In Brandon Taylor’s short story collection, sexual tension acts like an undertow, lurking to pull its victims down below.
In Brandon Taylor’s short story collection, sexual tension acts like an undertow, lurking to pull its victims down below.
Short Stories
Don’t listen to the audiobook of Jen Spyra’s story collection anywhere it’s not socially acceptable to laugh out loud.
Don’t listen to the audiobook of Jen Spyra’s story collection anywhere it’s not socially acceptable to laugh out loud.
With the ease of a master, Nana Nkweti shifts between points of view, between American and African slang, and between the straightforward and the avant-garde.
With the ease of a master, Nana Nkweti shifts between points of view, between American and African slang, and between the straightforward and the avant-garde.
Kim’s prose is always oh-so-gorgeous, even when it’s exploring complex ideas about space travel and philosophical and metaphysical riddles.
Kim’s prose is always oh-so-gorgeous, even when it's exploring complex ideas about space travel and philosophical and metaphysical riddles.
You can’t have a conversation about literary fiction of the past 50 years without mentioning Haruki Murakami, and First Person Singular reminds us why.
You can’t have a conversation about literary fiction of the past 50 years without mentioning Haruki Murakami, and First Person Singular reminds us why.
Grief, loss and the passage of time run through these stories, but so does humor, both the wry and laugh-out-loud varieties.
Grief, loss and the passage of time run through these stories, but so does humor, both the wry and laugh-out-loud varieties.
Throughout 11 short stories, Dantiel W. Moniz weaves tales that are as profound as they are unnerving, as moving as they are surprising.
Throughout 11 short stories, Dantiel W. Moniz weaves tales that are as profound as they are unnerving, as moving as they are surprising.
Beloved author George Saunders teaches the masters in his new book, sharing invaluable insights into classic Russian short stories.
Beloved author George Saunders teaches the masters in his new book, sharing invaluable insights into classic Russian short stories.
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.
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.
Gaiman is generally categorized as a speculative fiction writer, but as the 52 selections in The Neil Gaiman Reader confirm, his gifts defy neat classification.
Gaiman is generally categorized as a speculative fiction writer, but as the 52 selections in The Neil Gaiman Reader confirm, his gifts defy neat classification.
Danielle Evans once again demonstrates impressive artistry and humor as she chronicles shocking episodes of discriminatory behavior.
Danielle Evans once again demonstrates impressive artistry and humor as she chronicles shocking episodes of discriminatory behavior.
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