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HOPE BY SOMMER SCHAFER — Unsolicited Press Set in a small island community called Hope, Alaska, this fresh and contemporary collection of linked stories drops us into the lives of a host of quirky town characters striving for freedom, meaning,...

Blake Lindstrom lives in a 96-sq-ft cliffside shed. Loves his family. Hates his neighbor. War is coming.
Sommer Schafer’s HOPE releases Nov 25, 2025. unsolicitedpress.com/shop/p/hope

RESIDENTS OF THE DEEP BY MARIANNE VILLANUEVA — Unsolicited Press In “Ice,” two men contemplate their future in a bleak, post-apocalyptic landscape: “The point is, there is no point. You just keep going. Even if there’s no point.” In Dumaguete , a young boy…

In RESIDENTS OF THE DEEP (@unsolicitedpress.bsky.social) “we meet fantastical beings—by turns charming and nightmarish—who, when examined unsparingly, turn out to be versions of ourselves.” —Luis H. Francia

Read Marianne Villanueva’s stories for #FAHM!
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The rest of our 2025 titles are up for grabs this November on LibraryThing’s Early Review Program! 📚

Up to 30 readers can snag advance copies before release—don’t miss it 👀

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Infertility is expensive, invasive, and isolating.
And still, we’re silent.

YOU MAY FEEL A BIT OF PRESSURE breaks that silence.

Out October 21.

#WomensHealth #Memoir #YouMayFeelABitOfPressure

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Greetings from "war-ravaged" Portland, where the only thing exploding is the tired-ass narrative of our critics. While the nation is glued to the political clown show, we're busy publishing books that actually capture the resilient and gloriously rebellious spirit that makes this community tick.

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PIECEWORK: ETHNOGRAPHIES OF PLACE BY AMY SHIMSHON-SANTO — Unsolicited Press Piecework is a lively collection of intergenerational essays on how people create possibility and place through the arts, culture, and heritage. Women and children play central roles in these ethno...

ANNOUNCEMENT: Introducing PIECEWORK: ETHNOGRAPHIES OF PLACE by the brilliant Dr. Amy Shimshon-Santo, coming 11/18/25!
This powerful creative nonfiction collection explores how art & community shape our world.

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The body remembers what the mind tries to forget.
Maureen Sherbondy’s new poetry collection arrives Oct 14.
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Start spreading the rumors (okay fine, predictions): AWP 2027 is headed for Chicago. Writers, brace yourself for wind, pizza, and the existential crisis of fitting 87 tote bags into your carry-on. ✈️🍕 #AWP2027 #WindyCityWords #ChicagoLit #WriterProblems #awp #fun

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A.G. Valentine smiles as he stands in front of a door with glass panes and holding his novella

Copies of the book in a cardboard box

The Apoptotic Era being held in the air

A.G. Valentine @agvalentine.bsky.social has his debut novella now…do you?

THE APOPTOTIC ERA is coming out very soon.

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Wilton Writer’s New Book Brings Local History to Life One of your neighbors posted in Neighbor News. Click through to read what they have to say. (The views expressed in this post are the author’s own.)

It’s publication day!! A History of Hand Thrown Walls is released into an unsuspecting world. A huge thank you to @unsolicitedpress.bsky.social
and the other women who have made up The Year of Womxn 2025 such a fabulous experience. #newbook

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Stolen: Love and Loss in the Time of COVID-19 by Elizabeth Jaeger — Unsolicited Press Stolen: Love and Loss in the Time of COVID-19 is a raw and gripping diary account of the battle Jaeger’s dad endured with COVID-19 in New York City. The narrative brings you into the heart of her fami...

March 2020. NYC. One daughter’s raw diary of watching her father battle COVID—and the memories that keep him alive. Stolen by Elizabeth Jaeger is both personal and political: a testament to loss, love, and women who preserve memory. 🖤

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EXQUISITE CORPSE BY MALÚ URRIOLA AND TRANSLATED BY ELENA BARCIA — Unsolicited Press EXQUISITE CORPSE, the sixth poetry collection by renowned Chilean poet Malú Urriola (1967–2023), translated by Elena Barcia, showcases Urriola's intensely personal and innovative voice. Oscillating…

The poems in Malú Urriola’s EXQUISITE CORPSE “dive into the emotional intensity of memory … often morphing into surreal, imaginative leaps.”

An @unsolicitedpress.bsky.social collection translated by Elena Barcia for #NationalTranslationMonth: www.unsolicitedpress.com/shop/p/exqui...

#26: Love, Loss & the Pages We Keep: A Conversation with Elizabeth Jaeger "The more I write, the more I record, the more that I'll be able to remember in the future."

New in Archipel: a dialogue with Elizabeth Jaeger on loss, persistence & memory. Her memoir Stolen is part diary, part testimony — a record of grief & resilience in the time of COVID.
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We'd love to share some reviews with everyone! #books

We'd love to share some reviews with everyone! #books

We'd love to share some reviews with everyone! #books

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✨ Half-Off, Full Access (Ends Sept 20) — Unsolicited Press Hey readers, We don’t do sales often, but when we do, we make them count. From now until September 20, 2025 , we’re offering 50% off all new annual paid subscriptions to our Substack. Why upgrade...

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Unsolicited Press Announces the Release of That Very Place by Mary Ann McGuigan — Unsolicited Press Unsolicited Press is proud to announce the publication of That Very Place ($18.95), a new short story collection by acclaimed writer Mary Ann McGuigan , whose work has appeared in The Sun , Massa...

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🚀 Book deal! Rory AB Forrest’s debut DAVE, THE SPACE PET lands Fall 2026 with Unsolicited Press. 👽 A nerdy accountant goes from dive bar bathroom ➡️ alien abduction ➡️ intergalactic pet. Thanks Stacey Kondla @ The Rights Factory! 💫 #BookDeal #SciFiComedy