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The Dream of Jeannie

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Published: June 14, 2026 04:49

this desire to mold something more than mere inert earth

The Many Metaphors of Lycanthropy

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Published: June 14, 2026 04:49

The fact of the matter is that the basic acts of our species' survival - sex, birth, nursing - are discomfitingly sticky. They upset the rather delicate balance of mind versus body that we all, one way or another, have to achieve, sending the…

Red Sword by Bora Chung, translated by Anton Hur

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Published: June 14, 2026 04:49

This is Bora Chung’s third novel, though the first to be translated in English.

Hermits Die on Thursday: Stories of Appalachia and the Dark Ages by Gregory Ariail

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Published: June 12, 2026 12:00

Hermits are supposed to be simple; that’s their appeal.

The Wall Dancers: Searching for Freedom and Connection on the Chinese Internet by Yi-Ling Liu

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Published: June 10, 2026 04:15

It would be interesting to know what a Chinese factory worker thinks about the themes brought up in Chen Qiufan’s science fiction.

The Sound of Trying to Remember

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Published: June 9, 2026 02:15

They took the verse... and translated its grief into a new alphabet.

look

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Published: June 8, 2026 04:15

i am learning my new friend’s language / she said do you want to look for frogs sometime

Throne of Men, Wilds of Sky

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Published: June 8, 2026 04:15

But I am no king, no man. It is a role I assumed in serving, with perfect order, those who scarcely saw fit to name me. Wild and shimmering, I hide from myself no longer. I was born twice from death. It is time to mend what was broken, even if they will…

The Climate Fiction Prize Shortlist 2026

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Published: June 8, 2026 04:15

This is a shortlist that considers climate through the lens of aesthetic rather than urgency.

Charmed and Dangerous by Shelly Page

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Published: June 5, 2026 12:00

Monroe expresses some important ideas that aromantic cultures respect.

The Sound of the Dark by Daniel Church

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Published: June 3, 2026 12:00

This novel's crime isn’t a mystery in the traditional sense: Everyone knows what happened.