Dad’s Gone and the Lice Is Here to Stay
"Remedies" by Kali Fajardo-Anstine recommended by Mat Johnson
Apr 17 - Kali Fajardo-Anstine
RR Issue No. 361 
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Recommended Reading
Recommended Reading is your ultimate source for the best in contemporary fiction, including short stories and novel excerpts from today’s most dynamic voices.
When Your Childhood Hero Becomes a Sad Clown
Annie Hartnett recommends an excerpt from the debut novel 'Stay Up with Hugo Best' by Erin Somers
Apr 10 - Erin Somers
RR Issue No. 360 
Rick Moody Recommends “A Full-Service Shelter” by Amy Hempel
A story about how to love dogs that are going to die
Apr 3 - Amy Hempel
RR Issue No. 359 
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Dad’s Gone and the Lice Is Here to Stay
Apr 17 - Kali Fajardo-Anstine
Near to the Wild Heart by Clarice Lispector
May 30 - Clarice Lispector
The Great Silence by Ted Chiang
Oct 12 - Ted Chiang
Rick Moody Recommends “A Full-Service Shelter” by Amy Hempel
Apr 3 - Amy Hempel
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To Dress In Another Woman’s Clothing
Stereotypes compromise a cross-cultural friendship in "Alta's Place" by Morgan Thomas
Mar 27 - Morgan Thomas
RR Issue No. 358 
Is He Doing Absolutely Nothing or Is He a Genius?
Julie Buntin recommends an excerpt from Susan Choi’s forthcoming novel ‘Trust Exercise’
Mar 20 - Susan Choi
RR Issue No. 357 
Remember This: Love Is a Verb
“Lot” by Bryan Washington is a story about one Houston family’s attempt to deal with gentrification and loss
Mar 13 - Bryan Washington
RR Issue No. 356 
“Scenes of Passion and Despair” by Joyce Carol Oates
Maryse Meijer recommends a previously out-of-print story about how toxic notions of romance destroy us
Mar 6 - Joyce Carol Oates
RR Issue No. 355 
“It Cannot Be Good, Wanting So Much”
“White Town, Black Town “ by Bindu Bansinath, a new short story, recommended by Electric Literature
Feb 27 - Bindu Bansinath
RR Issue No. 354 
“A Tiger Fighter Is Hard To Find” by Ha Jin
Oxford American recommends a short story about why tigers are not easy co-stars
Feb 20 - Ha Jin
RR Issue No. 353 
Garth Greenwell Recommends “Sea Monsters” by Chloe Aridjis
An excerpt from the novel about getting lost on purpose
Feb 13 - Chloe Ardjis
RR Issue No. 352 
Selfless Girls Will Win Us the War
An Excerpt from “The Cassandra” by Sharma Shields Recommended by Kathleen Glasgow
Feb 6 - Sharma Shields
RR Issue No. 351 
Life Is a Joke and Death Is the Punchline
“Predestination” by Trevor Shikaze, a new original story recommended by Electric Literature
Jan 30 - Trevor Shikaze
RR Issue No. 350 
