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 AN AWFULLY BIG ADVENTURE by Beryl Bainbridge, recommended by Lucy Scholes
An excerpt from WHIDBEY by T Kira Māhealani Madden, recommended by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah
“Please Accept This Token of Thanks” by Christine Vines, recommended by Halimah Marcus for Electric Literature
An excerpt from ONLY SON by Kevin Moffett, recommended by Jonathan Lethem
“My Sleep” from HURRICANE ENVY by Sara Jaffe, recommended by Leni Zumas
“The Eloquence of Hot Dogs” from SEX OF THE MIDWEST by Robyn Ryle, recommended by Kiese Laymon
An excerpt from THE HIGH HEAVEN by Joshua Wheeler, recommended by Claire Vaye Watkins
“The Promise of Hotels” by Bill Cotter, recommended by Halimah Marcus for Electric Literature
An excerpt from BEINGS by Ilana Masad, recommended by Debbie Urbanski
“Poppy” by Hope Henderson, recommended by Willem Marx for Electric Literature
An excerpt from THE ORANGE NOTEBOOKS by Susanna Crossman, recommended by Rachel Cantor
“The Final Girl” from LAKE SONG by Lesley Pratt Bannatyne, recommended by Daphne Kalotay
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