In our latest 23 Questions, Louise Erdrich talks about writing towards a sense of inevitability, seeing criticism as a friend, her ideal writing day, and more! buff.ly/AhgwcKs

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This was really good. Would love to read the whole novel

Sarah Bess Jaffe interviews Andrew Martin about his new novel "Down Time." They talk about COVID lockdowns, writing about relationships, and writing in the age of AI. buff.ly/whN6JYJ

A story by Therese Bohman about a Swedish woman whose loss of her brother as a child haunts her into an adulthood of perpetual limbo, translated and recommended by Marlaine Delargy. (Other Press) buff.ly/qPpkCod

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Melissa Febos’s "Dry Season" is a finalist for a Lambda Literary Award! Last summer, we published an excerpt from this memoir, which is about spending a year without sex or dating and using that time to confront patterns of desire and rethink intimacy.

THE UNDERNEATH by Melanie Finn makes this Electric Literature list of “9 Novels About Women in the Wild”!! 💛 “The Underneath is a portrait of the American wilderness that, much like the human communities on its margins, is being razed to its roots” electricliterature.com/9-books-abou... #indiebook

Alex Deuben interviews author Anna Nygren and her editor Morissa Young about their collaboration on poetry collection “blush / river / fox.” buff.ly/iY1zYbo

These nine novels tell the stories of women who must confront the wilderness—and learn how to survive it on their own terms.

Read “Instructions for Repairing a Robot Black Boy,” Martheaus Perkins’s personal narrative, which uses the third person as a tool to coolly observe his past. buff.ly/8M46Dtf

Read “The Zodiac Placement Says,” “Chinese-American,” and “It Is Faster to Get to No Than Yes,” three anagram poems by Jia-Rui Cook. buff.ly/SFFBSmG

These 7 books argue that Blackness in America and its socio-economic trappings are inherently gothic. buff.ly/AMnwdra

Eight editors behind trans periodicals discuss trans activism and the power of t4t publications. buff.ly/NKrtRDT

"Representation is a tricky endeavor. It helped me to read other writers who were also exploring whiteness in intimate relationships, even if representation wasn’t their main goal—or goal at all." Read Lisa Low’s recs for 7 books that explore whiteness in intimate relationships:

A story by Anna Hogeland about the fictions produced by—and propping up—the literary establishment, recommended by Preety Sidhu. buff.ly/Sf9xzDB

"An erotic phantasmagoria set in Berlin’s churching queer party world . . . Joseph’s writing, at turns lacerating and hysterical, keeps us on our toes." — @electricliterature.com electricliterature.com/lauren-j-jos...

It was such a pleasure to be in conversation with the editors of @lilacperil.bsky.social, the Trans Mag, @picnic-mag.bsky.social and @readeasel.bsky.social about the joy and hard work of publishing a trans magazine! Thanks @electricliterature.com for hosting us :)

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Morgan M Page interviews Lauren J. Joseph about her new book, "Lean Cat, Savage Cat." They talk about the romance between David Bowie and Romy Haag that shaped the novel. buff.ly/8XRkZww

Calling all readers! Electric Literature is now accepting applications to join our editorial team as a volunteer reading for Recommended Reading, EL’s weekly fiction magazine. Learn more about the role here: buff.ly/AdHjbhd

Read "Obliscence," Veronica Vo's personal narrative essay about about memory, forgetting, and a daughter’s attempt to hold onto her mother as she slips away. buff.ly/oI18k8e

🚨 Cover Reveal 🚨 “Staying Still” by Hieu Minh Nguyen is coming from @tin_house on September 1, 2026. Read more about the book and how it’s cover came to be: buff.ly/xxznJMg

We couldn’t be more proud that "Both/And," edited by incoming Executive Director and Publisher Denne Michele Norris, is a finalist for the Lambda Literary Award in transgender nonfiction! Help support other projects like this by donating today! buff.ly/7VSzj2s

🚨 Cover Reveal 🚨 “NANNY NANNY" by K Chiucarello is coming from @eccobooks on November 17, 2026. Read more about the book and how it’s cover came to be: buff.ly/F3hjsrk

9 books that juxtapose photographs alongside the text, complicating the relationship between words and images. buff.ly/fi2eWxc

A flash story about the sweetest possible destiny for a patient’s drained cerebrospinal fluid, by Angela Liu. buff.ly/VhVhc7w

9 books that ask us to consider alternative systems that care for our collective well-being.

Help us build what comes next. Support our $35,000 fundraising goal. Read a message from our future Executive Director & Publisher, Denne Michele Norris: buff.ly/7VSzj2s

Need more Oscar's content? Read Caio Major’s essay interrogating Paul Thomas Anderson’s portrayal of non-white characters in “One Battle.”

A story by Beryl Bainbridge about a teenager whose over-the-top theatrics belong onstage, and the uncle who’s determined to get her there, recommended by Lucy Scholes. buff.ly/CADMJwx

These Irish authors use wry humor to navigate dark times.

3 debut novelists on writing the unconscious and unconventional. Kyla D. Walker interviews Jan Saenz, Lisa Lee, and Albertine Clarke. buff.ly/NSjrQ8N

What’s the perfect length for a public reading — 3 minutes? 10 minutes? 30 seconds? Give us your take and why.

Whether you’re looking to transport yourself during a train commute, or while waiting in a doctor’s office, or on an hour layover, these eleven books, recommended by the staff of Electric Literature, can be devoured in a single sitting.

Morgan Leigh Davies interviews Karan Mahajan about his new novel, “The Complex.” They talk about risks in fiction, reinventing genre, and writing what you want to learn about. buff.ly/KFoxM2n

Lance Cleland, Executive Director of the McCormack Writing Center talks about the name change from “Tin House Workshop” and the values that remain at the core of the organization. buff.ly/2zkjwyq

Read “Aftereffects,” Kalpana Narayanan’s personal narrative about a whirlwind romance complicated by a cancer diagnosis. buff.ly/0TKULlw

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D/annie Liontas interviews T Kira Māhealani Madden about her new noir revenge novel, “Whidbey.” buff.ly/p2VARpW

Read three poems about life in Japanese internment camps during WWII, by Troy Osaki. buff.ly/s0WtKLy

An essay by Holli Flanagan on how “Wicked: For Good” misunderstands fascism. buff.ly/eh1LrrU

D/annie Liontas interviews Jung Yun about Yun's new novel "All the World Can Hold." The novel follows the dysfunctional relationships of three people as they navigate a cruise in the days directly following 9/11. buff.ly/aPInsuC

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A story by T Kira Māhealani Madden about a woman fleeing to safety yet compelled to share her most dangerous secrets with a mysterious stranger, recommended by Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah. buff.ly/9VK1KGC

Naomi Elias interviews Camonghne Felix about her new book, “Let the Poets Govern: A Declaration of Freedom." They talk about the poetic form as a blueprint for resistance. buff.ly/M92IVVh

Read Preeti Vangani’s recommendations for 7 poetry books that expand what an elegy can look like.

Samantha Mann interviews Melissa Faliveno about her debut novel “Hemlock,” an atmospheric queer novel about desire, addiction, and memory. buff.ly/lBL8jTW

Read “My Missing Words” a personal narrative by Sarah Jane Cody about the years spent masking autism. buff.ly/PsgaBpv