American Literature

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FSG Closes Its MCD Imprint, and What That Says About the Future of the Weird

FSG has shut down MCD, its experimental fiction imprint founded in 2016. Editor Sean McDonald is out. The catalog is done. A direct question: who publishes the books that don't know where they belong, now?

Publishing Industry American Literature Publishing Imprints Experimental Fiction

N Nicolas Parola · Apr 10, 2026 · 3 min read

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Mahreen Sohail Wins the 2026 PEN/Faulkner Award for Debut Collection Small Scale Sinners

The Pakistani-American writer spent ten years on her debut short story collection. This week, the PEN/Faulkner jury said it "reveals the vast universes within the realm of the domestic." They're right.

PEN/Faulkner Award Short Fiction Literary Debut American Literature

N Nicolas Parola · Apr 10, 2026 · 3 min read