“Glenn Shaheen is a fucking genius.”
– Randa Jarrar, author of Him, Me, Muhammad Ali and A Map of Home
“Glenn Shaheen’s Carnivalia reads like a firework display: the stories explode, dazzle, and you never know what’s coming next. Fast stories that will stick with you a long time.”
– Mat Johnson, author of Pym and Loving Day.
“Carnivalia is the kind of collection that seems to have captured the brilliance of the moment just after waking from a dream: at once compelling the reader to hold on to every strange imagined detail, and to surface and let the concrete demands of the real world come into sharp focus. This is a stunning book.”
– Danielle Evans, author of Before You Suffocate Your Own Fool Self
“The characters in Glenn Shaheen’s Carnivalia want desperately to be understood, and in their attempts they reveal not only deeper, more complex truths about themselves but also of our culture. It takes a major talent to do what Shaheen does in his stories. This book is a must-read.”
– Andrew Brininstool, author of Crude Sketches Done In Quick Succession
