Even Bad Men Need Company in the Night
“Young Flower” by Samuel Jensen, recommended by Willem Marx for Electric Literature
Jul 20 - Samuel Jensen
RR Issue No. 739
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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.
Being a Novelist Only Costs Romantic Compromises and Debilitating Debt
An excerpt from FAMOUS MEN by Julie Buntin, recommended by Chelsea Bieker
Jul 13 - Julie Buntin
RR Issue No. 738
This Family’s Favorite Holiday Game Is Resource Control
An excerpt from THE GREAT WHEREVER by Shannon Sanders, recommended by Dawnie Walton
Jul 6 - Shannon Sanders
RR Issue No. 737
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The Soul is Not a Smithy
Feb 12 - David Foster Wallace
The Great Silence
Oct 12 - Ted Chiang
The Cost of Stealing from the Parallel Dimension
Aug 4 - Brian Evenson
Being a Novelist Only Costs Romantic Compromises and Debilitating Debt
Jul 13 - Julie Buntin
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A Quiet Enchantment Invites the Universe Into a Goat Pen in Idaho
An excerpt from NIGHTJAR by Emily Ruskovich, recommended by Paula Hawkins
Jun 29 - Emily Ruskovich
RR Issue No. 736
Quarantining in Her Late Husband’s Apartment Is Making Her Horny
“Before” from HORIZON HONG KONG by Xu Xi, recommended by Sybil Baker
Jun 22 - Xu Xi
RR Issue No. 735
A Long-Lost Mother’s Embrace Is an Obliterative Fate
“The Ominous Shaft” by Marlena Williams, recommended by Preety Sidhu for Electric Literature
Jun 15 - Marlena Williams
RR Issue No. 734
My Boyfriend Is a Wounded Animal I Want to Save
“Porcupine” from BABY IN A BOX by Sarah Braunstein, recommended by Antoine Wilson
Jun 8 - Sarah Braunstein
RR Issue No. 733
Every Creature in the Galapagos Has a Mate Except Me
An excerpt from FANCY MEETING YOU by Louise Marburg, recommended by Elinor Lipman
Jun 1 - Louise Marburg
RR Issue No. 732
The Girl We Locked in the Trunk Is Very High Maintenance
“Driving Through Pennsylvania” by Mack Gelber, recommended by Wynter K Miller for Electric Literature
May 25 - Mack Gelber
RR Issue No. 731
You Should Know I Found a Dead Body
An excerpt from ATTENTION-SEEKING BEHAVIOR by Aea Varfis-van Warmelo, recommended by Kimberly Campanello
May 18 - Aea Varfis-van Warmelo
RR Issue No. 730
His Girlfriend’s Love Is as Poisonous as a Mushroom
“Wild Food” from THE GOOD EYE by Jess Gibson, recommended by Molly McGhee
May 11 - Jess Gibson
RR Issue No. 729
A New Mother Hungry for the World on Her Plate
“Oh No” by Adrienne Celt, recommended by Halimah Marcus for Electric Literature
May 4 - Adrienne Celt
RR Issue No. 728
