McSweeney’s 65: Plundered spans the American continent, from a bone-strewn Peruvian desert to inland South Texas to the streets of Mexico City, and considers the violence that shaped it. In fifteen bracing stories, the collection delves into extraction, exploitation, and defiancé. How does a community, an individual, resist the plundering of land and peoples? Guest-edited by Valeria Luiselli with Heather Cleary, McSweeney’s 65 brings together stories of stolen artifacts and endless job searches, of nationality-themed amusement parks and cultish banana plantations. With contributors from Brazil, Cuba, Bolivia, Mexico, Argentina, Ecuador, the United States, and elsewhere, Plundered is a sweeping portrait of a hemisphere on fire. Contains contributions by: Valeria Luiselli and Heather Cleary Karen Tei Yamashita and Ronaldo Lopes de Oliveira Gabriela Wiener Laia Jufresa Carlos Manuel Álvarez Sophie Braxton Gabriela Jauregui Julia Wong Kcomt Brenda Lozano Mahogany L. Browne Samanta Schweblin Sabrina Helen Li Edmundo Paz Soldán Nimmi Gowrinathan MJ Bond C. T. Mexica Letters by: Claudina Domingo Karla Cornejo Villavicencio Lia García (La Novia Sirena) Yásnaya Elena Aguilar Gil Translations by: Heather Cleary Gabriela Jauregui Megan McDowell Julia Sanches Jennifer Shyue Jenna Tang