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

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

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

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
Little Mysteries by Sara Gran review – a puzzling pleasure
Barrowbeck by Andrew Michael Hurley review – creepy tales from the valley
Barrowbeck by Andrew Michael Hurley review – creepy tales from the valley
Out There Screaming edited by Jordan Peele review – horror writing of the first order

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

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

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

Your Utopia by Bora Chung review – finding poignancy in speculative fiction
The Coiled Serpent by Camilla Grudova review – unsettling short stories of grimy austerity

The Coiled Serpent by Camilla Grudova review – unsettling short stories of grimy austerity
This Is Not Miami by Fernanda Melchor review: Tragic happenings become urban legend

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

19 Claws and a Black Bird by Agustina Bazterrica review: Bewitching short stories
Ten Planets review: A short story collection that slinks between genres

Ten Planets review: A short story collection that slinks between genres
Seven Empty Houses review: Dread sneaks like a cursed gift through its pages

