New Writing on Granta.com
Fiction|The Online Edition
Orientation
Ben Pester
‘Graham is telling the woman that he is Orientating you. The woman in the blue cardigan looks at you and nods very solemnly.’
A story from Ben Pester’s Am I in the Right Place, available now from Boiler House Press.
Essays & Memoir|The Online Edition
A Song About Singularities
Jack Underwood
‘Precious things, even those given to me lovingly, feel like a test.’
Jack Underwood on poetry and black holes.
Essays & Memoir|The Online Edition
Mr Brown, Mrs White and Ms Black
Kei Miller
‘Yes, Ms Black. Mrs White and Mr Brown have arrived.’
An new essay by poet Kei Miller, from his forthcoming collection.
Fiction|Issue 155
Ruins in Reverse
Carlos Fonseca
Translated by Megan McDowell
‘I couldn’t remember the dates, so anything was possible.’
Fiction by Carlos Fonseca, translated by Megan McDowell.
Fiction|Issue 155
Bitter Cherries
Carlos Manuel Álvarez
Translated by Frank Wynne
‘In the long run, staying or leaving both lead to the same absurd condition.’
Fiction by Carlos Manuel Álvarez, translated by Frank Wynne.
On Vulnerability
Katherine Angel
‘Is anyone an authority on themselves, whether on their sexuality or anything else?’
An excerpt from Tomorrow Sex Will Be Good Again.
Lice
AK Blakemore
‘I often had head lice as a child. Outbreaks circulated around my primary school on a seasonal basis.’
A new essay from the author of The Manningtree Witches.
Fat Bodies
Forsyth Harmon
‘Justine was at my lab table, pulling at the ends of her black bob, shoving her hair into her mouth.’
An excerpt from Justine, out with Tin House Books.
Granta 155: Best of Young Spanish-Language Novelists 2
This issue of Granta showcases the work of twenty-five of the most exciting writers under thirty-five in the Spanish-speaking world, chosen by judges Chloe Aridjis, Horacio Castellanos Moya, Rodrigo Fresán, Aurelio Major, Gaby Wood and guest editor Valerie Miles.
The Binoculars of Jah
Colin Grant
‘No matter how I attempted to interpret the email, it could only be read in one way: I was out of the Bunny Wailer club. Jah Bunny had put a curse on me.’
On Running
Larissa Pham
‘This makes more sense to me as a bodily practice: that desire to push one’s physical limits well beyond their natural bounds.’
Highlights From Granta Books
Recommended Reading
A Bleed of Blue
Amy Key
‘I was trying simultaneously to numb the grief I felt and to burrow into that grief, so I could stand in it.’
Qualities of Earth
Rebecca May Johnson
‘Allotment earth is like the cache on a public computer, it holds too much information.’
Laundry Bills and Manifestos
Francesca Wade
‘The great pleasure of archive work lies in searching for these secrets known and unknown.’
Roses
Legacy Russell
‘What if we are not ‘well-behaved’? What then?’
Legacy Russell on her father and the FBI.
News, Prizes and Events
Ruchir Joshi and Amy Leach in Best American Essays 2021
‘Clarity’ by Ruchir Joshi and ‘Oh Latitudo’ by Amy Leach have been selected to appear in Best American Essays 2021.
The Dangers of Smoking in Bed Shortlisted for the International Booker Prize
The Dangers of Smoking in Bed by Mariana Enriquez (translated by Megan McDowell) has been shortlisted for the International Booker Prize 2021.
Adam Nicolson and Laura Demers Longlisted for 2021 Sunday Times Audible Short Story Award
‘The Fearful Summer’ by Adam Nicolson and ‘Sleeping Beauty’ by Laura Demers have both been longlisted for 2021 Sunday Times Audible Short Story Award.
