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"The Mysterious Barricades"

Joan Aiken

By Lit Hub Excerpts | April 19, 2016

Simchat Torah, Scotch, and Feeling “Ugly Lonely”

Simchat Torah, Scotch, and Feeling “Ugly Lonely”

"The Burden," A Short Story by the Late Alan Cheuse

By Alan Cheuse | April 15, 2016

The Toxic Smog of the Information Age

The Toxic Smog of the Information Age

"Scroogled," a short story by Cory Doctorow

By Cory Doctorow | March 3, 2016

"Traveler Home"

Jonathan Lethem

By Lit Hub Excerpts | February 24, 2016

<em>Almost Everything Very Fast</em>, by Christopher Kloeble

Almost Everything Very Fast, by Christopher Kloeble

AT THIS WEEK'S FESTIVAL NEUE LITERATUR, A CRASH COURSE IN CONTEMPORARY GERMAN LITERATURE

By Christopher Kloeble | February 24, 2016

<em>Oompah Pop, or How Science Made Its Way to the Mountains</em>, by Vea Kaiser

Oompah Pop, or How Science Made Its Way to the Mountains, by Vea Kaiser

AT THIS WEEK'S FESTIVAL NEUE LITERATUR, A CRASH COURSE IN CONTEMPORARY GERMAN LITERATURE

By Vea Kaiser | February 24, 2016

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Naw Much of a Talker, by Pedro Lenz

By Pedro Lenz | February 24, 2016

Meal, by Xaver Bayer

By Xaver Bayer | February 24, 2016

How the Trash Gets Sorted, by Iris Hanika

By Iris Hanika | February 24, 2016

<em>Der Tag, als meine Frau einen Mann fand</em>, by Sibylle Berg

Der Tag, als meine Frau einen Mann fand, by Sibylle Berg

AT THIS WEEK'S FESTIVAL NEUE LITERATUR, A CRASH COURSE IN CONTEMPORARY GERMAN LITERATURE

By Sibylle Berg | February 24, 2016

"Acts of Love"

Patrick Dacey

By Lit Hub Excerpts | February 23, 2016

Single, Carefree, Mellow

Single, Carefree, Mellow

Katherine Heiny

By Lit Hub Excerpts | February 18, 2016

The Wrong Bus, by Intizar Hussain

The Wrong Bus, by Intizar Hussain

A new translation by Basharat Peer

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Beasts and Children

Beasts and Children

Amy Parker

By Lit Hub Excerpts | February 5, 2016

The Cowboy Bible

The Cowboy Bible

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By Lit Hub Excerpts | January 27, 2016

"Bang Bang on the Stair"

Diane Williams

By Lit Hub Excerpts | January 25, 2016

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