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
“A Faith Again” by Christy Crutchfield, recommended by Halimah Marcus for Electric Literature
An excerpt from IF YOU LOVE IT, LET IT KILL YOU by Hannah Pittard, recommended by Maggie Smith
An excerpt from SLANTING TOWARDS THE SEA by Lidija Hilje, recommended by Claire Lombardo
“The Cat Sitter” by Genevieve Plunkett, recommended by Preety Sidhu for Electric Literature
An excerpt from TELEVISION FOR WOMEN by Danit Brown, recommended by Joanna Rakoff
An excerpt from FULFILLMENT by Lee Cole, recommended by Sanjena Sathian
An excerpt from THE SUMMER HOUSE by Masashi Matsuie, translated and recommended by Margaret Mitsutani
“The Weather in San Angelo” by Josh Riedel, recommended by Halimah Marcus for Electric Literature
“Gondola” from AUTOCORRECT by Etgar Keret, recommended by Aimee Bender
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