Recommended Reading is your ultimate source for the best in contemporary fiction, including short stories and novel excerpts from today’s most dynamic voices.
An excerpt from "Things We Lost to the Water" by Eric Nguyen, recommended by Kawai Strong Washburn
"Fable" by Ethan Rutherford, recommended by Jill Meyers
"A Dependable Man" by Sheldon Costa, recommended by Electric Literature
"That Old Seaside Club" by Izumi Suzuki, recommended by Makenna Goodman
"Mini Apple" by Mira Sethi, recommended by Farah Ali
"Robinson Crusoe at the Waterpark" by Elizabeth McCracken, recommended by Matt Bell
A new short story by Megan Pillow, recommended by Electric Literature
"Lumberjack Mom" by Carribean Fragoza, recommended by Brian Evenson
"Sarahland" by Sam Cohen, recommended by Andrea Lawlor
"The Volunteer" from Cosmogony by Lucy Ives, recommended by Tracy O'Neill
"The Vase" by Rumena Bužarovska, recommended by Electric Literature
"Exuma" by Emma Duffy-Comparone, recommended by Danielle Lazarin
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