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
“Blue” from THE FATE OF OTHERS by Richard Bausch, recommended by Jennifer Haigh
An excerpt from CIRCULAR MOTION by Alex Foster, recommended by August Thompson
“The Photo Booth” by Mark Chiusano, recommended by Wynter K Miller for Electric Literature
“The Gap Year” from ARE YOU HAPPY? by Lori Ostlund, recommended by Kristen Arnett
“Lottie Woodside and the Diamond Dust Cher” from EXIT ZERO by Marie-Helene Bertino, recommended by Yuka Igarashi
“The Cult” by Mel Kassel, recommended by Wynter K Miller for Electric Literature
“Therapist” from ATAVISTS by Lydia Millet, recommended by Amitava Kumar
“Blood Makes a Bad Dye” by Samantha Xiao Cody, recommended by Preety Sidhu for Electric Literature
An excerpt from ATTILA by Javier Serena, translated and recommended by Katie Whittemore
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