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FOURTEEN WAYS OF LOOKING by Erin Vincent is available for preorders now!

We are all super excited for this book to ender the world. You can preorder at store.deepvellum.org

We are so excited to announce the acquisition of two collections from A BOY IN THE CITY poet, S. Yarberry: URGENT, STARS and THE ROBERT POEMS.

URGENT, STARS and THE ROBERT POEMS are slated to be released between the Fall/Winter 2026-27 season and Spring/Summer 2027.

BEST LITERARY TRANSLATIONS 2026 is available for preorder!

Guest edited by National Book Award winner Arthur Sze, BLT 2026 is compiled from over 450 submissions written in 62 original languages and features poetry and prose written in languages both widely spoken and critically endangered.

Readers and writers have been loving Alla Gorbunova's (TH)INGS AND (TH)OUGHTS translated by Elina Alter.

(TH)INGS AND (TH)OUGHTS is available in the bookstore and at store.deepvellum.org.

The bookstore is closed today, but you can order from our website to get books 20% off or order from our Bookshop.org.

We will see you guys again once Texas thaws out. Orders placed over the extended weekend will start going out Wednesday.

Stay warm and stay safe.

Ito Romo was born and raised on the border in Laredo, Texas. His work, dubbed “Chicano Gothic” and “Chicano Noir,” shows the dark and gritty life along Interstate 35 through South Texas, where his family has lived for 11 generations.

His newest book, FILTH EATERS will be available May 19, 2026.

Wow! Congratulations to NORTH SUN for being longlisted for the 2026 PEN/Hemingway Award for Fiction.

If you haven't read NORTH SUN yet, go pick it up at our storefront in Dallas or order it at store.deepvellum.org today.

We are thrilled to reveal the cover for the paperback edition of THE BLUE BOOK OF NEBO by Manon Steffan Ros. This beautiful cover was designed by Levy Creative and this title will be available June 16, 2026.

PINK TONGUE OUT, BLND CAT by María Paz Guerrero, translated by Robin Meyers will be available May 5th, 2026.

Learn more about these poets and preorder PINK TONGUE OUT, BLIND CAT at store.deepvellum.org.

THE SUMMER MY MOTHER HAD GREEN EYES will be in the world next week! It has already garnered a glowing review from the New York Times and been named "one of the best books of the year so far, backed by most European critics" by Elle.

You can preorder THE SUMMER MY MOTHER HAD GREEN EYES today!

Huge congrats to Tatiana Țîbuleac and Monica Cure. What a beautiful review.

"Like a literary origamist, the author intricately folds in plot details so that each new revelation forces you to reconsider the shape of the whole narrative." - Ben Libman for the New York Times

The Alexander Grass Humanities Institute at Johns Hopkins and Deep Vellum are proud to
partner in bringing the world’s greatest writers into dialogue across academic and public
spheres. THE INVSIBLE YEARS is forthcoming in hardcover on February 24, 2026, and is available now for pre-order now.

SLOVENIAN ABCS is a sweet and beautifully illustrated introduction to the Slovenian language. We are so excited for copies of this to come in!

Preorder is available now! You can order this at store.deepvellum.org.

Look at what writers are saying about Fiston Mwanza Mujila's THE SLAUGHTERHOUSE OF DREAMS! Here are just some of the reviews we've gotten for this book of Congolese praise poems.

Readers are excited about Lilly Meyer's translation of THE INVISIBLE YEARS by Rodrigo Hasbún. Here is what some of our favorite writers have to say.

This title is available on February 24th, 2026, but you can preorder it at store.deepvellum.org today!

We're excited to announce that Hannah Smith has joined the Deep Vellum team as Poetry Editor. Hannah is a visionary force in the poetry world, and we couldn't be more thrilled to welcome her to the team. Learn more about Hannah's new role at deepvellum.org.

Here is a sneak peak of what people are saying about "Michelle Quay's utterly convincing translation" of WOODWIND HARMONY IN THE NIGHTTIME by Reza Ghassemi (Shelley Fairweather-Vega).

You can learn more about Ghassemi's book and place a preorder at store.deepvellum.org.

Check out all of our upcoming titles for the first quarter of 2026!

All of these books are available for preorder now at store.deepvellum.org.

Lachlan Benford is one of our booksellers and our warehouse shelf fixer. She read some great books this year. Check out her list!

We are giving away two finished copies of THE SUMMER MY MOTHER HAD GREEN EYES by Tatiana Țîbuleac, translated by Monica Cure.

Go repost and comment on our Instagram post to enter the giveaway!

What a week! Just a sampling of the good news to celebrate as we head into 2026:

1) THE RUINS has been longlisted for the NBCC Barrios Book in Translation Prize 💫
2) NORTH SUN made Barack Obama's top ten books of 2025! 🐋
3) [GAMEROVER] was named "Best Design" of 2025 by Preposition Magazine!

This is Abigail (you can call her Abby if she likes you). She is our Bookseller. NORTH SUN changed her world this year - these are some more books she loved.

We are giving away two advanced review copies of FOURTEEN WAYS OF LOOKING by Erin Vincent!

Go reshare and comment on our Instagram post (@deepvellum) to be eligible!

Deep Vellum and Dalkey Archive are seeking applications for a Marketing Director. Find out more at deepvellum.org/news.

This is Linda, they are our production manager and a great reader. Look at everything she loved this year!

Looking for last minute book gifts? Our rights manager, Sarah McEachern, loved these books this year. Your friends and family might love them too!

Welcome to Nadine's staff picks! Nadine Santoro is our publicist and she has great taste. This is what she loved in 2025

Check out the staff picks from our marketing and publicity coordinator, Sarah Forbau. These are some of her favorite reads from 2025.

CALL FOR DEPARTMENTAL INTERNS: SPRING 2026

Departments seeking interns include: Deep Vellum Bookstore, production, publicity, development, rights, and sales.

Check out deepvellum.org/news for more information, and how to apply

You've been waiting. The news is here.

Deep Vellum is honored to announce the publication of Antonio Moresco's seminal trilogy, GAMES OF ETERNITY, translated by Max Lawton.

THE BEGINNINGS will be published on March 24, 2026 and all three books are available for preorder on our website now.