Recommended Reading is your ultimate source for the best in contemporary fiction, including short stories and novel excerpts from today’s most dynamic voices.
“Darkness Like a Seam” by Rebecca Turkewitz, recommended by Wynter K Miller for Electric Literature
An excerpt from WHYTEFACE by A. Igoni Barrett, recommended by Ethan Nosowsky
“The Hanged Man” by Katherine Conner, recommended by Jacob M Appel
“Young Flower” by Samuel Jensen, recommended by Willem Marx for Electric Literature
An excerpt from FAMOUS MEN by Julie Buntin, recommended by Chelsea Bieker
An excerpt from THE GREAT WHEREVER by Shannon Sanders, recommended by Dawnie Walton
An excerpt from NIGHTJAR by Emily Ruskovich, recommended by Paula Hawkins
“Before” from HORIZON HONG KONG by Xu Xi, recommended by Sybil Baker
“The Ominous Shaft” by Marlena Williams, recommended by Preety Sidhu for Electric Literature
“Porcupine” from BABY IN A BOX by Sarah Braunstein, recommended by Antoine Wilson
An excerpt from FANCY MEETING YOU by Louise Marburg, recommended by Elinor Lipman
“Driving Through Pennsylvania” by Mack Gelber, recommended by Wynter K Miller for Electric Literature
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