Translated from French by Adriana Hunter (New York: Other Press, 2020) Written in poetic, gorgeously sparse prose, Pauline Delabroy-Allard’s debut novel, They Say Sarah, captures the intensity of two women’s violent and obsessive love affair. Structured in two parts, … Continued
(Santa Fe, NM: The Santa Fe Writer’s Project, 2020) Beauty by Christina Chiu follows aspiring fashion designer Amy Wong through a lifetime of adversity in an industry and culture that restricts the will and autonomy of women. In unflinching and … Continued
(New York: Sonder Press, 2019) In its fifth year, The Best Small Fictions anthology is more robust than ever, representing authors across twenty-six nations and six continents. The volume – featuring over one-hundred flash fiction pieces – highlights ten stories … Continued
(New York: Other Press, 2019) When asked about the inspirations for her characters, author of The Hundred Wells of Salaga, Ayesha Harruna Attah, shares that her “goal was to write fully rounded people…because even the kindest people are capable of … Continued
(Ann Harbor, MI: Dzanc Books, 2018) The Lost Country was published posthumously, ten years after author William Gay’s death. Fans of Gay’s work speculate when the text was composed, debating whether it fell toward the beginning or end of his … Continued
(Amherst, MA: University of Massachusetts Press, 2018) At its core, The Surprising Place is a grim yet authentic exploration of the modern American Midwest and the unsatisfied desires that haunt its residents’ interior lives. Malinda McCollum guides readers through the … Continued
(Baton Rouge, LA: Yellow Shoe Fiction, 2017) Balancing wit and wisdom, Lee Upton’s most recent short story collection, Visitations, is provocative and entertaining as it follows an eclectic cast of narrators in their journeys to self-discovery. Whether through the many … Continued
Translated from the Danish by Michael Goldman (New York, NY: Spuyten Duyvil, 2017) Translated into English for the first time, Knud Sønderby’s essay collection Fragments of a Mirror is both a journey through the Danish landscape and through the writer’s … Continued
Translated from the Italian by Will Schutt (New York, NY: Europa Editions, 2017) Truth blends with fantasy in The Breaking of a Wave as young Luna grapples with her older brother’s death. Luca, her brother, is drowned by the same ocean … Continued
(New York, NY: Atlantic Monthly Press, 2017) Built on an in-depth exploration of commonplace experiences, Michael Knight’s short story collection Eveningland explores the stages of a linear lifespan of its various fictional residents in Mobile Bay, Alabama. While guiding readers … Continued
Translated from the Catalan by Mary Ann Newman (Brooklyn, NY: Archipelago Books, 2015) In 1932, revered Catalan novelist Josep Maria de Sagarra put it upon himself to produce the great Barcelonan novel. Determined to produce a raw and gritty representation of … Continued
(Los Angeles, CA: Underground Voices, 2016) There is a famous moment in William Faulker’s As I Lay Dying when a blank space exists on the page where language fails to describe Addie’s feminine experience. Similarly, Wendy J. Fox’s The Pull … Continued