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Readers with a passion for urban development and history have lots to look forward to in THE ARCHITECT OF NEW YORK, an unabashed love letter to the creator of some of the city’s most iconic facades. @catapultbooks.bsky.social
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January 6, 2026 at 1:30 AM
Readers with a passion for urban development and history have lots to look forward to in THE ARCHITECT OF NEW YORK, an unabashed love letter to the creator of some of the city’s most iconic facades. @catapultbooks.bsky.social
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"I'm not Jewish but...it's always been important to me to make sure that we remain Holocaust literate." Listen at 20:40 to THE DEVIL'S CASTLE's @susantonetta.bsky.social on WWDB Radio discussing how Nazis committed euthanasia on their psychiatric population: bit.ly/3NxUK84 @catapultbooks.bsky.social
January 6, 2026 at 4:02 PM
"I'm not Jewish but...it's always been important to me to make sure that we remain Holocaust literate." Listen at 20:40 to THE DEVIL'S CASTLE's @susantonetta.bsky.social on WWDB Radio discussing how Nazis committed euthanasia on their psychiatric population: bit.ly/3NxUK84 @catapultbooks.bsky.social
It’s pub day for THE ARCHITECT OF NEW YORK! 🌆
Fun fact! The cover image may look familiar—it resembles the iconic City Hall station where Zohran Mamdani was recently sworn in, which was designed by Rafael Guastavino, the Spanish architect who inspired this transportive work of historical fiction.
Fun fact! The cover image may look familiar—it resembles the iconic City Hall station where Zohran Mamdani was recently sworn in, which was designed by Rafael Guastavino, the Spanish architect who inspired this transportive work of historical fiction.
January 6, 2026 at 6:46 PM
It’s pub day for THE ARCHITECT OF NEW YORK! 🌆
Fun fact! The cover image may look familiar—it resembles the iconic City Hall station where Zohran Mamdani was recently sworn in, which was designed by Rafael Guastavino, the Spanish architect who inspired this transportive work of historical fiction.
Fun fact! The cover image may look familiar—it resembles the iconic City Hall station where Zohran Mamdani was recently sworn in, which was designed by Rafael Guastavino, the Spanish architect who inspired this transportive work of historical fiction.
Thrilled to see A REAL ANIMAL author Emeline Atwood listed as a spring 2026 @publisherswkly.bsky.social writer to watch!
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Spring 2026 Writers to Watch: Emeline Atwood
At the beginning of the author’s debut novel, 'A Real Animal' (Catapult, July), the protagonist wakes up in her college dorm room to find herself transformed into a leopard.
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January 5, 2026 at 7:47 PM
Thrilled to see A REAL ANIMAL author Emeline Atwood listed as a spring 2026 @publisherswkly.bsky.social writer to watch!
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Delighted that my personal essay was selected as a finalist in the nonfiction category of the 2026 Tucson Festival of Books Literary Awards competition!
This essay is included in No Contact: Writers on Estrangement, edited by @jennybartoy.bsky.social, forthcoming from @catapultbooks.bsky.social.
This essay is included in No Contact: Writers on Estrangement, edited by @jennybartoy.bsky.social, forthcoming from @catapultbooks.bsky.social.
January 2, 2026 at 8:24 PM
Delighted that my personal essay was selected as a finalist in the nonfiction category of the 2026 Tucson Festival of Books Literary Awards competition!
This essay is included in No Contact: Writers on Estrangement, edited by @jennybartoy.bsky.social, forthcoming from @catapultbooks.bsky.social.
This essay is included in No Contact: Writers on Estrangement, edited by @jennybartoy.bsky.social, forthcoming from @catapultbooks.bsky.social.
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The swearing-in of @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social as New York City's new mayor took place in the old City Hall subway station. Next week, Javier Moro's novel about the Gilded Age architect of that station comes out. The Architect of New York: theliteratelizard.com/book/9781640...
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January 2, 2026 at 12:37 PM
The swearing-in of @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social as New York City's new mayor took place in the old City Hall subway station. Next week, Javier Moro's novel about the Gilded Age architect of that station comes out. The Architect of New York: theliteratelizard.com/book/9781640...
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Our 2025 Editors’ Picks are here! B-Sides series editor John Plotz recommends Theory & Practice by Michelle de Kretser (@catapultbooks.bsky.social).
Public Picks 2025 - Public Books
What were the books of 2025 that dazzled, challenged, and inspired us?
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December 20, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Our 2025 Editors’ Picks are here! B-Sides series editor John Plotz recommends Theory & Practice by Michelle de Kretser (@catapultbooks.bsky.social).
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So yeah, all you need to do to get back into long reading stretches is find the right book. This is SO GOOD. The Disappointment by @scottjbroker.bsky.social comes out in March 2026 from @catapultbooks.bsky.social 🥰
December 23, 2025 at 2:04 PM
So yeah, all you need to do to get back into long reading stretches is find the right book. This is SO GOOD. The Disappointment by @scottjbroker.bsky.social comes out in March 2026 from @catapultbooks.bsky.social 🥰
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reading a word file on my laptop was one thing, holding this vibrant nourishing beautiful exquisite meal of a memoir in my hands is another. favorite galley brag of 2025 by far @catapultbooks.bsky.social @krysmalcolmbelc.bsky.social
(trust me when I say: preorder this one)
(trust me when I say: preorder this one)
December 27, 2025 at 9:41 PM
reading a word file on my laptop was one thing, holding this vibrant nourishing beautiful exquisite meal of a memoir in my hands is another. favorite galley brag of 2025 by far @catapultbooks.bsky.social @krysmalcolmbelc.bsky.social
(trust me when I say: preorder this one)
(trust me when I say: preorder this one)
@lydiconklin.bsky.social, author of SONGS OF NO PROVENANCE, discusses cancel culture, queer identity, and trauma responses with @lareviewofbooks.bsky.social.
I Wanted to Tell a Different Story | Los Angeles Review of Books
Lydi Conklin discusses cancel culture, queer identity, and trauma responses with Anna Marie Cain.
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December 22, 2025 at 3:01 PM
@lydiconklin.bsky.social, author of SONGS OF NO PROVENANCE, discusses cancel culture, queer identity, and trauma responses with @lareviewofbooks.bsky.social.
@victorsuth.bsky.social's HOLLOW SPACES is one of Crime Reads' favorite legal thrillers of 2025!
"A delicate and devastating portrait of the limits of the American dream, deeply resonant in today’s landscape."
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"A delicate and devastating portrait of the limits of the American dream, deeply resonant in today’s landscape."
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The Best Books of 2025: Legal Thrillers
A look at the year’s best new legal thrillers, from genre stalwarts and rising newcomers. The Note, Alafair Burke (Knopf) Burke’s new novel is something of a legal thriller in disguise.…
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December 21, 2025 at 5:30 PM
@victorsuth.bsky.social's HOLLOW SPACES is one of Crime Reads' favorite legal thrillers of 2025!
"A delicate and devastating portrait of the limits of the American dream, deeply resonant in today’s landscape."
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"A delicate and devastating portrait of the limits of the American dream, deeply resonant in today’s landscape."
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Check out three poems from @matthew-rice.bsky.social's forthcoming collection PLASTIC via @bombmag.bsky.social!
BOMB Magazine | Three Poems
Excerpted from Matthew Rice’s forthcoming collection plastic , these poems explore the psychic distress of a night shift at an injection molding factory.
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December 21, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Check out three poems from @matthew-rice.bsky.social's forthcoming collection PLASTIC via @bombmag.bsky.social!
Michelle de Kretser's THEORY & PRACTICE is a @nytimes.com "Hidden Gem of 2025!"
"A comic and, ultimately, moving window onto the universal human capacity for self-deception."
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"A comic and, ultimately, moving window onto the universal human capacity for self-deception."
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Our Favorite Hidden Gem Books of 2025
The staff of the Book Review recommends unforgettable books that made our personal best-of-the-year lists.
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December 20, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Michelle de Kretser's THEORY & PRACTICE is a @nytimes.com "Hidden Gem of 2025!"
"A comic and, ultimately, moving window onto the universal human capacity for self-deception."
www.nytimes.com/2025/12/11/b...
"A comic and, ultimately, moving window onto the universal human capacity for self-deception."
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SACRAMENT is one of the best books of 2025 according to @chicagorevbooks.bsky.social!
"Straight masterfully explores the interwoven intricacies of the moment—tackling race, class, gender, and the ways in which care was complicated and challenged in America."
"Straight masterfully explores the interwoven intricacies of the moment—tackling race, class, gender, and the ways in which care was complicated and challenged in America."
The Best Books We Read in 2025 - Chicago Review of Books
A list of the best books the CHIRB team and contributors read this year.
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December 20, 2025 at 4:01 PM
SACRAMENT is one of the best books of 2025 according to @chicagorevbooks.bsky.social!
"Straight masterfully explores the interwoven intricacies of the moment—tackling race, class, gender, and the ways in which care was complicated and challenged in America."
"Straight masterfully explores the interwoven intricacies of the moment—tackling race, class, gender, and the ways in which care was complicated and challenged in America."
Congratulations to A RETURN TO SELF author Aatish Taseer for making the National @bookcritics.bsky.social Awards longlist in the Nonfiction category! 🥳
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December 19, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Congratulations to A RETURN TO SELF author Aatish Taseer for making the National @bookcritics.bsky.social Awards longlist in the Nonfiction category! 🥳
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Congratulations to author Brenda Lozano and translator Heather Cleary for making the @penamerica.bsky.social Translation Prize longlist for MOTHERS! 🥳
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December 19, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Congratulations to author Brenda Lozano and translator Heather Cleary for making the @penamerica.bsky.social Translation Prize longlist for MOTHERS! 🥳
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Check out the full announcement here: buff.ly/WT75zX9
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"I'll just quote a British psychiatric historian: 'We made an icon out of a monster.'" Hear @susantonetta.bsky.social on the Dialogues in Holocaust Studies & the Second World War podcast discussing her book, THE DEVIL'S CASTLE. bit.ly/3YxnBvB @catapultbooks.bsky.social @jillgrinberglit.bsky.social
Susanne Paola Antonetta, *The Devil’s Castle: Nazi Eugenics, Euthanasia, and How Psychiatry’s Troubled History Reverberates Today*. Los Angeles and San Francisco, California: Counterpoint Press, 2025.
Podcast Episode · Dialogues in Holocaust Studies and the Second World War · 17/12/2025 · 59m
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December 18, 2025 at 2:33 PM
"I'll just quote a British psychiatric historian: 'We made an icon out of a monster.'" Hear @susantonetta.bsky.social on the Dialogues in Holocaust Studies & the Second World War podcast discussing her book, THE DEVIL'S CASTLE. bit.ly/3YxnBvB @catapultbooks.bsky.social @jillgrinberglit.bsky.social
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And now 🥁🥁🥁 For the best short story collections of the year...
With books from:
@nupress.bsky.social, @eccobooks.bsky.social, Counterpoint Press, The Sante Fe Writer's Project, @catapultbooks.bsky.social, @whiskeytit.com, Cornerstone Press, Astra House
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With books from:
@nupress.bsky.social, @eccobooks.bsky.social, Counterpoint Press, The Sante Fe Writer's Project, @catapultbooks.bsky.social, @whiskeytit.com, Cornerstone Press, Astra House
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The Best Short Story Collections of 2025 - Chicago Review of Books
Our favorite short story collections of 2025.
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December 18, 2025 at 5:54 PM
And now 🥁🥁🥁 For the best short story collections of the year...
With books from:
@nupress.bsky.social, @eccobooks.bsky.social, Counterpoint Press, The Sante Fe Writer's Project, @catapultbooks.bsky.social, @whiskeytit.com, Cornerstone Press, Astra House
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With books from:
@nupress.bsky.social, @eccobooks.bsky.social, Counterpoint Press, The Sante Fe Writer's Project, @catapultbooks.bsky.social, @whiskeytit.com, Cornerstone Press, Astra House
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Thrilled to see so many of our forthcoming titles included in @debutiful.bsky.social’s most-anticipated list! 2026 is gonna be a BIG year! 🔥📚🔥📚
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December 18, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Thrilled to see so many of our forthcoming titles included in @debutiful.bsky.social’s most-anticipated list! 2026 is gonna be a BIG year! 🔥📚🔥📚
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Congratulations to TWICE BORN author Hester Kaplan for making the @bookcritics.bsky.social Awards longlist in the Autobiography category! 🥳
December 17, 2025 at 4:02 PM
Congratulations to TWICE BORN author Hester Kaplan for making the @bookcritics.bsky.social Awards longlist in the Autobiography category! 🥳
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98-year-old food writer Betty Fussell’s final book possesses a powerful, sustainable ingredient with enviable appeal: the author’s own joie de vivre. @catapultbooks.bsky.social
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December 16, 2025 at 1:01 AM
98-year-old food writer Betty Fussell’s final book possesses a powerful, sustainable ingredient with enviable appeal: the author’s own joie de vivre. @catapultbooks.bsky.social
Last chance to shop our holiday gift guide! Don't miss out on finding the perfect book for that special reader in your life! 📚🎁
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December 17, 2025 at 3:35 AM
Last chance to shop our holiday gift guide! Don't miss out on finding the perfect book for that special reader in your life! 📚🎁
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Congratulations to GREYHOUND author @joannapocock.bsky.social for making the @bookcritics.bsky.social Awards longlist in the Criticism category! 🥳
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2025 NBCC Awards Longlist: Criticism - National Book Critics Circle
Algorithm of the Night: Film Writing, 2019-2025, by A.S. Hamrah (n+1) Authority: Essays, by Andrea Long Chu (Farrar, Straus and Giroux) Dismantling the Master’s Clock: On Race, Space, and Time,
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December 15, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Congratulations to GREYHOUND author @joannapocock.bsky.social for making the @bookcritics.bsky.social Awards longlist in the Criticism category! 🥳
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Congratulations to MERCY author Joan Silber for making the 2026 Joyce Carol Oates Prize longlist! 🥳
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December 12, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Congratulations to MERCY author Joan Silber for making the 2026 Joyce Carol Oates Prize longlist! 🥳
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"Dancing was the great affair of my life, the movement of the body in time, in music, in rhythm with breath and heart and earth and cosmos. Dance with pleasure, dance with pain. Dance with lovers, dance with death."
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Dancing Was a Sin When Betty Fussell Was a Kid. Now 98, She's Living Her Shirley Temple Dreams (Exclusive)
In an exclusive excerpt from her new book 'How to Cook a Coyote,' the writer reveals what strapping on her dancing shoes meant to her.
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December 11, 2025 at 9:15 PM
"Dancing was the great affair of my life, the movement of the body in time, in music, in rhythm with breath and heart and earth and cosmos. Dance with pleasure, dance with pain. Dance with lovers, dance with death."
Read the full excerpt from HOW TO COOK A COYOTE via @people.com:
Read the full excerpt from HOW TO COOK A COYOTE via @people.com: