The Brussels Review: Summer 2025

A vibrant showcase of international literature, The Brussels Review – Summer 2025 presents a sweeping collection of fiction, nonfiction, and poetry that challenges, surprises, and endures. With contributors from five continents, this issue offers a panoramic view of contemporary literary voices, each distinct in style yet unified by a commitment to form, depth, and resonance.

Highlights include:

Beatriz Seelaender's Motion Picture Sickness — A metafictional novella set in a world where actors vanish from film when they die, confronting fame, identity, and the ethics of representation.
Gaye Brown's Some Gifts — A powerful personal essay on altruism, sacrifice, and the shifting meaning of generosity, grounded in memory and moral ambiguity.
Patrick ten Brink's The Word Thief — A haunting tale of obsession, grief, and language, where a creature discovers that the right words can heal—or destroy.
Poetry by Sonnet Mondal, including Fragments of Life and The Biscuit Factory — meditative, atmospheric poems on memory, tradition, and decay.
Yelena Moskovich, Christina Brannon, and Paul O’Brien contribute poetic sequences that range from lyrical minimalism to textured introspection.

Others in this issue:

Tong, Gina Elia, Louis Kummerer, Charles Wilkinson, Danila Botha, Molly Collins, Jonathan D. Scott, Crystal McQueen,Joshua Carlucci, Wilson Neate, Stacey Megally, Gabrielle Glaslyn, Yannick Marien

Curated by Publishing Editor Dritan Kiçi and the international TBR editorial team, this issue continues The Brussels Review’s mission to bring fearless, cross-cultural literature to the forefront. Printed in rich design and published both as eBook and in print, Summer 2025 captures a moment where boundaries dissolve and language becomes the last homeland.