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Table 756! πŸ“šβ€οΈ 🌊 🌊

05.03.2026 16:13 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Elizabeth Sylvia holding a copy of Scythe

Elizabeth Sylvia holding a copy of Scythe

Elizabeth Sylvia is signing copies of Scythe at our table now! 11-12

05.03.2026 16:06 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
River River Books T756 at the AWP bookfair: vertical banner with their logo on blue cloudy sky standing to the left. Table draped in greenish blue cloth with logo in front and coveref in lots of bookstacks. Two people walking in background

River River Books T756 at the AWP bookfair: vertical banner with their logo on blue cloudy sky standing to the left. Table draped in greenish blue cloth with logo in front and coveref in lots of bookstacks. Two people walking in background

Just dropped off some copies of White Door (Carbonation Press, 2025) at the fabulous @riverriverbooks.bsky.social's table T756. Will be signing copies this pm, 3-4. And yes, I'm hugely excited. 😍
#AWP26

05.03.2026 15:28 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
River River Books table: blue tablecloth, RRB logo, rows of beautiful books and banner behind

River River Books table: blue tablecloth, RRB logo, rows of beautiful books and banner behind

COME SAY HI, BALTIMORE! #AWP2026

05.03.2026 14:05 β€” πŸ‘ 20    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

@preetivangani.bsky.social @burgi.bsky.social @millietullis.bsky.social @zoeryderwhite.bsky.social @esylviapoet.bsky.social @bettysueblue.bsky.social @jasutherland.bsky.social πŸ’™πŸ“šπŸŽ‰

04.03.2026 13:47 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
RIVER RIVER BOOKS
AT AWP - T756

β€’ Author signings with J.D. Ho, Preeti Vangani, Jennifer A Sutherland, Jameela F. Dallis, Elizabeth Sylvia, ZoΓ« Ryder White, Carla Sofia Ferreira, Beth Gilstrap, and friends of the press Burgi Zenhaeusern and Millie Tullis!

β€’ Friday night reading with Blair, 7-9pm, University Baltimore

β€’ Saturday night Anti-Fascist Love
Poem reading, 7-9pm, 1640 Thames
Street use 1636 entrance)
RIVERRIVERBOOKS.ORG

RIVER RIVER BOOKS AT AWP - T756 β€’ Author signings with J.D. Ho, Preeti Vangani, Jennifer A Sutherland, Jameela F. Dallis, Elizabeth Sylvia, ZoΓ« Ryder White, Carla Sofia Ferreira, Beth Gilstrap, and friends of the press Burgi Zenhaeusern and Millie Tullis! β€’ Friday night reading with Blair, 7-9pm, University Baltimore β€’ Saturday night Anti-Fascist Love Poem reading, 7-9pm, 1640 Thames Street use 1636 entrance) RIVERRIVERBOOKS.ORG

RIVER RIVER BOOKS
AUTHOR SIGNINGS - T756
Thursday
11-12pm, Elizabeth Sylvia
2-3pm, Carla Sofia Ferreira
3-4pm, Burgi Zenhaeusern
3-4pm, ZoΓ« Ryder White
Friday
11-12pm, Beth Gilstrap
12-1pm, J.D. Ho
1-2pm, Preeti Vangani
2-3pm, Jennifer A Sutherland
Saturday
10-11am, Jameela F. Dallis
11am-12pm, Millie Tullis
RIVERRIVERBOOKS.ORG

RIVER RIVER BOOKS AUTHOR SIGNINGS - T756 Thursday 11-12pm, Elizabeth Sylvia 2-3pm, Carla Sofia Ferreira 3-4pm, Burgi Zenhaeusern 3-4pm, ZoΓ« Ryder White Friday 11-12pm, Beth Gilstrap 12-1pm, J.D. Ho 1-2pm, Preeti Vangani 2-3pm, Jennifer A Sutherland Saturday 10-11am, Jameela F. Dallis 11am-12pm, Millie Tullis RIVERRIVERBOOKS.ORG

Where you can find @riverriverbooks.bsky.social at #AWP2026! πŸ“šπŸ’™πŸŽ‰ T-756. See you there, beautiful writer friends! πŸŒŠπŸŒŠπŸ“š

04.03.2026 13:46 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 2

πŸ™β˜ΊοΈπŸŽ‰πŸŽ‰

03.03.2026 23:25 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Millie Tullis AWP Book Signing. Find me with my friends at River River Books! Saturday, March 7 11 am-12 pm (T-756)

Millie Tullis AWP Book Signing. Find me with my friends at River River Books! Saturday, March 7 11 am-12 pm (T-756)

AWP folks! You find me signing books with my friends at @riverriverbooks.bsky.social this Saturday! Stop by the bookfair from 11 am-12 pm to grab a copy or just say hi!

03.03.2026 23:20 β€” πŸ‘ 19    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

We are going to MISS. YOU! Sending big, big love to your pup and you, Tara β€οΈβ€πŸ©Ήβ€οΈβ€πŸ©Ήβ€οΈβ€πŸ©Ή

03.03.2026 20:50 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I can no longer go to AWP! I'm caring for my old dog who keeps racking up ailments! But you should go to this great reading since I can't! Anything @riverriverbooks.bsky.social or river adjacent is honestly gonna be πŸ”₯

03.03.2026 00:44 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Eeeek can’t wait to hear you read! πŸ˜πŸ™ŒπŸŽ‰πŸŽ‰

03.03.2026 20:50 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Printing my excerpt to read!

03.03.2026 14:57 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Anti-Fascist Love Poem
JENNIFER A SUTHERLAND
CATHERINE ROCKWOOD
ADRIAN DALLAS FRANDLE
Reading
MICHAEL TODD COHEN
CARLA SOFIA FERREIRA
DOMINIQUE AHKONG
HAN VANDERHART
JOHNNY CORDOVA
ELIZABETH SYLVIA
RITA MOOKERJEE
AMORAK HUEY
ERIN VACHON
K. IVER
Off Site
Baltimore
Saturday, March 7|79pm
Fells Point 1640 Thames Street
(use entrance to: 1636)

Anti-Fascist Love Poem JENNIFER A SUTHERLAND CATHERINE ROCKWOOD ADRIAN DALLAS FRANDLE Reading MICHAEL TODD COHEN CARLA SOFIA FERREIRA DOMINIQUE AHKONG HAN VANDERHART JOHNNY CORDOVA ELIZABETH SYLVIA RITA MOOKERJEE AMORAK HUEY ERIN VACHON K. IVER Off Site Baltimore Saturday, March 7|79pm Fells Point 1640 Thames Street (use entrance to: 1636)

Hey friendsβ€”join us in Baltimore for some fire, anti-fascist love poems! Saturday night, 7pm.

03.03.2026 00:10 β€” πŸ‘ 35    πŸ” 17    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1

YES you will! πŸ˜πŸ™πŸŽ‰πŸŽ‰

02.03.2026 20:33 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I will be there!

02.03.2026 13:51 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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@riverriverbooks.bsky.social book mail & swag πŸ˜πŸ’ƒ!

And now, on to AWP & more πŸ“šπŸ’™. Make sure to visit River River Bks @ T756 to check out their incredible range of authors & say hello. I'll be hanging out there, too, from time to time (they're hosting my book White Door from Carbonation Press πŸ˜ŠπŸ’ƒ)

02.03.2026 20:22 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 1
BLAIR & RIVER RIVER BOOKS
FRIDAY NIGHT READING (3/6)
7-9PM
21 W MT ROYAL AVE
BALTIMORE, MD 21201
UNIVERSITY OF BALTIMORE
BLAIR

BLAIR & RIVER RIVER BOOKS FRIDAY NIGHT READING (3/6) 7-9PM 21 W MT ROYAL AVE BALTIMORE, MD 21201 UNIVERSITY OF BALTIMORE BLAIR

Our Friday night reading at University of Baltimore with @blairpub.bsky.social! πŸŽ‰πŸŽ‰πŸŽ‰πŸ“š #AWP2026 This will be LIT! Come hear incredible writers from two North Carolina presses.

02.03.2026 13:16 β€” πŸ‘ 15    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 2

YES, please! πŸ˜πŸŽ‰πŸŽ‰

02.03.2026 13:14 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Ahhh would LOVE TO SEE YOU, Hannah! πŸ˜πŸ™πŸŽ‰

02.03.2026 13:14 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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02.03.2026 13:13 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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β€œβ€¦ and sometimes, you can see by the way she keeps one hand hovering at the other’s back, how she tries to hold on.”

There is News Along the Ohio River by @bettysueblue.bsky.social, from @riverriverbooks.bsky.social

02.03.2026 03:04 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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Bookstore Bookstore selling contemporary poetry collections published by River River Books.

Find your copy of Antibody at our online bookshop, today! riverriverbooks.org/store/Antibo...

01.03.2026 14:36 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
ANTIBODY
ELANE KIM

"Fluorescence becomes a metaphor for exposure, for the way grief glows under examination."

Leah Choi reviews ANTIBODY by Elane Kim for The Harvard Crimson

ANTIBODY ELANE KIM "Fluorescence becomes a metaphor for exposure, for the way grief glows under examination." Leah Choi reviews ANTIBODY by Elane Kim for The Harvard Crimson

Read the new review of Elane Kim’s ANTIBODY by Leah Choi at @theharvardcrimson.bsky.social: www.thecrimson.com/article/2026... πŸ“šπŸ’™πŸŽ‰

01.03.2026 14:34 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
nine headshots of nine women in a square, variously smiling straight into the camera, away from it, or in partial profile. The graphic is headed by River River Books Author Signingsβ€”T756 in black lettering.

nine headshots of nine women in a square, variously smiling straight into the camera, away from it, or in partial profile. The graphic is headed by River River Books Author Signingsβ€”T756 in black lettering.

A graphic of waves in various blue tones with a light blue text box set into them:
Thursday
11-12pm, Elizabeth Sylvia
2-3pm, Carla Sofia Ferreira
3-4pm, Burgi Zenhaeusern
3-4pm, ZoΓ« Ryder White
Friday:
11-12pm, Beth Gilstrap
12-1pm, J.D. Ho
1-2pm, Preeti Vangani
2-3pm, Jennifer A Sutherland

Saturday
10-11pm, Jameela F. Dallis
The heading says: River River Books, Author Signingsβ€”T756
At the bottom: Riverriverbooks.org next to their logo of two zigzag waves in a circle

A graphic of waves in various blue tones with a light blue text box set into them: Thursday 11-12pm, Elizabeth Sylvia 2-3pm, Carla Sofia Ferreira 3-4pm, Burgi Zenhaeusern 3-4pm, ZoΓ« Ryder White Friday: 11-12pm, Beth Gilstrap 12-1pm, J.D. Ho 1-2pm, Preeti Vangani 2-3pm, Jennifer A Sutherland Saturday 10-11pm, Jameela F. Dallis The heading says: River River Books, Author Signingsβ€”T756 At the bottom: Riverriverbooks.org next to their logo of two zigzag waves in a circle

The cover of White Door showing a full-size detail of a photo image by Alan Sirulnikoff, "Alternative Reality:" white door floating amid grayish trunks on dark waters

The cover of White Door showing a full-size detail of a photo image by Alan Sirulnikoff, "Alternative Reality:" white door floating amid grayish trunks on dark waters

Find me signing copies of WHITE DOOR @ AWP (3/5, 3-4pm, T756) πŸ’ƒπŸ˜Š
Thank you so much @riverriverbooks.bsky.social for hosting my book & @gregbem.bsky.social (Carbonation Press) for publishing it. πŸ™πŸ’™
Regardless, don't miss checking out all the βœ¨β€οΈβ€πŸ”₯πŸ’« books by River River Books authors at #AWP2026.

25.02.2026 20:17 β€” πŸ‘ 13    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
A black & white dog sleeping next to a book opened to p. 13, piece number XIII of There Is News Along The Ohio River. 

It reads: 

XIII.
There is news along the Ohio River: he comes to visit and asks about her anger, how it's doing, like her shadow's learned to breathe. She tells him it's still there but maybe not quite as bad with some distance, wonders if he has any idea how dificult it was to keep him alive. She shows him the Big Four, buys them cappuccinos from a shop that hosts Dungeons & Dragons tournaments. She used to be the master sometimes, she confesses, but not on the real game, on the version she and her elder sibling played out in the yard when their mama was at work and they looked after each other on sick days, teacher work days, most of summer. She has never recovered from that period, not really, and the old anger mixed with the new has driven her to drink, walk, weep, on repeat like some tragic Victorian protagonist not yet sure she can untangle it all. He misses her more when he's packing his things. She shimmies and sings to seventies rock in the kitchen where the dogs join in with their dinosaurs and the pot's about to boil over. She sends her husband postcards, still trying to add brightness to his fractured days. She does not tell him about the divers who go deep into the river or how they recently found tennis shoes tied to a cinder-block a few feet off shore.

A black & white dog sleeping next to a book opened to p. 13, piece number XIII of There Is News Along The Ohio River. It reads: XIII. There is news along the Ohio River: he comes to visit and asks about her anger, how it's doing, like her shadow's learned to breathe. She tells him it's still there but maybe not quite as bad with some distance, wonders if he has any idea how dificult it was to keep him alive. She shows him the Big Four, buys them cappuccinos from a shop that hosts Dungeons & Dragons tournaments. She used to be the master sometimes, she confesses, but not on the real game, on the version she and her elder sibling played out in the yard when their mama was at work and they looked after each other on sick days, teacher work days, most of summer. She has never recovered from that period, not really, and the old anger mixed with the new has driven her to drink, walk, weep, on repeat like some tragic Victorian protagonist not yet sure she can untangle it all. He misses her more when he's packing his things. She shimmies and sings to seventies rock in the kitchen where the dogs join in with their dinosaurs and the pot's about to boil over. She sends her husband postcards, still trying to add brightness to his fractured days. She does not tell him about the divers who go deep into the river or how they recently found tennis shoes tied to a cinder-block a few feet off shore.

XIII. from There Is News Along The Ohio River next to a sleeping Bruce (aka Bubba). Avail now from @riverriverbooks.bsky.social #cnf #flashnonfiction #flashfiction #prosepoetry #indie

26.02.2026 13:02 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Seven books on a wooden table:

Antibody by Elane Kim
Fifty Mothers by Preeti Vangani
House of Myth and Necessity by Jennifer A Sutherland 
Backyard Alchemy by J.D. Ho
The Visible Field by Zoe Ryder White
Scythe by Elizabeth Sylvia 
There Is News Along the Ohio River by Beth Gilstrap

Seven books on a wooden table: Antibody by Elane Kim Fifty Mothers by Preeti Vangani House of Myth and Necessity by Jennifer A Sutherland Backyard Alchemy by J.D. Ho The Visible Field by Zoe Ryder White Scythe by Elizabeth Sylvia There Is News Along the Ohio River by Beth Gilstrap

A delight to see the full set of new @riverriverbooks.bsky.social titles arriving to readers!

26.02.2026 21:31 β€” πŸ‘ 27    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
"I think in my writing, 1 am trying to use what I have...] am very interested in taking stock, - guess, and looking at what is worth preserving and how we can change the way we operate in order to make the most of what we have."
J.D. HO, EPISODE 85

"I think in my writing, 1 am trying to use what I have...] am very interested in taking stock, - guess, and looking at what is worth preserving and how we can change the way we operate in order to make the most of what we have." J.D. HO, EPISODE 85

Listen to Episode 85 (Of Mystery and Empathy, Cover Design, and Foraging in Winter) with J.D. Ho today! πŸ’™πŸ“šπŸŽ™οΈ

share.transistor.fm/s/f094795a
@nematode.bsky.social

25.02.2026 16:21 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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β€œAstro Mischief.” A Poem by Preeti Vangani Not sure what’s more embarrassing, that at fourteen I still lusted for stuffed animals or that mum’s target at the claw machine was way better than mine. Precise as threading a needle, she’d push t…

β€œNot sure what’s more embarrassing, that at fourteen
I still lusted for stuffed animals or that mum’s target
at the claw machine was way better than mine.”

Read this amazing poem from @preetivangani.bsky.social’s FIFTY MOTHERS (@riverriverbooks.bsky.social) on LitHub today! πŸŽ‰πŸŽ‰πŸŽ‰

25.02.2026 16:02 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Some reviews you sink into like a bath because they areβ€”well, such good reading in their own right. @susanlleary.bsky.social has done this with her new review of @egcunningham.bsky.social’s Field Notes. Just a deep delight πŸ™πŸ’™πŸ“š

24.02.2026 23:43 β€” πŸ‘ 21    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Such a beautiful new review of @egcunningham.bsky.social’s FIELD NOTES by @susanlleary.bsky.social. Thank you for your deep attention, Susan! πŸ™πŸ“šπŸ’™πŸ’™

24.02.2026 23:33 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0