SHORTLISTED FOR THE NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FICTION PRIZE 2017 n SHORTLISTED FOR THE INTERNATIONAL DYLAN THOMAS PRIZE 2018 n Brilliantly inventive and blazingly smart Garth Greenwell n Impossible, imperfect, unforgettable Roxane Gay n A wild thing ... covered in sequins and scales, blazing with the influence of fabulists from Angela Carter to Kelly Link and Helen Oyeyemi New York Times n In her provocative debut, Carmen Maria Machado demolishes the borders between magical realism and science fiction, comedy and horror, fantasy and fabulism. n A wife refuses her husbands entreaties to remove the mysterious green ribbon from around her neck. A woman recounts her sexual encounters as a plague spreads across the earth. A salesclerk in a mall makes a horrifying discovery about a stores dresses. One womans surgery-induced weight loss results in an unwanted house guest. n A dark, shimmering slice into womanhood, Her Body and Other Parties is wicked and exquisite. n