Not All of His Problems Are a Performance
An excerpt from MARTYR! by Kaveh Akbar, recommended by Karen Russell
Recommended Reading is your ultimate source for the best in contemporary fiction, including short stories and novel excerpts from today’s most dynamic voices.
An excerpt from MARTYR! by Kaveh Akbar, recommended by Karen Russell
An excerpt from BEAUTYLAND by Marie-Helene Bertino, recommended by Thomas Morris
“Young at the Time” by Eileen Chang, translated by Karen S Kingsbury and Jie Zhang, and recommended by Karen S Kingsbury
"Tiptoe" by Laird Barron, recommended by Kelly Link
"Collision" by Bill Cotter, recommended by Halimah Marcus for Electric Literature
"The Art of Levitation" from SHADOWS AND CLOUDS by Marcus Stewart, recommended by Clyde Derrick
"Beyond Carthage" from THE END OF THE WORLD IS A CUL DE SAC by Louise Kennedy, recommended by Caoilinn Hughes
An excerpt from ALICE SADIE CELINE by Sarah Blakley-Cartwright, recommended by Sanaë Lemoine
"Group Sex" by Elisa Faison, recommended by Wynter K Miller for Electric Literature
An excerpt from A NEARBY COUNTRY CALLED LOVE by Salar Abdoh, recommended by Ladane Nasseri
"A New World" from MAMA SAID by Kristen Gentry, recommended by Deesha Philyaw
"The Waiting Room" by Annesha Mitha, recommended by Halimah Marcus for Electric Literature