Reading order
| # | Title | Published | Author | Buy on Amazon |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Untranslatable | 2018 | Alma Alexander | Buy |
| 2 | Fractured Fairy Tales | 2021 | Alma Alexander | Buy |
Alma Alexander’s short story collections bring together work published in magazines and anthologies over many years. Untranslatable focuses on themes of language and cultural translation, subjects close to Alexander’s heart as someone who has lived in multiple countries and speaks several languages.
Fractured Fairy Tales takes familiar stories from folklore and myth and reworks them in unexpected ways. If you’ve enjoyed authors like Angela Carter or Kelly Link, Alexander’s approach to fairy tale retelling will feel familiar, though her multicultural background gives the stories a different flavor.