Recommended Reading is your ultimate source for the best in contemporary fiction, including short stories and novel excerpts from today’s most dynamic voices.
“Going Up” from OUT OF BODY by Chris Vanjonack, recommended by Weston Morrow
An excerpt from THE LONELY GIRL'S VEGETABLE PATCH by Genevieve Plunkett, recommended by Kimberly King Parsons
“Phillip Whitney” by Anna Reeser, recommended by Willem Marx for Electric Literature
“Yulan” from THE MEMORY MUSEUM by M Lin, recommended by Jeremy Tiang
“Nuts” by Katie Schorr, recommended by Halimah Marcus for Electric Literature
An excerpt from SURRENDER by Jennifer Acker, recommended by Ben Shattuck
An excerpt from MOUNT VERITY by Therese Bohman, translated and recommended by Marlaine Delargy
“Fictions” by Anna Hogeland, recommended by Preety Sidhu for Electric Literature
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
“Paradeability” from ENCOUNTERS WITH UNEXPECTED ANIMALS by Bret Anthony Johnston, recommended by Téa Obreht
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