Fiction

Catherine Hernandez’s sharp-eyed, queer dystopian fantasy is no gentle wake-up call. It is a blaring fire alarm against authoritarianism, and transphobia.

Catherine Hernandez’s sharp-eyed, queer dystopian fantasy is no gentle wake-up call. It is a blaring fire alarm against authoritarianism, and transphobia.

Zeyn Joukhadar excels at writing the emotional, physical and spiritual experiences of a young trans person.

Zeyn Joukhadar excels at writing the emotional, physical and spiritual experiences of a young trans person.

Thoughtful depictions of the range of religious experience and practice make The Orchard a singular addition to the world of Jewish fiction.

Thoughtful depictions of the range of religious experience and practice make The Orchard a singular addition to the world of Jewish fiction.

In Search of a Name is a unique narrative, blending accounts of the Dutch Resistance during World War II with elements of fabulism.

In Search of a Name is a unique narrative, blending accounts of the Dutch Resistance during World War II with elements of fabulism.

Marco Balzano writes convincingly of a woman who has been torn apart by the sacrifices and suffering she’s endured, but who stalwartly carries on.

Marco Balzano writes convincingly of a woman who has been torn apart by the sacrifices and suffering she’s endured, but who stalwartly carries on.

This anthology gathers known and beloved voices and places them in conversation, as each poem adds adds a new dimension to the experience of growing older.

This anthology gathers known and beloved voices and places them in conversation, as each poem adds adds a new dimension to the experience of growing older.

Few writers achieve quite the same flavor of optimistic apocalypse or infuse existential dread with such a tangible thread of hope as Liu.

Few writers achieve quite the same flavor of optimistic apocalypse or infuse existential dread with such a tangible thread of hope as Liu.

J. Ryan Stradal’s Midwestern family drama takes me home. You’re never too old, and it’s never too late, if you’re willing to put a little elbow grease into it.

J. Ryan Stradal’s Midwestern family drama takes me home. You’re never too old, and it’s never too late, if you’re willing to put a little elbow grease into it.

Greer Macallister’s book, written in prose as crisp as an Arctic summer, is a tribute to one young woman’s leadership and genius for survival.

Greer Macallister’s book, written in prose as crisp as an Arctic summer, is a tribute to one young woman’s leadership and genius for survival.

Jane Smiley burrows into the craniums of a menagerie, resulting in a remarkable novel that splits the difference between Charlotte’s Web and Animal Farm.

Jane Smiley burrows into the craniums of a menagerie, resulting in a remarkable novel that splits the difference between Charlotte’s Web and Animal Farm.

The stories here are short and strange, the longest no more than a few pages, but each is crammed with life.

The stories here are short and strange, the longest no more than a few pages, but each is crammed with life.

Simon Han displays incredible range as a novelist, oscillating between honest, almost tangibly real scenes, opaque dreams and refractive memories.

Simon Han displays incredible range as a novelist, oscillating between honest, almost tangibly real scenes, opaque dreams and refractive memories.

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