Recommended Reading is your ultimate source for the best in contemporary fiction, including short stories and novel excerpts from today’s most dynamic voices.
“Already Gone” from THOSE WHO VANISH by Patricia Grace King, recommended by Ben Davies Crisp
“Father's Feet” from THE CROSSING OF THE BOARS by Zhang Guixing, recommended by Brian Bernards
“Darkness Like a Seam” by Rebecca Turkewitz, recommended by Wynter K Miller for Electric Literature
“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
An excerpt from WE COMPUTERS by Hamid Ismailov, translated and recommended by Shelley Fairweather-Vega
“The Cattleman” by Aaron Gwyn, recommended by Wynter K Miller for Electric Literature
An excerpt from THE SUNFLOWER BOYS by Sam Wachman, recommended by Santiago Jose Sanchez
“The Meal Tally” from STORIES OF THE TRUE by Jeyamohan, translated and recommended by Priyamvada Ramkumar
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