Just Announced: Meet the Five Finalists for the 2024 Joyce Carol Oates Prize NewLit would like to congratulate this year's finalists for the Joyce Carol Oates Prize. They are: Jamel Brinkley, Patricia Engel, Ben Fountain, Idra Novey, and Bennett Sims. See link in bio.

DEADLINE NEXT WEEK: send your fiction submissions for our Annual Literary Contest before submissions close June 1st! A $1000 prize will be awarded to the winner, selected by our final judge @patricia_engel. Guidelines: https://t.co/nuEk4DHKDQ

With quotes from Cristina García, @patricia_engel and @ingrid_rojas_c, @caroderobertis writes about the influence of Isabel Allende’s “The House of the Spirits” on own writing and the writing of other leading Latina writers. https://t.co/AlHqf8If2D

THE FARAWAY WORLD by @patricia_engel is @NPR's Book of the Day! 😍

In @BookWorld a superb collection of short stories, “The Faraway World,” from @patricia_engel @AvidReaderPress @SimonBooks

Rejoice, ye fans of short-story collections! Here's my review of @patricia_engel's glorious "The Faraway World" for @StribBooks. Just out from @AvidReaderPress. @desideratasaur

"I’d had visions of Fausto becoming Papi’s right-hand man and Papi would give us the restaurant for a wedding gift and we’d manage it together..." Read @patricia_engel's story, "Fausto" as part of our Public Access on love this month. https://t.co/OJSQ3VCCIB #weekendreading

Feb 9, 6:30PM at @DIESELBrentwood in #LosAngeles: Join celebrated authors @patricia_engel and @jeanho for PEN Out Loud—an outdoor evening of readings and conversation exploring their latest works of fiction. Details: https://t.co/R5JdwkDNOJ #losangeles #authors #events

🎙️ Writer Patricia Engel talks culture, country and the characters she creates who do "the right thing for the wrong reason or the wrong thing for the right reason" @WLRNSundial 🎧 Her buttery smooth voice is all you need for your commute https://t.co/iCw7Dyse8c @patricia_engel

Featuring new books by @salesses, @BretEastonEllis, @patricia_engel, @SGJ72, @SalmanRushdie, @BigMeanInternet, @rebeccamakkai, @the_jennitaur, @just_shelter, @victorlavalle, @_catherinelacey, @aColinWinnette, and more:

Come to Books & Books for an evening with @patricia_engel on 2/3. She’s discussing her newest, THE FARAWAY WORLD, a collection of arresting stories that bring to life the liminality of regret, the vibrancy of community & the quiet moments of love. RSVP!

What moves Patricia Engel most in a book? “Compassion, nuance and untethered honesty.”

In this week’s Recommended Reading, Cleyvis Natera (@CleyvisNatera) recommends “The Bones of Cristóbal Colón” by Patricia Engel (@patricia_engel), in which a woman deals with what remains of her brother’s stolen bones and the return of an old lover.

Next Thursday (February 2nd), @patricia_engel joins me in conversation to discuss her new book THE FARAWAY WORLD. You can join too because the event is virtual thanks to @epiloguebooksch. This book is really special and I hope you pick it up.

“Sometimes love hits you like a drunk driver on Memorial Day weekend.” Just one of the swoon-worthy lines in @patricia_engel ‘s brilliant new collection.

I couldn’t choose a favorite story, but @patricia_engel told me some of hers! THE FARAWAY WORLD is an amazing collection. Read it. Available today from @AvidReaderPress. Hear our conversation @KMUW.

“I remember the sky had been dark since morning, as if protesting the start of another day. Rain held off till afternoon, then started heavy: long, gray water shards dropping on the pavement.” —@patricia_engel @AvidReaderPress #PageOneAudio: https://t.co/iLEgiC6VcU

"Gritty but hopeful stories about the human condition." @NPRs' Leila Fadel speaks with @patricia_engel about her book of short stories #TheFarawayWorld 🌟 Out tomorrow!

THE FARAWAY WORLD book tour! 💫 Catch @patricia_engel at a local, indie bookstore near you! 😍 @booksaremagicbk @PoliticsProse @oldtownbooks @BooksandBooks @bookpassage @GreenAppleBooks @DIESELBrentwood @booksmithtweets