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Info graphic for event: White Whale Bookstore Presents BOOK LAUNCH! Lauren Woods reading with Sherrie Flick. Includes author photos and book cover of THE GREAT GROWN UP GAME OF MAKE BELIEVE

Next week, 02/12/26 at 7 pm, join AHP authors Lauren D. Woods & Sherrie Flick at White Whale Books for Lauren's Pittsburgh launch for her collection, THE GREAT GROWN-UP GAME OF MAKE-BELIEVE.

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Self-Portrait as the "i" in Florida - Autumn House Press About the Book A love letter to Miami and a meditation on fatherhood, Self-Portrait as the “i” in Florida paints a vivid portrait of contemporary South

Read more about Scott's forthcoming collection here: www.autumnhouse.org/books/self-p...

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Loves these blurbs for P. Scott Cunningham's Self-Portrait as the "i" in Florida!

Big thanks to Major Jackson, Kaveh Akbar & Erika Meitner.

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#poetry #donaldjustice #poems

On Writing "Drive" - Pittsburgh Review of Books I don’t remember the first time I read Franz Kafka’s short story “In the Penal Colony” in which the Officer extols the virtues of an execution machine to an

“It all felt very much like those medieval torture devices and Kafka’s Officer who operated on the principle that according to him guilt was always beyond a doubt.”

Lisa Slage Robinson on writing “Drive.”

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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.

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#poetry #mnbookawards #award #debut

Les Portes - Autumn House Press About the Book Les Portes traces how harm against women and femmes takes root, recurs, and reshapes itself across generations. Unfolding in three

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Check out these incredible blurbs for Meredith Nnoka's debut poetry collection, LES PORTES, winner of the CAAPP Book Prize.

Warmest thank yous to Cameron Awkward-Rich, Brenda Shaughnessy, Beth E. Richie, and Chen Chen!

#debut #lgbtq+ #feminist

One of our absolute favorites!

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Print galleys of Self-Portrait as the "i" in Florida by P. Scott Cunningham have arrived!

Winner of the 2025 Donald Justice Poetry Prize, Self-Portrait is a love letter to Miami & a meditation on fatherhood.

#formalistpoetry #indiepub

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Discover resilience and survival in rural New Mexico stories Explore powerful tales of trauma and community in Grace Spulak's debut book.

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“Stories matter. . . . They shape how we understand ourselves and each other. And sometimes, they’re how we survive.”

Wonderful interview with Grace Spulak about her debut short story collection in El Defensor Chieftan.

Cover of Self Driving by Betty Fagin. A white, oblong spiral is pictured, on top on a background of layered abstract colors.

Winding, sometimes stream of consciousness type poetry. Phrases bump along uneven roads, sputter like a weary engine. Fagin’s poems ask you to trust the process, and know that we are shortcutting our way to an important place. Then, a revelation so bright you have to squint appears. #booksky

We had so much fun at our first annual Chicago Writers Showcase last night!!! Thanks to everyone who came and braved the cold to be there 🥰 You warmed our hearts with your beautiful words and brilliance.

Magdalena Is Brighter Than You Think - Autumn House Press About the Book Inventive and emotionally nuanced, Grace Spulak’s debut story collection explores the complexities of gender, queerness, trauma, and

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We’re so excited to share these wonderful endorsements for Grace Spulak’s forthcoming debut short story collection, Magdalena Is Brighter Than You Think!

Deep thanks to K-Ming Chang, Adrienne Celt, Carter Sickels, and Maryse Meijer for these generous words of support.

#debut #shortstories #lgbtq+

Re-opening: Short Reads Short Reads (Nonfiction; pays) opened to nonfiction submissions. https://duotrope.com/magazine/short-reads-35974 #amwriting

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Flyer for reading; White Whale Bookstore Presents Book Launch of Lauren Woods's THE GREAT GROWNUP GAME OF MAKE-BELIEVE reading with Sherrie Flick. Feb 12 7 PM ET. In-store and on Zoom

PGH: Mark your calendars! Lauren D. Woods is coming to town and will be reading with Sherrie Flick at White Whale Bookstore on Feb. 12 @ 7 pm!

@ladiwoods.bsky.social @sherrieflick.bsky.social

#Reading #Fiction #Shortstories #Flashfiction

Print galleys of Les Portes by Meredith Nnoka are here!

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15 Small Press Books You Don’t Want to Miss This Winter - Electric Literature Grab a warm drink and cozy up with these great new indie titles

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Thanks to @electricliterature.com and Wendy J. Fox for featuring THE GREAT GROWN UP GAME OF MAKE-BELIEVE by @ladiwoods.bsky.social in their "15 Small Press Books You Don’t Want to Miss This Winter" list!

Check out the full list of AMAZING titles here: msmagazine.com/2026/01/12/a...

Front cover image of book Magdalena Is Bright Than You Think by Grace Spulak; white text on abstract painting image

Love to see @gspulak.bsky.social's MAGDALENA IS BRIGHTER THAN YOU THINK on @msmagazine.com's "Reads for the Rest of Us: The Most Anticipated Feminist Books of 2026."

Thanks to Karla and Violet for their work in putting this list together! 💙

What We're Reading the Third Week of January 2026 - Pittsburgh Review of Books A roundup of what the Pittsburgh Review of Book's class is reading the third week of January 2026:

What We’re Reading: a roundup of the most engaging recent pieces on the web read by the Pittsburgh Review of Books staff this week, from @reactorsff.bsky.social @smithsonianmag.bsky.social @chicagorevbooks.bsky.social @jacobinmag.bsky.social @lithub.com.web.brid.gy + more! pghrev.com/what-were-re...

Galleys are here! Winner of the 2025 Rising Writer Prize, this debut collection by Grace Spulak explores gender, queerness, trauma, and resilience in rural New Mexico. Message us if you’d like a review copy!
#reviewcopy #shortstories #bookstagram #fictionbooks #galleys

Check out the full review here: theadroitjournal.org/2026/01/12/a...

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If I had to select two words to describe Lauren D. Woods’s short story collection, they would be “playful” and “gutting.”

Thanks to @adroitjournal.bsky.social and Andrew Gretes for the excellent review of The Great Grown-Up Game of Make-Believe by @ladiwoods.bsky.social!