Octavia Cade’s "You Are My Sunshine" collects eighteen stories that cast a speculative eye on the future, seen through an ecological lens. Ecological themes carry throughout the book, which also integrates elements of horror. In “We... Read More

Elegant and arresting, the eleven modern fables in Paola Ferrante’s Her Body among Animals thrum with a desperate, racing pulse as they capture the everyday horrors women live with and the sacrifices—of personhood, opportunity, and... Read More

In the inventive short stories of JoeAnn Hart’s Hudson Prize-winning collection "Highwire Act", people face catastrophes and discover connections with animals. Some of the stories are set in the real world; others occupy a speculative... Read More

In the short stories of Maria Judite de Carvalho’s collection "So Many People, Mariana", people search in vain for contentment and belonging. With all the human beings in the world, it should be impossible to ever feel isolated or... Read More

In Hiromi Kawakami’s short story collection "Dragon Palace", bizarre encounters guide lonely people onto new paths. In these stories, troubled lives are forever changed by supernatural forces. One man claims that he was once an... Read More

Subtle moments of realization reveal the fault lines in otherwise average lives in Halle Hill’s emotional, devastating short story collection "Good Women". Often centered in the lives of women and girls, this is a collection about... Read More

Monic Ductan’s relationship-focused short story collection "Daughters of Muscadine" traces a small town’s triumphs and tragedies. Small towns can be comforting and oppressive—a source of connection, but also the root of larger... Read More

The artful stories of Stacie Shannon Denetsosie’s unflinching collection "The Missing Morningstar" are set in the Navajo Nation, where people who struggle to overcome adversity often derive comfort from their community’s traditions.... Read More