Cutting Edge: New Stories of Mystery and Crime by Women Writers

Edited by: Joyce Carol Oates

Joyce Carol Oates pulls out all the stops in this chilling female-centric noir collection featuring brand-new writing from Margaret Atwood, Aimee Bender, Edwidge Danticat, and more.

Drifting

By: Katia D. Ulysse

This mesmerizing, lyrical debut explores the lives of Haitian families aspiring to escape hardship and an earthquake’s devastation.

New Worlds, Old Ways: Speculative Tales from the Caribbean

Edited by: Karen Lord

Discover some of the best in speculative short fiction from the Caribbean’s up-and-coming voices.

Pepperpot: Best New Stories from the Caribbean

By: Akashic Books and Peepal Tree Press

A pan-Caribbean anthology of original short stories culled from the very best entries to the Commonwealth Short Story Prize.

Tales

By: Amiri Baraka

This reissue of a 1967 story collection shows a mind in motion, featuring writing that is provocative, witty, bitter, and aggressive.

The Tower of the Antilles

By: Achy Obejas

Obejas’s stories of contemporary Cuba explore how history and fate intrude on even the most ordinary of lives.

The Nicotine Chronicles

Edited by: Lee Child

Forthcoming: 9/15/20

Lee Child recruits Joyce Carol Oates, Jonathan Ames, Cara Black, and others to reveal nicotine’s scintillating alter egos.

Now available for preorder. All preorders will ship on or before September 15, 2020.

Prayer for the Living

By: Ben Okri

Forthcoming: 2/2/21

Topical and timely, Booker Prize–winning author Ben Okri’s new collection of short stories blurs parallel realities and walks the line between darkness and magic.

Now available for preorder. All preorders will ship on or before February 2, 2021.

Speculative Los Angeles

Edited by: Denise Hamilton

Forthcoming: 2/2/21

The debut title of a new city-based anthology series featuring stories with speculative, sci-fi, and paranormal themes.

Now available for preorder. All preorders will ship on or before February 2, 2021.