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 THIS VITAL ABSENCE by Sophia Veltfort, recommended by Rachel Cohen
An excerpt from HUDSON by Hernán Ronsino, translated and recommended by Mallory Craig-Kuhn
“Everything” from THE COMPLETE STORIES by Ingeborg Bachmann, co-translated and recommended by Philip Boehm
“Darkness Like a Seam” by Rebecca Turkewitz, recommended by Wynter K Miller for Electric Literature
An excerpt from WHYTEFACE by A. Igoni Barrett, recommended by Ethan Nosowsky
“The Hanged Man” by Katherine Conner, recommended by Jacob M Appel
“Young Flower” by Samuel Jensen, recommended by Willem Marx for Electric Literature
An excerpt from FAMOUS MEN by Julie Buntin, recommended by Chelsea Bieker
An excerpt from THE GREAT WHEREVER by Shannon Sanders, recommended by Dawnie Walton
An excerpt from NIGHTJAR by Emily Ruskovich, recommended by Paula Hawkins
“Before” from HORIZON HONG KONG by Xu Xi, recommended by Sybil Baker
“The Ominous Shaft” by Marlena Williams, recommended by Preety Sidhu for Electric Literature
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