Excerpt (Fiction)

The Island

Oscar d’Artois -

Excerpted from The Island (Shabby Doll House, June 2024) Translator’s Note Chania, Crete – October 1st, 2027 True, prior to translating this book, I had heard the...

The Possibilities

Yael Goldstein-Love -

I was the last one to arrive, as usual. The six other women were in their folding chairs arranged around the bright green rug...

Worry

Alexandra Tanner -

The cabin air is dry and chemical. Everyone around us is watching My 600-lb Life. Poppy’s head is back and her mouth is open...

Cascade

Julia Hannafin -

Excerpted from Cascade (Great Place Books, April 2024) There is a starfish that sees with the surface of its body. The brittle star doesn’t have...

The Book of Ayn

Lexi Freiman -

Excerpted from The Book of Ayn (Catapult, November 2023) Despite their proximity to the city and the fact of their divorce, my parents insisted on...

Like a Cloud, Lighter than Air

Kate Doyle -

After Christmas, as she tries to swim up from her sadness, things which had always seemed laughable to Helen become comforting: Fate, for example....

SALMON

Sebastian Castillo -

Excerpted from the novella SALMON by Sebastian Castillo. The shape of salmon I had never before ridden on a train. Of course, I had read about...

Excerpt from The Nature Book

Tom Comitta -

The below excerpt comes from Tom Comitta's novel, The Nature Book (forthcoming Coffee House Press on March 14), a “literary supercut” made entirely out...

No One Left to Come Looking For You

Sam Lipsyte -

Excerpted from Sam Lipsyte's No One Left to Come Looking For You, out now from Simon & Schuster. ◆ The Earl told me that Our Lady...

Gossip Girl Fanfic Novella

Charlie Markbreiter -

Excerpted from Gossip Girl Fanfic Novella, out from Kenning Editions on 11/1, and available for pre-order here. S1E16: “All About My Brother” Nate’s POV The first time...