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“To this hour the image of Carmilla returns to my memory with ambiguous alternations—sometimes the playful, languid, beautiful girl; sometimes the writhing fiend I saw in the ruined church. Sometimes, I start from a reverie, certain I heard the light step of Carmilla at the drawing-room door.”Isolated in a remote mansion in a central European forest, Laura longs for companionship—until a carriage accident brings another young woman into her life: the secretive and sometimes erratic Carmilla. As Carmilla’s actions become more puzzling and volatile, Laura develops bizarre symptoms, and as her health goes into decline, Laura and her father discover something monstrous.Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu’s compelling tale of a young woman’s seduction by a female vampire was a source of influence for Bram Stoker’s Dracula, which it predates by over a quarter century. Carmilla was originally serialized from 1871 to 1872 and went on to inspire adaptations in film, opera, and beyond, including the cult classic web series by the same name.

'Ravishingly beautiful' Observer'Excruciatingly honest and yet vibrantly creative' Irish Times'Provocative and rich' Economist'Daring, chilling, and unlike anything else you've ever read' Esquire'An absolute must-read' StylistWINNER OF THE RATHBONES FOLIO PRIZE 2021 'A masterpiece. Proceed with caution' Phoebe BridgersIn the Dream House is Carmen Maria Machado's engrossing and wildly innovative account of a relationship gone bad. Tracing the full arc of a harrowing experience with a charismatic but volatile woman, this is a bold dissection of the mechanisms and cultural representations of psychological abuse.Each chapter views the relationship through a different lens, as Machado holds events up to the light and examines them from distinct angles. She casts a critical eye over legal proceedings, fairy tales, Star Trek and Disney villains, as well as iconic works of film and fiction, infusing all with her characteristic wit, playfulness and openness to enquiry. The result is a powerful book that explodes our ideas about what a memoir can do and be.

SHORTLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FICTION PRIZE 2017SHORTLISTED FOR THE INTERNATIONAL DYLAN THOMAS PRIZE 2018'Brilliantly inventive and blazingly smart' Garth Greenwell'Impossible, imperfect, unforgettable' Roxane Gay'A wild thing ... covered in sequins and scales, blazing with the influence of fabulists from Angela Carter to Kelly Link and Helen Oyeyemi' New York TimesIn her provocative debut, Carmen Maria Machado demolishes the borders between magical realism and science fiction, comedy and horror, fantasy and fabulism.A wife refuses her husband's entreaties to remove the mysterious green ribbon from around her neck. A woman recounts her sexual encounters as a plague spreads across the earth. A salesclerk in a mall makes a horrifying discovery about a store's dresses. One woman's surgery-induced weight loss results in an unwanted house guest. A dark, shimmering slice into womanhood, Her Body and Other Parties is wicked and exquisite.

Mothership: Tales from Afrofuturism and Beyond is a groundbreaking speculative fiction anthology that showcases the work from some of the most talented writers inside and outside speculative fiction across the globe-including Junot Diaz, Victor LaValle, Lauren Beukes, N. K. Jemisin, Rabih Alameddine, S. P. Somtow, and more. These authors have earned such literary honors as the Pulitzer Prize, the American Book Award, the World Fantasy Award, and the Bram Stoker, among others.

This anthology features a wide range of stories by the most accomplished voices working in science fiction and fantasy fiction.This omnivorous selection of stories chosen by series editor John Joseph Adams and World Fantasy Award finalist Carmen Maria Machado is a display of the most boundary-pushing, genre-blurring, stylistically singular science fiction and fantasy tales. By sending us to alternate universes and chronicling ordinary magic, introducing us to mythical beasts and talking animals, and engaging with a wide spectrum of emotion from tenderness to fear, each of these stories in The Best American Science Fiction and Fantasy 2019 challenge the way we see our place in the cosmos.Stories byAdam-Troy Castro * Seanan McGuire * N. K. Jemisin * Silvia Park * Theodore McCombs * Sofia Samatar * Ada Hoffman * Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah * Lashawn M. Wanak * Brenda Peynado * P. Djèlí Clark * Annalee Newitz * Usman Malik * Sarah Gailey * Kelly Robson * Daryl Gregory * Nino Cipri * Lesley Nneka Arimah * Martin Cahill * Ada R. Shannon"Experimental . . . literary, and . . . boundary-pushing . . . there''s a decidedly global, multicultural feel to these pieces, which exemplify diversity and representation. A masterful showcase of what''s possible." —Publishers Weekly (starred review)"The stories selected by guest editor Machado for this acclaimed annual anthology reflect her commitment to interrogating the boundaries between literary and genre fiction . . . this brilliant and beautiful collection is a must-read for those looking to enjoy the fullest range of narrative pleasure." —Booklist (starred review)"Every one of these twenty tales shines; there''s not a lackluster one in the bunch . . . A strong collection that will inspire, disturb, and, yes, give pleasure." —Kirkus Reviews (starred review)

An all-new anthology of eighteen classic myth retellings featuring an all-star lineup of award-winning and critically acclaimed writers.Madeleine L’Engle once said, “When we lose our myths we lose our place in the universe.” The Mythic Dream gathers together eighteen stories that reclaim the myths that shaped our collective past, and use them to explore our present and future. From Hades and Persephone to Kali, from Loki to Inanna, this anthology explores retellings of myths across cultures and civilizations. Featuring award-winning and critically acclaimed writers such as Seanan McGuire, Naomi Novik, Rebecca Roanhorse, JY Yang, Alyssa Wong, Indrapramit Das, Carlos Hernandez, Sarah Gailey, Ann Leckie, John Chu, Urusla Vernon, Carmen Maria Machado, Stephen Graham Jones, Arkady Martine, Amal El-Mohtar, Jeffrey Ford, and more, The Mythic Dream is sure to become a new classic.

An all-new anthology of eighteen classic myth retellings featuring an all-star lineup of award-winning and critically acclaimed writers.Madeleine L’Engle once said, “When we lose our myths we lose our place in the universe.” The Mythic Dream gathers together eighteen stories that reclaim the myths that shaped our collective past, and use them to explore our present and future. From Hades and Persephone to Kali, from Loki to Inanna, this anthology explores retellings of myths across cultures and civilizations. Featuring award-winning and critically acclaimed writers such as Seanan McGuire, Naomi Novik, Rebecca Roanhorse, JY Yang, Alyssa Wong, Indrapramit Das, Carlos Hernandez, Sarah Gailey, Ann Leckie, John Chu, Urusla Vernon, Carmen Maria Machado, Stephen Graham Jones, Arkady Martine, Amal El-Mohtar, Jeffrey Ford, and more, The Mythic Dream is sure to become a new classic.

Representation Matters.

Fantastic Stories prides itself on being open to underrepresented voices. Science fiction and fantasy should encompass the totality of the human experience, in all of its diversity and complexity. Fantastic Stories is determined to explore a more inclusive, realistic vision of the future.

People of color have been publishing some of the highest quality science fiction and fantasy since the genre''s earliest days. Yet, there still persists a perception that science fiction and fantasy is somehow a white field. We''d like to help shatter that illusion and showcase some of the finest writer''s that science fiction and fantasy has to offer. Here are twenty six flash stories that will do just that.

On its 150th anniversary, four acclaimed authors offer personal reflections on their lifelong engagement with Louisa May Alcott''s classic novel of girlhood and growing up.For the 150th anniversary of Louisa May Alcott''s beloved classic, Kate Bolick, Jenny Zhang, Carmen Maria Machado, and Jane Smiley explore their strong lifelong personal engagement with Little Women--what it has meant to them and why it still matters. Each takes as her subject one of the four March sisters, reflecting on each particular sister''s story and what it has to teach us. Bolick writes about how the depiction of Meg as the "ideal woman" reveals Alcott''s dim views of marriage and planted seeds in Bolick''s own young mind. Zhang, unlike many readers, considered Jo her least favorite sister as a girl, and writes about how Jo eventually won her heart. Machado brings her SF and horror sensibilities to a unique perspective on Beth, "dead & pure girl extraordinaire"; and Smiley, who considers Amy the most captivating sister, writes about Amy''s evolution into the responsibilities of adulthood from the perspective of Smiley''s own experience of motherhood. These four voices come together to form a deep, funny, far-ranging meditation on the power of great literature to shape our lives.

A wide-ranging anthology of essays exploring one of the most vital art forms on the planet todayFrom the earliest computers to the smartphones in our pockets, video games have been on our screens and part of our lives for over fifty years. Critical Hits celebrates this sophisticated medium and considers its lasting impact on our culture and ourselves.This collection of stylish, passionate, and searching essays opens with an introduction by Carmen Maria Machado, who edited the anthology alongside J. Robert Lennon. In these pages, writer-gamers find solace from illness and grief, test ideas about language, bodies, power, race, and technology, and see their experiences and identities reflected in-or complicated by-the interactive virtual worlds they inhabit. Elissa Washuta immerses herself in The Last of Us during the first summer of the pandemic. Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah describes his last goodbye to his father with the help of Disco Elysium. Jamil Jan Kochai remembers being an Afghan American teenager killing Afghan insurgents in Call of Duty. Also included are a comic by MariNaomi about her time as a video game producer; a deep dive into "e;portal fantasy"e; movies about video games by Charlie Jane Anders; and new work by Alexander Chee, Hanif Abdurraqib, Larissa Pham, and many more.

SHORTLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FICTION PRIZE 2017SHORTLISTED FOR THE INTERNATIONAL DYLAN THOMAS PRIZE 2018''Brilliantly inventive and blazingly smart'' Garth Greenwell''Impossible, imperfect, unforgettable'' Roxane Gay''A wild thing ... covered in sequins and scales, blazing with the influence of fabulists from Angela Carter to Kelly Link and Helen Oyeyemi'' New York Times In her provocative debut, Carmen Maria Machado demolishes the borders between magical realism and science fiction, comedy and horror, fantasy and fabulism. Startling narratives map the realities of women''s lives and the violence visited on their bodies, both in myth and in practice.A wife refuses her husband''s entreaties to remove the mysterious green ribbon from around her neck. A woman recounts her sexual encounters as a plague spreads across the earth. A salesclerk in a mall makes a horrifying discovery about a store''s dresses. One woman''s surgery-induced weight loss results in an unwanted house guest. Bodies become inconsequential, humans become monstrous, and anger becomes erotic. A dark, shimmering slice into womanhood, Her Body and Other Parties is wicked and exquisite.

''Ravishingly beautiful'' Observer''Excruciatingly honest and yet vibrantly creative'' Irish Times''Provocative and rich'' Economist''Daring, chilling, and unlike anything else you''ve ever read'' Esquire''An absolute must-read'' StylistWINNER OF THE RATHBONES FOLIO PRIZE 2021 ''A masterpiece. Proceed with caution'' Phoebe BridgersIn the Dream House is Carmen Maria Machado''s engrossing and wildly innovative account of a relationship gone bad. Tracing the full arc of a harrowing experience with a charismatic but volatile woman, this is a bold dissection of the mechanisms and cultural representations of psychological abuse.Each chapter views the relationship through a different lens, as Machado holds events up to the light and examines them from distinct angles. She casts a critical eye over legal proceedings, fairy tales, Star Trek and Disney villains, as well as iconic works of film and fiction, infusing all with her characteristic wit, playfulness and openness to enquiry. The result is a powerful book that explodes our ideas about what a memoir can do and be.

The brilliant new post-apocalyptic collection by master anthologist John Joseph Adams, for the first time including new stories by the edgiest modern writers. The new post-apocalyptic collection by master anthologist John Joseph Adams, featuring never-before-published stories and curated reprints by some of the genre’s most popular and critically-acclaimed authors.In WASTELANDS: THE NEW APOCALYPSE, veteran anthology editor John Joseph Adams is once again our guide through the wastelands using his genre and editorial expertise to curate his finest collection of post-apocalyptic short fiction yet. Whether the end comes via nuclear war, pandemic, climate change, or cosmological disaster, these stories explore the extraordinary trials and tribulations of those who survive.Featuring never-before-published tales by: Veronica Roth, Hugh Howey, Jonathan Maberry, Seanan McGuire, Tananarive Due, Richard Kadrey, Scott Sigler, Elizabeth Bear, Tobias S. Buckell, Meg Elison, Greg van Eekhout, Wendy N. Wagner, Jeremiah Tolbert, and Violet Allen—plus, recent reprints by: Carmen Maria Machado, Carrie Vaughn, Ken Liu, Paolo Bacigalupi, Kami Garcia, Charlie Jane Anders, Catherynne M. Valente, Jack Skillingstead, Sofia Samatar, Maureen F. McHugh, Nisi Shawl, Adam-Troy Castro, Dale Bailey, Susan Jane Bigelow, Corinne Duyvis, Shaenon K. Garrity, Nicole Kornher-Stace, Darcie Little Badger, Timothy Mudie, and Emma Osborne.Continuing in the tradition of WASTELANDS: STORIES OF THE APOCALYPSE, these 34 stories ask: What would life be like after the end of the world as we know it?

The Stoker Award-winning chilling anthology of 18 short stories in tribute to the genius of Shirley Jackson, collecting today’s best horror writers.Featuring Joyce Carol Oates, Josh Malerman, Paul Tremblay, Richard Kadrey, Stephen Graham Jones, Elizabeth Hand and more.A collection of new and exclusive short stories inspired by, and in tribute to, Shirley Jackson.Shirley Jackson is a seminal writer of horror and mystery fiction, whose legacy resonates globally today. Chilling, human, poignant and strange, her stories have inspired a generation of writers and readers.This anthology, edited by legendary horror editor Ellen Datlow, will bring together today’s leading horror writers to offer their own personal tribute to the work of Shirley Jackson.Featuring:Joyce Carol OatesJosh MalermanCarmen Maria MachadoPaul TremblayRichard KadreyStephen Graham JonesElizabeth HandKelly LinkCassandra KhawKaren HeulerBenjamin PercyJohn LanganLaird BarronJeffrey FordM. RickertSeanan McGuireGemma FilesGenevieve Valentine.

The Stoker Award-winning chilling anthology of 18 short stories in tribute to the genius of Shirley Jackson, collecting today’s best horror writers.Featuring Joyce Carol Oates, Josh Malerman, Paul Tremblay, Richard Kadrey, Stephen Graham Jones, Elizabeth Hand and more.A collection of new and exclusive short stories inspired by, and in tribute to, Shirley Jackson.Shirley Jackson is a seminal writer of horror and mystery fiction, whose legacy resonates globally today. Chilling, human, poignant and strange, her stories have inspired a generation of writers and readers.This anthology, edited by legendary horror editor Ellen Datlow, will bring together today’s leading horror writers to offer their own personal tribute to the work of Shirley Jackson.Featuring:Joyce Carol OatesJosh MalermanCarmen Maria MachadoPaul TremblayRichard KadreyStephen Graham JonesElizabeth HandKelly LinkCassandra KhawKaren HeulerBenjamin PercyJohn LanganLaird BarronJeffrey FordM. RickertSeanan McGuireGemma FilesGenevieve Valentine.

'A loot drop of brilliance' Naomi Alderman, author of The Power'Critical Hits is an exciting, original and rich collection. It made me want to read more, to write more, and - I admit without shame - to play more' New StatesmanWhether you're an avid gamer, a Twitch subscriber, or just an incidental Subway Surfer, video games have changed the way you interact with the world, and have been part of our lives for over fifty years. Critical Hits is a celebration of play and playfulness, and the lasting impact of videogames.Composed of sharp, impassioned, and inquisitive essays, this collection begins with an introduction by Carmen Maria Machado and presents video games through the eyes of eighteen writer-gamers as they straddle real and artificial worlds. In games, they find solace from illness and grief, test ideas about language, bodies, race, and technology, and see their experiences and identities reflected in-or complicated by-the interactive virtual realities they inhabit.From a deep dive into "portal fantasy" games by Charlie Jane Anders and a comic by MariNaomi about her time as a video game producer, to the overlaps in gaming and poetry by Stephen Sexton, Critical Hits illuminates fragments of an industry that is wildly popular, grossly misunderstood, and absolutely spellbinding.

''A loot drop of brilliance'' Naomi Alderman, author of The Power''Critical Hits is an exciting, original and rich collection. It made me want to read more, to write more, and - I admit without shame - to play more'' New StatesmanWhether you''re an avid gamer, a Twitch subscriber, or just an incidental Subway Surfer, video games have changed the way you interact with the world, and have been part of our lives for over fifty years. Critical Hits is a celebration of play and playfulness, and the lasting impact of videogames.Composed of sharp, impassioned, and inquisitive essays, this collection begins with an introduction by Carmen Maria Machado and presents video games through the eyes of eighteen writer-gamers as they straddle real and artificial worlds. In games, they find solace from illness and grief, test ideas about language, bodies, race, and technology, and see their experiences and identities reflected in-or complicated by-the interactive virtual realities they inhabit.From a deep dive into "portal fantasy" games by Charlie Jane Anders and a comic by MariNaomi about her time as a video game producer, to the overlaps in gaming and poetry by Stephen Sexton, Critical Hits illuminates fragments of an industry that is wildly popular, grossly misunderstood, and absolutely spellbinding.

Future Tense Fiction is a collection of electrifying original stories from a veritable who’s-who of authors working in speculative literature and science fiction today. Featuring Carmen Maria Machado, Emily St. John Mandel, Charlie Jane Anders, Nnedi Okorafor, Paolo Bacigalupi, Madeline Ashby, Mark Oshiro, Meg Elison, Maureen F. McHugh, Deji Bryce Olukotun, Hannu Rajaniemi, Annalee Newitz, Lee Konstantinou, and Mark Stasenko―Future Tense Fiction points the way forward to the fiction of tomorrow.A disease surveillance robot whose social programming gets put to the test. A future in which everyone receives universal basic income―but it’s still not enough. A futuristic sport, in which all the athletes have been chemically and physically enhanced. An A.I. company that manufactures a neural bridge allowing ordinary people to share their memories. Brimming with excitement and exploring new ideas, the stories collected by the editors of Slate’s Future Tense are philosophically ambitious and haunting in their creativity. At times terrifying and heart-wrenching, hilarious and optimistic, this is a collection that ushers in a new age for our world and for the short story.A partnership of Slate, New America, and Arizona State University, Future Tense explores how emerging technologies will change the way we live, in reality and fiction. Future Tense Fiction is a collection of original fiction commissioned by the partnership.

Literatur als Brennglas weiblicher Lebensrealitäten: Carmen Maria Machado kehrt nach außen, welches Leid Frauen und ihren Körpern beigebracht wird. Sie erschafft Welten von hypnotischer Kraft, dunkel und strahlend zugleich. Dieser elektrisierende Erzählungsband kündet von einer literarischen Revolution.Ein grünes Band, das zum Auslöser eines Übergriffs wird. Ein Ballkleid, das mit der Haut seiner Trägerin vernäht wird. Ein weiblicher Körper, der von Tag zu Tag durchsichtiger wird. Carmen Maria Machado erzählt von Frauen, deren Existenzen von Männern gewaltsam überschrieben werden und fragt: Wie können Frauen in einer Welt überleben, die sie – ob durch Ehe, Mutterschaft, Tod oder Ballkleider – zum Verschwinden bringen will? Dabei reißt Machado unbekümmert alle Barrieren ein, die je zwischen psychologischem Realismus und Science Fiction, Komik und Horror, Fantasy und Fabeln bestanden haben. Aus der permanenten inhaltlichen wie stilistischen Grenzüberschreitung gehen Texte von verblüffender Originalität hervor, die die Lebensrealitäten von Frauen und die ihnen innenwohnende Sprengkraft mit großer literarischer Wucht kartografieren.Ein ausgezeichnetes Buch!National Book Award (Shortlist)+++Bard Fiction Prize (gewonnen)+++National Book Critics Circle''s John Leonard Prize (gewonnen)+++Crawford Award (gewonnen)+++Shirley Jackson Award (gewonnen)+++Lambda Literary Award for Lesbian Fiction (gewonnen)+++American Booksellers Association''s Indies Choice Book Awards (gewonnen)+++New Atlantic Independent Booksellers Association''s Book of the Year (gewonnen)+++Bisexual Book Award for Fiction (gewonnen)+++Richard Yates Short Story Prize (gewonnen)+++Best of Philly: Writer on the Rise (gewonnen)+++LA Times Book Prize Art Seidenbaum Award for First Fiction (Shortlist)+++PEN/ Robert W. Bingham Prize for Debut Fiction (Shortlist)+++Kirkus Prize (Shortlist)+++Calvino Prize (Shortlist)+++World Fantasy Award (Shortlist)+++Nebula Award (Shortlist)+++Franz Ka? a Award in Magic Realism (Shortlist)+++storySouth Million Writers Award (Shortlist)+++Ferro-Grumley Award for LGBTQ Fiction (Shortlist)+++Edmund White Award for Debut Fiction (Shortlist)+++Tiptree Award (Shortlist)+++The Dylan Thomas Prize (Shortlist)+++Bisexual Book Award for Best Writer of the Year (Shortlist)+++Locus Awards (Shortlist)+++Brooklyn Public Library Literature Prize (Shortlist)+++The Story Prize (Longlist)+++John W. Campbell Award for Best New Writer (Longlist)+++Hugo Award (Longlist)

»Willkommen im Haus von Machado. Treten Sie ein in den verbotenen Raum. Genießen Sie den Augenblick, wenn der Boden unter Ihren Füßen wegbricht.« Parul Sehgal, The New York TimesDas Archiv der Träume ist Carmen Maria Machados ganz persönliche Geschichte und literarische Auseinandersetzung mit toxischen Beziehungen. Aber auch eine Geschichte des Heranwachsens und des sexuellen Erwachens im ländlichen Amerika.Endlich scheint in den USA etwas in Bewegung zu geraten: Die gleichgeschlechtliche Ehe rückt in greifbare Nähe und Carmen Maria Machado stürzt sich in ihre erste große Beziehung zu einer Frau, die sich sehr bald als toxisch herausstellt. Kann man darüber schreiben, was wirklich passiert ist, und wenn ja, wie? Machado hat ihre Form gefunden. Mit jedem Kapitel durchschreitet sie ein anderes literarisches Topos: Gespensterhaus, Erotika, Bildungsroman. So entsteht ein Kaleidoskop, das sich genauso mit ihrer religiös geprägten Jugend wie den Stereotypen queerer Beziehungen oder popkulturellen Bezügen auseinandersetzt. Machado gelingt es, sich auf einzigartige Weise, voll Witz, Spielfreude und Lust am Ausprobieren, der harschen Realität von Gewalt in einer queeren Beziehung zu stellen. Am Ende steht ein fesselndes Buch, das die Grenzen autofiktionalen Erzählens sprengt und einmal mehr beweist, dass Machado eine der talentiertesten jungen literarischen Stimmen der USA ist.