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The Smart House of Mrs O
Lincoln Michel
‘I looked around at my apartment, wondering if there was anything gazing back.’
New fiction from Lincoln Michel.
Lost Children Archive
Valeria Luiselli
An extract from Lost Children Archive by Valeria Luiselli, nominated for the Rathbones Folio Prize.
An Evening of Martyrdom
Golnoosh Nour
New fiction from Golnoosh Nour’s debut collection about the lives of young, queer Iranians.
A Source
Frances Leviston
‘The next editor of the university newspaper was chosen each year by a panel.’
A new short story by Frances Leviston, from her forthcoming collection The Voice in My Ear.
The Great Homecoming
Anna Kim
Read an excerpt from The Great Homecoming by Anna Kim, a novel of love and loss in the wake of the Korean war.
Enoki
Aoko Matsuda
‘Without any forewarning or explanation, people suddenly began visiting. They came in droves to find her.’
A story by Aoko Matsuda, translated by Polly Barton.
The Lost Performance of the High Priestess of the Temple of Horror
Carmen Maria Machado
‘The light pouring from the open door throbbed like a bruised thumb.’
New fiction from Carmen Maria Machado.
How to Count Like a Pro
Amy Leach
‘Clocks are the consummate counters, even better than bankers because they never sleep and especially they never dream.’
A lecture to animals by Amy Leach.
The Story of Anya
Mazen Maarouf
‘The dreams were packed together like coloured soap bubbles.’
Short fiction by Mazen Maarouf, translated from the Arabic by Jonathan Wright.
Late Arrival
Clemens Meyer
Two women working shifts in a train station make a connection in this short story translated from the German by Katy Derbyshire.
The Hypocrites
Mehdi Tavana Okasi
‘Inshallah, one day I will return your every kindness.’ What does it mean to be American in Mehdi Tavana Okasi’s new story.
