Recommended Reading is your ultimate source for the best in contemporary fiction, including short stories and novel excerpts from today’s most dynamic voices.
"Extinction" by Azareen Van der Vliet Oloomi, recommended by Alyssa Songsiridej for Electric Literature
"The Hive and the Honey" by Paul Yoon, recommended by Ethan Rutherford
"The Hormone Hypothesis" from THIS IS SALVAGED by Vauhini Vara, recommended by Anna North
"The Swing" by Marianne Jay Erhardt, recommended by Alyssa Songsiridej for Electric Literature
An excerpt from LANDSCAPES by Christine Lai, recommended by Ayşegül Savaş
"Such Common Life, Part 1: Protein" from WEDNESDAY'S CHILD by Yiyun Li, recommended by Elizabeth McCracken
"Exercises in Thinking" by Jane Pek, recommended by Wynter K Miller for Electric Literature
"Madwomen" from EVERY DROP IS A MAN'S NIGHTMARE by Megan Kamalei Kakimoto, recommended by Molly Antopol
"Dialogue with a Somnambulist" by Chloe Aridjis, recommended by Francisco Goldman
"The Oracle" by Joanna Pearson, recommended by Wynter K Miller for Electric Literature
"Phenotype" from TOMB SWEEPING by Alexandra Chang, recommended by Alyssa Songsiridej for Electric Literature
"A Real Doll" by AM Homes, recommended and revisited by AM Homes
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