Earth Angel

Madeline Cash’s debut short story collection Earth Angel was originally published in 2023, and following the success of her novel Lost Lambs, was reissued in September 2026. Being a short story fiend, I snatched it up. Reminiscent of Black Mirror vignettes with digital dilemmas, slumber parties, terrorism, and the dreaded rebrand, Earth Angel is an interesting example of what chronically online looked like only three years ago compared to today.

Cash has a great Foreword in which she comments on her collection: it was originally published with her name misspelt and with a certain lack of oversight that fits with many of the themes of Earth Angel. It’s an intense collection that’s snarky and blunt. What draws me in more than anything is, as usual, the particular energy you can get from debut collections. Cash certainly has it!