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"The Poisoners"

Lucy Ives

By Lit Hub Excerpts | March 12, 2021

“Pershing Square”

“Pershing Square”

Dorthe Nors, trans. Misha Hoekstra

By Lit Hub Excerpts | February 10, 2021

Prayer for the Living

Prayer for the Living

Ben Okri

By Lit Hub Excerpts | February 3, 2021

Rabbit Island

Rabbit Island

Elvira Navarro, trans. by Christina MacSweeney

By Lit Hub Excerpts | January 29, 2021

Al-Nar Street

Al-Nar Street

Zeinab Belail, trans. Nesrin Amin

By Lit Hub Excerpts | January 28, 2021

“California”

“California”

Mary Beth Hughes

By Lit Hub Excerpts | January 25, 2021

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Back When We Talked to the Dead

By Lit Hub Excerpts | January 21, 2021

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By Lit Hub Excerpts | December 17, 2020

A New Story By Rachel Kushner: <br>

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"I personally know the author of this story you’re reading."

By Rachel Kushner | December 9, 2020

“Double-Check for <br>Sleeping Children”

“Double-Check for
Sleeping Children”

Kirstin Allio

By Lit Hub Excerpts | November 25, 2020

"Taking the Blacksmith"

Julialicia Case

By Lit Hub Excerpts | November 10, 2020

"Bee on a String"

Siamak Vossoughi

By Lit Hub Excerpts | November 6, 2020

"White Paper"

Julián Herbert, trans. by Christina MacSweeney

By Lit Hub Excerpts | November 3, 2020

The Girl and the Body

The Girl and the Body

Anya Lewis-Meeks

By Lit Hub Excerpts | October 22, 2020

A Way to Beat Mortality

A Way to Beat Mortality

New Fiction by Shelly Oria, in Honor of Jaime Clarke's Charlie Martens Trilogy

By Shelly Oria | October 19, 2020

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