Genevieve Hudson’s debut short story collection, Pretend We Live Here, is the kind of book that makes you see yourself and the world a bit more clearly… read more

Felt in the Jaw excels at revealing moments of fracture, moments at which the careful facades Arnett’s characters have built around their inner lives finally crack. … read more

Jeffra’s writing is delicate and deliberate when it comes to depicting despair….it inspires a sense of gratitude and reverence, as well as an appreciation for beauty and tenderness, even in the midst of profound sorrow…. read more

Young’s novel in stories explores seemingly ordinary lives as they intersect with the truly extraordinary. The characters, haunted by trauma, scarred by heartbreak, are connected through their common afflictions–a bond, in the book, that transcends kindred, culture, even time. Is it true, then? Are we all connected?… read more

“I’m human and so I’m often grossed out by myself, by my thoughts and actions, and scared of what people will think. But I’ve also found—through trial and error—that the best place for me to get to in a story is that gruesome little ledge.”… read more

Olivares’ narratives theorize how we can exist and act in the world given how we conceptualize the uneasy state of our bodies… read more

“I love writing about extremes […]. I wanted to create characters who were intense, some so much so that it seems like a magical energy.”… read more

This short story collection is inspired by the heady mix of sex, celebrity, and sinisterness inherent in the metropolitan cities of the 1980s… read more

Set in Oklahoma, the stories in this collection are sharp, precise, and surprising… read more

Brian Booker’s excellent collection of stories presents an ambiguous modern world where characters live shadow-lives of alienation… read more