Recommended Reading is your ultimate source for the best in contemporary fiction, including short stories and novel excerpts from today’s most dynamic voices.
“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
“Oh No” by Adrienne Celt, recommended by Halimah Marcus for Electric Literature
An excerpt from PRESTIGE DRAMA by Séamas O'Reilly, recommended by Caroline O'Donoghue
“Yulan” from THE MEMORY MUSEUM by M Lin, recommended by Jeremy Tiang
“Nuts” by Katie Schorr, recommended by Halimah Marcus for Electric Literature
An excerpt from SURRENDER by Jennifer Acker, recommended by Ben Shattuck
An excerpt from MOUNT VERITY by Therese Bohman, translated and recommended by Marlaine Delargy
“Fictions” by Anna Hogeland, recommended by Preety Sidhu for Electric Literature
An excerpt from AN AWFULLY BIG ADVENTURE by Beryl Bainbridge, recommended by Lucy Scholes
An excerpt from WHIDBEY by T Kira Māhealani Madden, recommended by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah
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