Murder or suicide? Follow Philip Taiwo on his investigation in Gaslight by Femi Kayode: a book with realistic characters set in Nigeria.
Walking Practice by Dolki Min addresses gender expectations others put on you and the lack of choice you have therein.
The Pachinko Parlor by Elisa Shua Dusapin shows how support for another person can manifest itself in different ways despite the apparent distance.
In Y/N by Esther Yi, the main character is tired of experiencing reality as that which happens strictly to her and makes a K-Pop idol the new center of her world.
In Manja of de zeven lagen der ziltheid, Dimitri Leue takes you on an artistic exploration through the museum and one's self.
In The Piano Tuner by Chiang-Sheng Kuo, a love of music shines through a hard shell of loneliness and lost dreams.
From attacking a Pac-Man pizza moon with paper folded spaceships to bridging communication delays: Launch Something! by Korean author Bae Myung-hoon.
In November by Dutch author Thomas Olde Heuvelt, happiness slowly drives the residents of Bird Street to madness.
The stories in Wolves by Jeon Sungtae are about change that happens to you and change that you desire.