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πŸ“£ Nightshade is here! πŸ“£

Happy pub day to the amazing @lynnhutchinsonlee.bsky.social and Nightshadeβ€”we love this novel, and we hope you will too!

Get a copy from your favourite bookstore or library branch today! πŸ“š

03.03.2026 14:15 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Happy Publication Day, @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social! 🌱

03.03.2026 14:40 πŸ‘ 31 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Independent publishers gathered at the Warren Bar & Burrow to celebrate Consortium president Julie Schaper (second from l.), who is retiring in June after more than 30 years with the distributor. Schaper’s husband, Steve Horwitz (l.), joined her at the event, where she was presented with a trophy.

28.02.2026 14:01 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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THE REMEMBERED SOLDIER longlisted for 2026 International Booker Prize. The announcement @thebookerprizes.com
quotes the judges: "The big question at the heart of THE REMEMBERED SOLDIER (a β€˜superb novel’) is: β€˜how far will humans go in order to love?’"

thebookerprizes.com/the-booker-l...

24.02.2026 15:45 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 2
Cream background with jacket copy of HOW TO DISAPPEAR AND WHY. Lower left corner is Sarabande logo in white

Cream background with jacket copy of HOW TO DISAPPEAR AND WHY. Lower left corner is Sarabande logo in white

πŸŽ‰ Happy Publication Day to HOW TO DISAPPEAR AND WHY by Kyle Minor πŸ₯³ Chosen by LitHub (@lithub.com.web.brid.gy) as one of their most anticipated books this year and received a Starred Review from Kirkus!

πŸ”— Buy your copy today! www.sarabandebooks.org/all-titles/p...

24.02.2026 13:02 πŸ‘ 9 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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We are excited to announce that ON EARTH AS IT IS BENEATH by Ana Paula Maia (tr. Padma Viswanathan) has been longlisted for the 2026 International Booker Prize! Congratulations to all the longlisted authors, translators and publishers.

Available at bookshops or here: charcopress.com/bookstore/on...

24.02.2026 14:19 πŸ‘ 24 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 1
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πŸ“£Booksellers: Next week we'll be at Winter Institute (along with US Poet Laureate Arthur Sze!) Find us to chat books, grab galleys, and learn about new titles from our publishers @coppercanyonpress.bsky.social, @littlepuss.net, @coffeehousepress.bsky.social, @haymarketbooks.org, and others!

20.02.2026 16:22 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Pick up free ARC of MY DREADFUL BODY by Egana Djabbarova @americanbookseller.bsky.social Winter Institute in Pittsburgh in galley room @consortiumbooks.bsky.social David Lawrence Convention Center (DLCC) 301-305, Level 3, Tues, Wed, + Thurs.

newvesselpress.com/books/my-dre...

24.02.2026 00:26 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸ“£Booksellers: Next week we'll be at Winter Institute (along with US Poet Laureate Arthur Sze!) Find us to chat books, grab galleys, and learn about new titles from our publishers @coppercanyonpress.bsky.social, @littlepuss.net, @coffeehousepress.bsky.social, @haymarketbooks.org, and others!

20.02.2026 16:22 πŸ‘ 7 πŸ” 3 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Text reads: Winter Institute 2026 with U.S. Poet Laureate Arthur Sze

Evening Author Reception and Galley Signing February 25 | 5:30 – 7:00 pm ET
Exhibit Hall B, Floor 2, DLCC

Meet U.S. Poet Laureate Arthur Sze and receive a signed galley of his forthcoming Laureate project, Transient Worlds: On Translating Poetry (out April 14, 2026).

Text reads: Winter Institute 2026 with U.S. Poet Laureate Arthur Sze Evening Author Reception and Galley Signing February 25 | 5:30 – 7:00 pm ET Exhibit Hall B, Floor 2, DLCC Meet U.S. Poet Laureate Arthur Sze and receive a signed galley of his forthcoming Laureate project, Transient Worlds: On Translating Poetry (out April 14, 2026).

Attention booksellers! We’re thrilled to share that U.S. Poet Laureate ARTHUR SZE will be at this year’s Winter Institute Conference to give you a preview of his Laureate project, TRANSIENT WORLDS: ON TRANSLATING POETRYβ€”your passport into 1,500 years of global poetry.

19.02.2026 20:10 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Celebrate #BlackHistoryMonth with these incredible books and more @ coffeehousepress.org/collections/...

19.02.2026 21:30 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Let This Trans Horror Novel Ruin Your Day as Soon as Possible Persona is a cult classic of literary horror in the making.

"Let This Trans Horror Novel Ruin Your Day as Soon as Possible"

take a bow @ravineangel.bsky.social (thank you @autostraddle.bsky.social and @nicanstett.bsky.social !)

Stop it all now. Buy PERSONA today ➑️ www.littlepuss.net/shop/p/perso...

20.02.2026 02:15 πŸ‘ 21 πŸ” 7 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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We're beyond delighted that the wonderful My Name is Samim is included in this year's Read for Empathy Collection!
Buy throughout February with #ReaditForward on uk.bookshop.org/shop/empathy... and 10% of sales goes to Empathy Lab / @booktrust.org.uk / @scottishbooktrust.bsky.social!

05.02.2026 13:01 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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My Dreadful Body by Egana Djabbarova Djabbarova debuts with a potent portrait of illness and gender oppression in contemporary Azerbaijan, Georgia, and Russia. Growi...

MY DREADFUL BODY by Egana Djabbarova is "a potent portrait of illness and gender oppression," says @publisherswkly.bsky.social. "This passionate and lyrical work packs a stinging punch." Translated from the Russian by Lisa C. Hayden.

www.publishersweekly.com/9781954404410

05.02.2026 14:41 πŸ‘ 3 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1
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Song for a Hard-Hit People: A Memoir of Antiracist Solidarity from a Coal Miner’s Daughter by Beth Howard Political organizer Howard connects her Appalachian upbringing to her career in social justice, in this deeply felt debut. Born ...

β€œPolitical organizer @jbethiejean.bsky.social connects her Appalachian upbringing to her career in social justice, in this deeply felt debut... A refreshing, clear-eyed chronicle of a political awakening.”

SONGS FOR A HARD-HIT PEOPLE coming in April

05.02.2026 15:30 πŸ‘ 28 πŸ” 14 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 2
A photo of the book cover of Into the Hush against a magenta background. Text reads: "2026 PEN / Jean Stein Book Award Finalist | Into the Hush by U.S. Poet Laureate Arthur Sze"

A photo of the book cover of Into the Hush against a magenta background. Text reads: "2026 PEN / Jean Stein Book Award Finalist | Into the Hush by U.S. Poet Laureate Arthur Sze"

Congratulations to U.S. Poet Laureate ARTHUR SZE, whose collection INTO THE HUSH was named a finalist for the PEN / Jean Stein Book Award!

This prestigious award from honors a groundbreaking work of any genre for its originality, merit, and impact. A winner will be announced on March 31st!

29.01.2026 23:15 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 1

Hurray! Rio Muerto is on the list! Congratulations @furiousleeper.bsky.social and Ricardo Silva Romero! πŸ₯‚πŸ₯‚πŸ₯‚

30.01.2026 01:35 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Infographic with Terminal Maladies book cover

Big congratulations to Okwudili Nebeolisa! His debut collection, TERMINAL MALADIES, is a finalist for the 2026 Minnesota Book Award in Poetry.

Thank you to the committee, and congrats to the other finalists.

@okwudilin.bsky.social

#poetry #mnbookawards #award #debut

29.01.2026 19:40 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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THE REMEMBERED SOLDIER, by Anjet Daanje in David McKay's translation, is a finalist for the 2026 @penamerica.bsky.social Translation Prize. The winner will be announced at a ceremony on March 31.
pen.org/2026-pen-ame...

29.01.2026 20:59 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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πŸŽ‰The reviews are IN and the book is OUTπŸŽ‰

Today marks the official pub date of @ravineangel.bsky.social's debut horror novel Persona!

You can buy the book right NOW on our website or at your local indie bookstore!

27.01.2026 19:39 πŸ‘ 49 πŸ” 13 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 8
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β€œEverything We Do Matters.” Minneapolis’s Moon Palace Books is a Hub For Anti-ICE Resistance Angela Schwesnedl from Moon Palace Books in Minneapolis picked up my phone call on Saturday almost two hours to the minute after Alex Pretti was murdered in the street by ICE officers. β€œIf you have…

So much love for @moonpalacebooks.bsky.social

27.01.2026 15:12 πŸ‘ 1344 πŸ” 365 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 25
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Comedian, actor, and producer John Mulaney @mulaney.bsky.social recommends THE REMEMBERED SOLDIER by Anjet Daanje for his book club Mulaney Reads, calling the novel "brilliant . . . It's a knockout."
newvesselpress.com/books/the-re...

16.01.2026 16:53 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Outstanding International Book List Award Winners! The 2026 USBBY Outstanding International Books (OIB) page showcases the annual curated list of exceptional international children’s and young adult books selected by the United States Board on Books f...

We are delighted to share that SOLO by @grainneobrien.bsky.social and GIANT by @judithmcquoid.bsky.social are on the 2026 @usbby.bsky.social Oustanding International Books list!

Outstanding! There are just 41 books on this list so this is a terrific achievement.

www.usbby.org/2026oib.html

20.01.2026 14:56 πŸ‘ 10 πŸ” 6 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
The 21 Must-Read Books To Have On Your Radar In 2026 Discover the best new books of 2026 with our guide to the most-anticipated new releases each month this year.

Dua Lipa's Service95 has Gustavo RodrΓ­guez's, ONE HUNDRED GUINEA PIGS on their list of this year's 21 Must-Read books!
service95.com/best-books-2...

Out in July and can be pre-ordered in our 2026 bundle: charcopress.com/bookstore/20...

16.01.2026 13:35 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

"Ah, a muse. You don’t get to pick what/who it is, how, or why. It’s just: Here we go. Start writing."

Great interview with Sherrie Flick about her newest short story collection!

13.01.2026 16:46 πŸ‘ 4 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Lit Hub’s Most Anticipated Books of 2026 After the year we’ve had, there’s no predicting anything about the year that’s to come. But whatever else might be fated to happen (to us) in 2026, there will definitely be books,…

"I pre-ordered [Persona] a few months ago after stumbling on LittlePuss’s excellent social media campaign. What’s the deal with this weird company? How does it tie into the travails of a trans woman who discovers porn of herself that she doesn’t remember making?" 😈 Ty @literaryhub.bsky.social !

12.01.2026 21:24 πŸ‘ 26 πŸ” 5 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Now published for the first time outside of Australia, Gerald Murnane’s LANDSCAPE WITH LANDSCAPE arrives in bookshops across the UK, Europe and North America today.

β€˜β€¦a major work by any measure.’
Times Literary Supplement

www.andotherstories.org/landscape-wi...

13.01.2026 13:46 πŸ‘ 6 πŸ” 2 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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In memoriam, RenΓ©e Nicole Macklin

Read her poem, β€œOn Learning to Dissect Fetal Pigs,” which won a 2020 Academy of American Poets College Prize.

poets.org/2020-on-lear...

08.01.2026 22:24 πŸ‘ 23 πŸ” 13 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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History of the Child by Penelope Shuttle The capacious and playful latest from Shuttle (Lyonesse) offers twin poles of memory and imagination, taking place in part among...

'Quietly witty and slyly allusive, this dispenses poignant reflections on the poet’s personal history.’ - @publisherswkly.bsky.social, on Penelope Shuttle's new collection History of the Child, out from Bloodaxe 26 Feb & @consortiumbooks.bsky.social 14 April.
www.publishersweekly.com/9781780377858

08.01.2026 16:07 πŸ‘ 5 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0