A Dose of
Diet Water:
A monthly dose of curated Diet Water from your editors to you.
January:
Fiction for the new year from our editors to you.
Carmen Maria Machado
“Machado leans into bodily metaphors—an homage to women and their struggles.”
Torrey Peters
“Torrey Peters’s writing is incisive and full of life, and Reese is one of my favorite characters in a book I read last year. I want nothing more than to get drinks with her and hear her talk about her life.”
K-Ming Chang
“K-Ming Chang’s grasp on imagery is fluid and playful. There’s always a surprise.”
Ling Ma
“Ma’s creativity and voice shines through in this collection of short stories, from a house of circling ex’s to a plagued narrator, this collection is a difficult piece of prose to put down.”
Sandra Cisneros
“Cisneros is masterful at vignettes. Solidifying this through the unexpected friendships of three women, she hammers this home in a concise and brilliant manner.”
James Baldwin
“Giovanni’s Room possesses James Baldwin’s signature of work that is contemplative yet striking—a book of growth, rebirth, and loss, it’s a beautiful journey and a perfect read for the new year.”
