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All hail "ambassador of gibberish" Michael Rosen, who won the PEN Pinter prize.

By Janet Manley | June 28, 2023

“The Blackhills”

“The Blackhills”

Eamon McGuinness

By Lit Hub Excerpts | April 24, 2023

“Ira & the Whale”

“Ira & the Whale”

Rachel B. Glaser

By Lit Hub Excerpts | April 24, 2023

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Arinze Ifeakandu

By Lit Hub Excerpts | April 24, 2023

On the Outsize Power of the Short Story (AKA the Genre of “High Genius”)

On the Outsize Power of the Short Story (AKA the Genre of “High Genius”)

Daphne Kalotay Reminds Us of the Value of Short Fiction

By Daphne Kalotay | April 13, 2023

“The Cat Thief” by Son Bo-mi, Translated by Janet Hong

“The Cat Thief” by Son Bo-mi, Translated by Janet Hong

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