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We thought we understood what this book is about, and then we really, really didn’t. There are apocalyptic viruses and sci-fi-esque body-altering surgeries; people turning invisible and reading minds. There’s even SVU fan fiction. Prepare to be shook as we get into this truly remarkable, genre-bending, heart-wrenching book of short stories by rising author Carmen Maria Machado.

Mentioned in the Episode

Jojo Rabbit (film) by Taika Waititi

TV Show Development of Her Body and Other Parties

Iowa Writers Workshop

Magical Realism

Carmen Maria Machado’s individually published short stories

Law and Order SVU

Buzzfeed Article “For Everyone Who’s Still F*cked Up Over That Story About the Girl With the Green Ribbon Around Her Neck”

Recommendations

A Guide to Being Born by Ramona Ausubel

“Incarnations of Burned Children” by David Foster Wallace (from Oblivion: Stories)

The Tsar of Love and Techno by Anthony Marra (Episode 022)