Sofia Samatar’s Speculative Memoir Roundtable Discussion up at Electric Lit
At Electric Lit, Monster Portraits author Sofia Samatar gathers some of the leading lights in speculative and hybrid literature—Matthew Cheney, Carmen Maria Machado,…
Sofia Samatar in Conversation with Amina Cain at Lit Hub
Thanks to Lit Hub for publishing this lovely and fascinating discussion about writing, monsters, literary influences, and more between Amina Cain and Monster Portraits author Sofia Samatar.…
A Starred Review for Monster Portraits in Library Journal
In his starred review for Library Journal, William Grabowski writes of Monster Portraits by Del & Sofia Samatar that “The series of brief fictions and sketches combine not only to dazzle the imagination but question and bear witness to society’s destructive impulse to catalog and marginalize the Other—in humankind.…
Monster Portraits Makes the Chicago Review of Books Best of February List
Thanks to Adam Morgan of the Chicago Review of Books for including Monster Portraits by Del & Sofia Samatar on their Best New Books of February 2018 List.…
A Starred Booklist Review for Monster Portraits
The buzz around the release of Monster Portraits on February 22 has now begun in earnest, and we are thrilled that the book received a starred review in Booklist!…