In eight short stories, travelers and locals become entangled in situations that send their moral compasses spinning.
The Dalai Lama’s Smile
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Defiant Acts
Drawing on the author’s experiences, this debut novel follows an interracial blended family living in Chicago in the 1990s.
Scream / Queen
A debut poetry collection drawing on horror-movie tropes to examine the body—both its traumas and its possibilities.
The Great Game
In this essay collection, Amit Majmudar meditates on the poetic canon of the West and the traditions of world literature.
The Alcestis Machine
Inspired by the Greek myth of Alcestis, this poetry collection brings to life myriad voices who venture beyond the known world and exist between realities.
Nothing Vast
A sweeping multigenerational tale complicates traditional narratives as it follows two families—one Moroccan, one Polish—filled with Zionists, anti-Zionists, socialists, and reactionaries.