Can’t Wait Wednesday is a weekly meme hosted by Wishful Endings, to spotlight and discuss upcoming and unreleased books we’re excited about. It’s based on Waiting on Wednesday, hosted by Breaking the Spine. Here’s my Can’t Wait Wednesday #1!

Title: Island Rule

Author: Katie M. Flynn

Genres: Dystopian/Literary/Sci-Fi

Publisher: Gallery/Scout Press

Release Date: March 5, 2024

Page Count: 288

Synopsis:

“From the author of the “urgent and heartfelt” (San Francisco Chronicle) novel The Companions, a genre-bending collection of interconnected short stories in the tradition of Jennifer Egan and Karen Russell.

An angry mother turns into a literal monster. A company in San Francisco can scrub your entire reputation and create a new one…for a price. A failed actor on a reality show turns into an unlikely world savior. And much more.

Through each of these twelve interconnected stories, Katie Flynn masterfully blends people, places, and even realities. From a powerful and “radiant” (Kassandra Montag, author of After the Flood) new literary voice to be reckoned with, this collection will stay with you after turn the final page.”

Way back in 2020, I reviewed Flynn’s debut novel, The Companions. Not only did I adore the book, I actually likened it to my all-time favorite speculative novel, Station Eleven. I’m beyond excited for her newest connected anthology and can’t wait to get my hands on it.

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Thanks for reading!!