Magdalena Is Brighter Than You Think Featured in Autostraddle’s “Most Anticipated Queer Books for April 2026”

We’re thrilled to share that Magdalena Is Brighter Than You Think by Grace Spulak has been featured in Autostraddle’s roundup of “Our Most Anticipated Queer Books for April 2026.”

Autostraddle highlights the collection as

Complex portrayals of gender, sexuality, trauma, and survival sit inside these short stories about characters at the margins of rural New Mexico.

Spulak’s debut story collection, winner of the 2025 Rising Writer Prize selected by K-Ming Chang, explores queerness, resilience, and connection through inventive and emotionally nuanced narratives grounded in place.

Read the full list on Autostraddle here.