanny Valley Girls,” Zefyr Lisowski explores classic horror films, growing up trans in the rural south, and the hope that emerges through connection
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