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Our latest newsletter reflects on novels that address a cultural or political "tipping point," a moment when an entire society finds itself in crisis or transition (kind of similar to right now?).
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Ask Lorene Cary about her book ‘If Sons, Then Heirs’ Author Lorene Cary joins us live on Nov. 18 for a virtual discussion.

The new online book club from @spotlightpa.org, called Booklight PA, continues with another great #Philly author, Lorene Cary!
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The Stained Glass Project Please support us by making a contribution!

"The Stained Glass Project is a volunteer run after-school arts program that introduces under-served Philadelphia public high school students to the technically demanding artistic discipline of making stained glass."
A great idea! Please support if you can.
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Gertrude Stein’s Love Language How a self-appointed genius found her ideal helpmate.

Alice B. Toklas’s cultish devotion to Gertrude Stein has generated enduring curiosity. “What magnetic force keeps such a union intact?” Judith Thurman writes. “Is the enthrallment mutual? Is the resentment?”

A book vending machine provides an outlet for D.C.-area authors after funding cuts Washington, D.C.'s vending machine LitBox distributes books, with a serving of hope as local writers struggle with arts funding cuts.

Books instead of candy from vending machines in DC!
The cynic says, "What, they read books in DC? Why is there no evidence in Congress?"
The author/publisher applauds.
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#Books #Publishing

Ask Stephanie Feldman about her hit novel ‘Saturnalia’ Author Stephanie Feldman joins us on Oct. 23 for a live, virtual discussion.

#Philly's own Stephanie Feldman kicks off @spotlightpa.org's new online book club.
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#novel #sci-fi #authorreading

"In a life beset by loss and illness, she wrote through some dark days and moods in this house. 'All sorrows can be borne, if you put them into a story,' she once said."

@ellenpcampbell.bsky.social visits the Karen Blixen museum.

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Oh hey! Thank you, so much to the folks at Ignyte! We love this because fighting books really & truly is a practice of inclusion & equity. Really meaningful to be recognized this way. Good work team!

Against Thermocolonialism, feat. Lizzie Wade a conversation about making the seasons make sense

"The monster we’re told is just over the horizon is in fact already here, and has been for centuries, disguised as progress and the way things have to be."

@solarshades.club's interview with Lizzie Wade:
www.solarshades.club/p/against-th...

Thanks for the boost, and thanks to Lewis Whittington for this great review of Tesla's Opera! Here's the book page at Fomite Press with ordering info: www.fomitepress.com/tesla-s-oper...

Tesla’s Opera~ The real, stranger-than-fiction Nikola Tesla Arts Journalist and novelist Miriam Seidel conceived her opera ‘Violet Fire’ in 2006 to commemorate the 150th birthyear of Croatian inventor Nikola Tesla. S

"Perhaps I was a little premature" - opening line of @miriamseidel.bsky.social's opera VIOLET FIRE about Nikola Tesla.

Now her volume with the libretto & commentary gets a rave review as "a fascinating, fun book about the world of science, opera and avian love."
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A book worth banning is a book worth reading.
#BannedBooksWeek

Today is the 2nd anniversary of Hamas's horrific attack on Israel.
In the spring we're publishing a novel that treats difficult conversations and conflicting perspectives on the Israel-Palestine question. We hope it will promote genuine discussion and healing.

Thomas Pynchon Has Been Warning Us About American Fascism the Whole Time Paul Thomas Anderson’s adaptations of Thomas Pynchon’s novels—first Inherent Vice in 2014, and now One Battle After Another in 2025—may be tipping the scales, with more first-time Pynchon readers f…

In @literaryhub.bsky.social, @devintoshea.bsky.social describes how movies are popularizing the classic #Pynchon theme: "The war between the powerful and the powerless."
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Bookshop: Buy books online. Support local bookstores. An online bookstore that financially supports local independent bookstores and gives back to the book community.

For 2 days, @bookshop.org has an "anti-prime sale" with free shipping.`
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Ideas for observing #BannedBooksWeek:
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Book Ban Map - Little Free Library Find the areas hit hardest by book bans and the nearest Little Free Library book-sharing box locations! We developed this map in collaboration with PEN America and the American Library Association’s… ...

For #BannedBooksWeek an interactive map from @littlefreelibrary.bsky.social showing where the problem is worst:
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For #BannedBooksWeek, @bookshop.org is offering discounts on selected banned books.
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Just arrived: first package of ARCs for PARTLY STRONG, PARTLY BROKEN by Nathaniel Popkin!

Photographed on the office's official Old Red Chair.

How does the cover look for this book we've dubbed the "most provocative novel of spring 2026"?

#novel #judaism #israel #palestine

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Here it is!

Our Monday newsletter formally announced our next book, due in May:
PARTLY STRONG, PARTLY BROKEN by Nathaniel Popkin.

We think it'll be the most provocative novel of the spring. Read the newsletter to find out why:
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#Chicago folks: Great lineup for Sunday Salon Chicago on (you guessed it) SUNDAY at @roscoebooks.bsky.social, including our own @janicemdeal.bsky.social. 7 PM, free!
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Please join us in congratulating our Best of the Net 2026 Nominees! Good luck everyone!

Books on Trial: 8 Freedom to Read Cases to Watch These legal cases may determine which titles are available in public schools and libraries for years to come.

@publisherswkly.bsky.social summarizes the critical court cases on #bookbanning.
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Flyer for the event with all the readers listed + location (530 South St). Doors at 6, event at 7. 21+ only. Sept 24.

Next week, the great and talented students at the Rutgers-Camden MFA program are doing a reading at Tattooed Mom on South Street. I'll be there too. Come on out and hear from the future of Philly's lit scene. Also have some tots.

Mrs. Dalloway Virginia Woolf's most famous novel, now in a new edition that reflects the author's own revisions to the work. This is the definitive edition of one of the most important novels of the twentieth centu...

Virginia Woolf fans, already celebrating the 100th birthday of MRS. D., will appreciate this new scholarly edition, inexpensive at full price and currently on sale.
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#Chicago area folks:
Coming on 9/28, Sunday Salon Chicago at @roscoebooks.bsky.social.
Our author @janicemdeal.bsky.social will be part of a great lineup!
www.sundaysalon-chicago.com
#fiction #poetry #memoir

Our book STRANGE ATTRACTORS by @janicemdeal.bsky.social is featured in @clmporg.bsky.social's Regional Spotlight for the Great Lakes area. This is the linked-story collection that's been compared to Sherwood Anderson, Chekhov, & Flannery O'Connor. Its sequel, THE BLUE DOOR, is available now.

Large majorities of Americans say gerrymandering is a major problem, unfair, and should be illegal | YouGov Less Republicans than Democrats oppose gerrymandering, though Democrats are more willing to use tit-for-tat gerrymandering in response to Republican partisan gerrymandering.

Do Americans think gerrymandering is fair?
No. Most recognize it as cheating.
That's true in both parties, in all states, across the US. And increasingly true among younger voters.
Majorities think all gerrymandering should be illegal.
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More Than Just a Walk. A review of “The Blue Door" Written by Arthur J. Sabatini

More Than Just a Walk. A review of “The Blue Door" My guy, @AJSabatini reviews Janet Deal's book pubbed by @newdoorbooks.bsky.social @thirtywestph.com open.substack.com/pub/thirtywe... #Writingcommunity #Books

More Than Just a Walk. A review of “The Blue Door" Written by Arthur J. Sabatini

Closing out August of Afterimages with an indie press book review!

Arthur J. Sabatini reviews THE BLUE DOOR by Janice Deal, out now through @newdoorbooks.bsky.social

Read it soon and consider purchasing a copy 💙📘

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