Waiting on Wednesday is hosted by Breaking the Spine, and is a fun way to share upcoming books that you’re excited about with other bloggers and readers.
When I got an email from a very nice publicist at Tachyon Publications, and the word “Beukes” jumped out at me, I knew I would be accepting this book for review. I simply loved Broken Monsters and Zoo City, and I know many people who loved The Shining Girls. This is her first collection of short stories:
In her edgy, satiric debut collection, award-winning South African journalist and author Lauren Beukes (The Shining Girls,Moxyland) never holds back. Nothing is simple and everything is perilous when humans are involved: corruption, greed, and even love (of a sort).
A permanent corporate branding gives a young woman enhanced physical abilities and a nearly-constant high. Recruits lifted out of poverty find a far worse fate collecting biohazardous plants on an inhospitable world. The only adult survivor of the apocalypse decides he will be the savior of teenagers; the teenagers are not amused.
From Johannesburg to outer space, these previously uncollected tales are a compelling, dark, and slippery ride.
Slipping by Lauren Beukes releases in August from Tachyon Publications. I’m always curious to see how authors I love handle short fiction, so I’m very excited to read this collection.
Let me know what you’re waiting on!
Broken Monsters and Zoo City have both been on my TBR for ages. I’ve heard nothing but good things about Lauren Beukes and I love short stories, so this might be a good place to jump into her work!
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I have two books by her on my TBR but have never picked on up. This sounds like a great addition to her collection so I am interested on hearing more about it.
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My only Beukes book, so far, has been The Shining Girls, and I totally loved it. Before tackling her other works (Zoo City is sitting on my reader, patiently waiting…) I’d love to sample more of her writing with this collection. Thanks for bringing it to our attention! 🙂
I remember hearing that both The Shining Girls and Broken Monsters were good horror stories. And the fact that Broken Monsters was Shirley Jackson Award nominee. So yeah, I’d probably check out this collection too.
This does sound interesting, and I do like delving into short stories especially science fiction. Some of those stories hinted at sound really good.
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This does look good and I enjoy Beukes writing very much. I look forward to your review on this one. Short stories don’t always appeal to me but for Beukes I could probably be persuaded.
Lynn 😀
Yes! I am so bad at reading short stories, but so excited to see something from Buekes!
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I hope you enjoy this one! I’m not good with short stories/anthologies, so I’ll be content to live this one vicariously through you. 😀 Looking forward to hearing your thoughts!
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Ooooh WHAT! I hadn’t heard of anything new from her but I’d been keeping an eye out. Thanks for bringing this to my attention..I do love this author.
Ermagerd! I loved Broken Monsters, but I still need to read Beukes’s other stuff. Now another one.