Get an inside look at Algonquin’s outstanding forthcoming fiction with the Spring/Summer 2020 Algonquin Reader. Discover the inspiration behind each book through an original essay by the author. Then enjoy an excerpt from each novel or short story collection. The books featured in this issue are: Afterlife by Julia Alvarez On Sale April 2020 The Mountains Sing by Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai On Sale March 2020 Hieroglyphics by Jill McCorkle On Sale June 2020 The Falling Woman by Richard Farrell On Sale June 2020 The Lives of Edie Pritchard by Larry Watson On Sale July 2020 A House Is a Body by Shruti Swamy On Sale August 2020 With or Without You by Caroline Leavitt On Sale August 2020 Cover illustration by Curtis Parker.