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Recommended Reading is your ultimate source for the best in contemporary fiction, including short stories and novel excerpts from today’s most dynamic voices.

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ISSUE No. 458

Dating After the Worst Day of Her Life

"Exuma" by Emma Duffy-Comparone, recommended by Danielle Lazarin
Feb 24 - Emma Duffy-Comparone

How to Survive Underground

"Gubeikou Spirit" by Te-Ping Chen, recommended by Madeleine Thien

Feb 17 - Te-Ping Chen
RR Issue No. 457

Don’t Let Anyone Know Mom Ran Away

An excerpt from "American Delirium" by Betina González, recommended by Heather Cleary

Feb 10 - Betina González
RR Issue No. 456

Anna Karenina and Madame Bovary Discuss Their Suicides

A new short story by Pauline Melville, recommended by Electric Literature

Feb 3 - Pauline Melville
RR Issue No. 455

The Commuter

A single piece of poetry, flash, graphic, or experimental narrative arriving every Monday morning.

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ISSUE No. 157

The Ballad of Existing in Santa Monica

A poem by M. Lopes da Silva
Mar 1 - M. Lopes da Silva

Solving the Riddle of My Mother’s Secret Room

"The Clown Room," a fiction debut by CJ Green

Feb 22 - CJ Green
Fiction clown shoes

The Infinite Doors at the Center of Myself

Two poems by Sarah Cavar

Feb 15 - Sarah Cavar
poetry colorful apartment doors

Whisking Butter with the Best of Them

"Butter" and "Cream," a poetry debut by Eliana Gies

Feb 8 - Eliana Gies
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Dating After the Worst Day of Her Life

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Feb 17 - Caroline Hadilaksono
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The Ballad of Existing in Santa Monica

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Why Don’t You Keep Your True Nature to Yourself

"Ode to Boy," a poem by Mark Anthony Cayanan

Feb 1 - Mark Anthony Cayanan
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The Life Destroying Magic of Parking Lot Sex

"Akira Hirata" by Kiik Araki-Kawaguchi, recommended by Grand Journal

Jan 27 - Kiik Araki-Kawaguchi
RR Issue No. 454 rock on car

One Fjord Away from a Second Date

"Compaction Birds," a story from "Wild Swims" by Dorthe Nors, translated by Misha Hoekstra

Jan 25 - Dorthe Nors
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Signs Your Son May Not Get into Harvard

"Chance Me" from Life Among the Terranauts by Caitlin Horrocks, recommended by Ramona Ausubel

Jan 20 - Caitlin Horrocks
RR Issue No. 453

All These Houses Full of Opinions

Two poems by Emily Bludworth de Barrios

Jan 18 - Emily Bludworth de Barrios
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The Occupational Hazards of Hardboiled Eggs

Chapter One of "The Liar's Dictionary" by Eley Williams, recommended by Max Porter

Jan 13 - Eley Williams
RR Issue No. 452
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