Review: The Dangers Of Smoking In Bed by Mariana Enriquez (translated by Megan McDowell)

There are plenty of scary creatures in this collection, but the real horror is what it says about the our world.

Review: Filthy Animals by Brandon Taylor

Brandon Taylor continues to explore Black, queer Midwest life.

A collection of haunted stories that unsettle like the melting permafrost of the title.

Born Into This is an effective demand to be heard.

Collisions aims to “shift the Australian imaginary”.

These stories are about traditional Aussie men, all at sea in their emotions.

A whimsical, absurd and transgressive collection of stories about Australian masculinity.

Here Until August is an intriguing collection of 10 short stories. They often feel haunted and uncanny.

I can’t say I enjoyed this book very much – it’s full of domestic tragedy – but I was impressed by its intensely claustrophobic mood.

Alice Munro is often said to be the modern master of short stories. I can see why.