Short stories

Men in the Sun and Other Palestinian Stories by Ghassan Kanafani review – diaspora, flight and exile
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Men in the Sun and Other Palestinian Stories by Ghassan Kanafani review – diaspora, flight and exile

If these stories are horrific, they also capture glimmers of Palestinians finding their own quietude – even in the face of genocide

A Long Winter by Colm Toíbín review – a short but brilliant piece of fiction
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A Long Winter by Colm Toíbín review – a short but brilliant piece of fiction

There’s a wonderful tension building in this wintry novella, set in the foothills of the Spanish Pyrenees

The Summer We Ate Off the China by Devin Jacobsen review – digging for deepest meaning
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The Summer We Ate Off the China by Devin Jacobsen review – digging for deepest meaning

From the first story in this collection we know we are in a similar, slightly deranged world to the early stories of Will Self

Little Mysteries by Sara Gran review – a puzzling pleasure 
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Little Mysteries by Sara Gran review – a puzzling pleasure 

Barrowbeck by Andrew Michael Hurley review – creepy tales from the valley
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Barrowbeck by Andrew Michael Hurley review – creepy tales from the valley

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Out There Screaming edited by Jordan Peele review – horror writing of the first order
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Out There Screaming edited by Jordan Peele review – horror writing of the first order

Reservoir Bitches by Dahlia de la Cerda review – Mexico’s gritty underbelly, as told by women
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Reservoir Bitches by Dahlia de la Cerda review – Mexico’s gritty underbelly, as told by women

A Sunny Place for Shady People by Mariana Enriquez review – bleak, often brutal, horror
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A Sunny Place for Shady People by Mariana Enriquez review – bleak, often brutal, horror

Your Utopia by Bora Chung review – finding poignancy in speculative fiction
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Your Utopia by Bora Chung review – finding poignancy in speculative fiction

The Coiled Serpent by Camilla Grudova review – unsettling short stories of grimy austerity
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The Coiled Serpent by Camilla Grudova review – unsettling short stories of grimy austerity

How writing reconnected me with my Bedouin past
Minority writing

How writing reconnected me with my Bedouin past

This Is Not Miami by Fernanda Melchor review: Tragic happenings become urban legend
short stories

This Is Not Miami by Fernanda Melchor review: Tragic happenings become urban legend

19 Claws and a Black Bird by Agustina Bazterrica review: Bewitching short stories
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19 Claws and a Black Bird by Agustina Bazterrica review: Bewitching short stories

Ten Planets review: A short story collection that slinks between genres
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Ten Planets review: A short story collection that slinks between genres

Seven Empty Houses review: Dread sneaks like a cursed gift through its pages
short stories

Seven Empty Houses review: Dread sneaks like a cursed gift through its pages