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Discount bundles on allllll published 50 Maps books: 10% off if you buy one, 20% off if you buy two, 30% off if you buy three, 40% off if you buy four, and 50% off if you buy five. Stock up for the holidays!
November 11, 2025 at 1:36 AM
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So lovely to still see that people are enjoying the book
November 10, 2025 at 4:35 PM
The Minotaur at Calle Lanza by Zito Madu is in Book Riot today! @zeets.bsky.social bookriot.com/how-to-reach...
How to Reach Your Reading Goal + Short Book Recs
With two months left in the year, here are some strategies for squeezing in a little more reading, plus book recs to help you hit those goals.
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November 10, 2025 at 3:27 PM
The Great Black Swamp comes out tomorrow. Check out our interview with the author in the meantime. beltpublishing.com/pages/conver...
November 10, 2025 at 3:04 PM
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"It was my goal to capture Rockford as it really is: flawed, yes, but full of strengths, too."

@recycledgiraffe.bsky.social's interview with @rachellayown.bsky.social on editing the "The Rockford Anthology” (@beltpublishing.bsky.social) is out now.
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The Rockford Files: An Interview with Rachel León on "The Rockford Anthology" - Chicago Review of Books
A conversation with Rachel León, editor of "The Rockford Anthology"
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November 6, 2025 at 3:54 PM
Look at that swamp!
November 5, 2025 at 3:19 PM
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Dr. Patty Heyda is coming to @rhodeislandcollege.bsky.social to talk about her book The Radical Atlas of Ferguson USA by @beltpublishing.bsky.social publishing. If you're a map nerd, sociologist, political scientist, journalist, environmentalist or interested in social justice, don't miss it.
November 4, 2025 at 10:20 PM
Do you follow us on Instagram? We're pretty fun over there. www.instagram.com/beltpub/
November 4, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Sara Catterall was on the Arte Channel talking about Amelia Bloomer--check it out! @scatterall.bsky.social www.youtube.com/watch?si=NIJ...
Is It True That... Men Have Always Worn Trousers? | ARTE.tv Documentary
YouTube video by ARTE.tv Documentary
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October 31, 2025 at 3:42 PM
The Rockford Anthology has launched to great community support. Nab your copy. www.arcadiapublishing.com/products/the...
October 29, 2025 at 5:32 PM
Want to get your copy of Cincinnati in 50 Maps personally inscribed by the editor? Pre-order from Downbound! @downboundbooks.bsky.social www.downboundbooks.com/item/UYsPf24...
Cincinnati in 50 Maps by Nick Swartsell | Downbound Books
There are as many versions of Greater Cincinnati as there are residents of the region. That’s roughly two million different perceptions of the city. In Cincinnati in 50 Maps, editor Nick Swartsell an...
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October 29, 2025 at 5:27 PM
Go behind the scenes on Cincinnati in 50 Maps with @awoodruff.bsky.social's neat new landing page.
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Cincinnati in 50 Maps - Andy Woodruff, cartographer
50+ original maps of Cincinnati in a book edited by Nick Swartsell with cartography by Andy Woodruff
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October 28, 2025 at 4:31 PM
The Great Black Swamp is oozing all over. And it's coming out in two weeks! Get your pre-order in. beltpublishing.com/products/the...
October 28, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Come out, come out for one of The Rockford Anthology events this week! You have options galore. beltpublishing.com/pages/events
October 22, 2025 at 2:28 PM
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October 21, 2025 at 11:47 PM
We have a winner! @ryan.blacksky.app we will send you a message to get your info. One copy of The Great Black Swamp is coming your way soon. Thanks to all who sent us a wild fact about their town to enter.
October 20, 2025 at 2:38 PM
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Look what arrived over the weekend, the author’s copies of my book! It’s a real thing in the world and it looks amazing, thanks to Vicky and everyone @beltpublishing.bsky.social!
October 20, 2025 at 1:12 PM
"Editor Rachel León has compiled photographs, essays, and poems that offer a vantage point from which a reader can begin to understand how a place, and more specifically an often overlooked midwestern city, can shape, heal, break, and provide for its residents in surprising and lasting ways."
October 20, 2025 at 2:31 PM
“What we lost in the destruction of our Mill Creek neighborhood,” says...Vivian Gibson, “was a community we relied on to survive.” www.nytimes.com/2025/10/16/a...
A St. Louis Neighborhood, Erased by Urban Renewal, Is Back in a New Exhibition
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October 16, 2025 at 7:43 PM
We're going to draw a name next week. Until then: who has more facts for me?
One thousand followers huh.... well well well. Who wants to win a copy of The Great Black Swamp then?

Comment a wild fact about your town, and we'll pick a random winner to get a finished copy of this incredible environmental disaster book!

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October 16, 2025 at 2:28 PM
One thousand followers huh.... well well well. Who wants to win a copy of The Great Black Swamp then?

Comment a wild fact about your town, and we'll pick a random winner to get a finished copy of this incredible environmental disaster book!

beltpublishing.com/products/the...
October 14, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Eight days until The rockford Anthology... have you placed your pre-order? It's on sale with free shipping until publication day! beltpublishing.com/products/the...
October 13, 2025 at 3:16 PM
Read the full conversation on our site --> beltpublishing.com/pages/conver...
October 10, 2025 at 5:33 PM
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The best part of moving back to Rockford has been Screw City’s literary community.

Super excited to get my copy of The Rockford Anthology, edited by the spectacular Rachel León and published by one of my new favorite indie presses @beltpublishing.bsky.social.
October 10, 2025 at 2:09 PM