Karen An-hwei Lee, The Beautiful Immunity (Tupelo Press)

Karen An-hwei Lee is the author of the new poetry collection, The Beautiful Immunity (Tupelo Press). Her collection includes poetry that originally appeared in The Gravity of the Thing’s Summer 2018 issue.

Jeff Alessandrelli, And Yet (Future Tense Books)

Jeff Alessandrelli is the author of And Yet, recently released by Future Tense Books. Jeff Alessandrelli is also the author of the poetry collections Fur Not Light (2019) and Nothing of the Month Club (2021).

Samantha Fain, Are You There (Bad Betty Press)

Samantha Fain’s debut poetry collection Are You There will be published Bad Betty Press on April 25th, 2024. Her poem “Joy” appeared in The Gravity of the Thing’s Fall 2020 issue.

Trish Hopkinson, A Godless Ascends (Lithic Press)

Trish Hopkinson is the author of the poetry collection A Godless Ascends, which is now available for pre-order at Lithic Press. Her poetry also appeared in The Gravity of the Thing’s Spring 2023 issue.

2023 Nominations: Best of the Net, Best American Short Stories, and More

The Gravity of the Thing’s editors are excited to share our 2023 nominations for the Best of the Net anthology, the Best Small Fictions anthology, the Best American anthologies, and more.

A Notable Essay in the Best American Essays 2023

David Stromberg’s “Abstract Writing” is a notable essay in the The Best American Essays 2023 – congratulations to David! “Abstract Writing” originally appeared in our Baring the Device column.