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Out now! In this thoughtful profile by Urja Upadhyaya, U.S. Poet Laureate ARTHUR SZE emerges as "a translator who treats languages as meeting places [and] a naturalist whose fieldwork is attention itself."
Read it now at https://bit.ly/48aa8hY
🎨 Multimedia artwork by Isabella Luna Damberger-Sheldon
Read it now at https://bit.ly/48aa8hY
🎨 Multimedia artwork by Isabella Luna Damberger-Sheldon
![A quote reads: "As a student editor with a key, [Sze] wrote . . . at night with the scent of eucalyptus in the air and water as metronome. That ritual, solitude, sensory detail, and a tool that answers to touch, prefigures the poet he became."](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:fwn5i6sbtkldv63tijvuhivz/bafkreibnbbbeovprgbegrvzcijxobpudlff3fdrpwdk6fy2v2fkvxqlfby@jpeg)
November 17, 2025 at 7:18 PM
Out now! In this thoughtful profile by Urja Upadhyaya, U.S. Poet Laureate ARTHUR SZE emerges as "a translator who treats languages as meeting places [and] a naturalist whose fieldwork is attention itself."
Read it now at https://bit.ly/48aa8hY
🎨 Multimedia artwork by Isabella Luna Damberger-Sheldon
Read it now at https://bit.ly/48aa8hY
🎨 Multimedia artwork by Isabella Luna Damberger-Sheldon
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Honoring THE REMEMBERED SOLDIER author Anjet Daanje and translator David McKay as finalists for the @nationalbook.bsky.social Award in NY ahead of the awards ceremony on Wednesday. In Daanje's stead, novelist @josephoneill.bsky.social read an excerpt of her work. newvesselpress.com/books/the-re...
November 19, 2025 at 3:43 AM
Honoring THE REMEMBERED SOLDIER author Anjet Daanje and translator David McKay as finalists for the @nationalbook.bsky.social Award in NY ahead of the awards ceremony on Wednesday. In Daanje's stead, novelist @josephoneill.bsky.social read an excerpt of her work. newvesselpress.com/books/the-re...
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Congratulations to What I Know About You, by Éric Chacour and translated by Pablo Strauss, for its nomination!
Learn more about What I Know About You: chbooks.com/Books/W/What...
Learn more about What I Know About You: chbooks.com/Books/W/What...
It’s here! The 2026 Dublin Literary Award Nominated Titles are out! ✨📚
69 novels nominated by 80 libraries from 36 countries, including 5 Irish authors & 30 translated works in 17 languages.
Explore the full list here: dublinliteraryaward.ie/features/new...
#DublinLitAward #DLA2026
69 novels nominated by 80 libraries from 36 countries, including 5 Irish authors & 30 translated works in 17 languages.
Explore the full list here: dublinliteraryaward.ie/features/new...
#DublinLitAward #DLA2026
November 19, 2025 at 3:25 PM
Congratulations to What I Know About You, by Éric Chacour and translated by Pablo Strauss, for its nomination!
Learn more about What I Know About You: chbooks.com/Books/W/What...
Learn more about What I Know About You: chbooks.com/Books/W/What...
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NEW 📗!
PERSONA by Aoife Josie Clements (@ravineangel.bsky.social)
In which a trans woman discovers porn of herself she has no memory of making, only to find herself led to an unimaginably deeper evil
"The year's great work of literary horror."
—Gretchen Felker-Martin (@scumbelievable.bsky.social)
PERSONA by Aoife Josie Clements (@ravineangel.bsky.social)
In which a trans woman discovers porn of herself she has no memory of making, only to find herself led to an unimaginably deeper evil
"The year's great work of literary horror."
—Gretchen Felker-Martin (@scumbelievable.bsky.social)
PERSONA by Aoife Josie Clements — Debut trans horror — LittlePuss Press
"The best book I've read in years." —Gretchen Felker-Martin
www.littlepuss.net
October 10, 2025 at 5:11 PM
NEW 📗!
PERSONA by Aoife Josie Clements (@ravineangel.bsky.social)
In which a trans woman discovers porn of herself she has no memory of making, only to find herself led to an unimaginably deeper evil
"The year's great work of literary horror."
—Gretchen Felker-Martin (@scumbelievable.bsky.social)
PERSONA by Aoife Josie Clements (@ravineangel.bsky.social)
In which a trans woman discovers porn of herself she has no memory of making, only to find herself led to an unimaginably deeper evil
"The year's great work of literary horror."
—Gretchen Felker-Martin (@scumbelievable.bsky.social)
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We'll be celebrating our 60th year until the end of the year and beyond. Head to chbooks.com to shop our latest titles and favourites from over the years, and check out our limited edition anniversary merch, featuring bpNichol's iconic laneway poetry, at chbooks.com/Merchandise!
November 18, 2025 at 5:34 PM
We'll be celebrating our 60th year until the end of the year and beyond. Head to chbooks.com to shop our latest titles and favourites from over the years, and check out our limited edition anniversary merch, featuring bpNichol's iconic laneway poetry, at chbooks.com/Merchandise!
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In fantastic awards news: BALDWIN, STYRON, AND ME is a finalist for the Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Nonfiction! Huge congrats to Mélikah and Catherine 🎉
Best of luck to this little book as we wait for the winners announcement on January 27. #ALA_Carnegie
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Best of luck to this little book as we wait for the winners announcement on January 27. #ALA_Carnegie
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November 18, 2025 at 6:42 PM
In fantastic awards news: BALDWIN, STYRON, AND ME is a finalist for the Andrew Carnegie Medal for Excellence in Nonfiction! Huge congrats to Mélikah and Catherine 🎉
Best of luck to this little book as we wait for the winners announcement on January 27. #ALA_Carnegie
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Best of luck to this little book as we wait for the winners announcement on January 27. #ALA_Carnegie
www.ala.org/carnegie-med...
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Nathan Whitlock speaks to Maggie Helwig about winning the Toronto Book Award, the clearing of the encampment at her church, and her long, ongoing writing career, which includes a new book out from us next spring!
Listen now: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/m...
Listen now: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/m...
Spoiler for tomorrow’s episode.
WHAT HAPPENED NEXT is presented by @thewalrus.ca
@coachhousebooks.bsky.social
Find it at all the podcast places.
thewalrus.ca/podcasts/wha...
WHAT HAPPENED NEXT is presented by @thewalrus.ca
@coachhousebooks.bsky.social
Find it at all the podcast places.
thewalrus.ca/podcasts/wha...
November 18, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Nathan Whitlock speaks to Maggie Helwig about winning the Toronto Book Award, the clearing of the encampment at her church, and her long, ongoing writing career, which includes a new book out from us next spring!
Listen now: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/m...
Listen now: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/m...
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SURPRISE,WITCHES! Creature Publishing has created this fab companion oracle deck written by me for GODDESS OF FILTH. This little book has sold over 16k as an indie. But they need your help making it happen. Want a tarot reading with me? Now is your chance ✨
www.kickstarter.com/projects/cre...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/cre...
November 11, 2025 at 4:43 PM
SURPRISE,WITCHES! Creature Publishing has created this fab companion oracle deck written by me for GODDESS OF FILTH. This little book has sold over 16k as an indie. But they need your help making it happen. Want a tarot reading with me? Now is your chance ✨
www.kickstarter.com/projects/cre...
www.kickstarter.com/projects/cre...
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Back in print!
CG Moore’s TRIGGER is back again
White Raven Award 2025 winner 🥇
Children’s Book Council 2025 Favourites x3 🥇
Longlisted for the Carnegie Medal 2025 🥇
Kirk is Reviews Best YA Verse Novels list 2024 🥇
“Raw and fiercely gripping”: School Library Journal starred review 🌟
CG Moore’s TRIGGER is back again
White Raven Award 2025 winner 🥇
Children’s Book Council 2025 Favourites x3 🥇
Longlisted for the Carnegie Medal 2025 🥇
Kirk is Reviews Best YA Verse Novels list 2024 🥇
“Raw and fiercely gripping”: School Library Journal starred review 🌟
November 10, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Back in print!
CG Moore’s TRIGGER is back again
White Raven Award 2025 winner 🥇
Children’s Book Council 2025 Favourites x3 🥇
Longlisted for the Carnegie Medal 2025 🥇
Kirk is Reviews Best YA Verse Novels list 2024 🥇
“Raw and fiercely gripping”: School Library Journal starred review 🌟
CG Moore’s TRIGGER is back again
White Raven Award 2025 winner 🥇
Children’s Book Council 2025 Favourites x3 🥇
Longlisted for the Carnegie Medal 2025 🥇
Kirk is Reviews Best YA Verse Novels list 2024 🥇
“Raw and fiercely gripping”: School Library Journal starred review 🌟
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"Fuller is whimsical and self-deprecating . . . This openhearted memoir models how to explore and integrate with one's family history."
Thank you to Shelf Awareness (@shelf-awareness.com) for the starred review of Ren Cedar Fuller's BIGGER!
Thank you to Shelf Awareness (@shelf-awareness.com) for the starred review of Ren Cedar Fuller's BIGGER!
November 6, 2025 at 6:54 PM
"Fuller is whimsical and self-deprecating . . . This openhearted memoir models how to explore and integrate with one's family history."
Thank you to Shelf Awareness (@shelf-awareness.com) for the starred review of Ren Cedar Fuller's BIGGER!
Thank you to Shelf Awareness (@shelf-awareness.com) for the starred review of Ren Cedar Fuller's BIGGER!
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We are BEYOND delighted to have two nominations for the 2026 Carnegie Medal for Writing!
A FIX OF LIGHT and SOLO!
Huge congratulations to YA debut authors Kel Menton and Gráinne O’Brien!
@kelmenton.bsky.social @grainneobrien.bsky.social @carnegiemedals.bsky.social #Carnegies2026
A FIX OF LIGHT and SOLO!
Huge congratulations to YA debut authors Kel Menton and Gráinne O’Brien!
@kelmenton.bsky.social @grainneobrien.bsky.social @carnegiemedals.bsky.social #Carnegies2026
November 3, 2025 at 9:20 AM
We are BEYOND delighted to have two nominations for the 2026 Carnegie Medal for Writing!
A FIX OF LIGHT and SOLO!
Huge congratulations to YA debut authors Kel Menton and Gráinne O’Brien!
@kelmenton.bsky.social @grainneobrien.bsky.social @carnegiemedals.bsky.social #Carnegies2026
A FIX OF LIGHT and SOLO!
Huge congratulations to YA debut authors Kel Menton and Gráinne O’Brien!
@kelmenton.bsky.social @grainneobrien.bsky.social @carnegiemedals.bsky.social #Carnegies2026
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"Daanje unfurls a staggering modernist work of love, guilt, and the slippery nature of identity. It takes place in the years after WWI, when a woman recognizes an amnesiac veteran as her long-lost husband. The story grows increasingly complex."
newvesselpress.com/books/the-re...
newvesselpress.com/books/the-re...
November 3, 2025 at 1:37 PM
"Daanje unfurls a staggering modernist work of love, guilt, and the slippery nature of identity. It takes place in the years after WWI, when a woman recognizes an amnesiac veteran as her long-lost husband. The story grows increasingly complex."
newvesselpress.com/books/the-re...
newvesselpress.com/books/the-re...
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We are delighted that The Paper Bridge has been nominated for the 2026 Carnegie Medal for Illustration. A huge congratulations to Seng Soun Ratanavanh! 👏 Swipe to look behind the scenes of her incredible kirigami world.
#Carnegies2026 @carnegiemedals.bsky.social
#Carnegies2026 @carnegiemedals.bsky.social
November 3, 2025 at 3:20 PM
We are delighted that The Paper Bridge has been nominated for the 2026 Carnegie Medal for Illustration. A huge congratulations to Seng Soun Ratanavanh! 👏 Swipe to look behind the scenes of her incredible kirigami world.
#Carnegies2026 @carnegiemedals.bsky.social
#Carnegies2026 @carnegiemedals.bsky.social
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🎉🎉🎉Congratulations to Omar Khalifah and translator Barbara Romaine on being shortlisted for the 2025 National Translation Awards!!! #ALTA @littranslate.bsky.social
October 9, 2025 at 2:31 PM
🎉🎉🎉Congratulations to Omar Khalifah and translator Barbara Romaine on being shortlisted for the 2025 National Translation Awards!!! #ALTA @littranslate.bsky.social
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FOUR books from Consortium publishers are finalists for the 2025 National Book Awards! Read about them in our latest newsletter:
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Library Express: 4 National Book Award Finalists
+ classic tales and great works of literary horror Header image from illustration by Zoe Persico for Tonight Is Krampus Night! by Kyle Sullivan (Hazy Dell Press, October 2025). Hot News This Week Octo...
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October 8, 2025 at 2:42 PM
FOUR books from Consortium publishers are finalists for the 2025 National Book Awards! Read about them in our latest newsletter:
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Fifteen Dogs: Tenth Anniversary Edition is now available in paperback and hardcover!
André Alexis has signed a limited number of copies. While supplies last, all orders for the Fifteen Dogs: Tenth Anniversary Edition hardcover placed on chbooks.com will receive a copy signed by the author.
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André Alexis has signed a limited number of copies. While supplies last, all orders for the Fifteen Dogs: Tenth Anniversary Edition hardcover placed on chbooks.com will receive a copy signed by the author.
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October 8, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Fifteen Dogs: Tenth Anniversary Edition is now available in paperback and hardcover!
André Alexis has signed a limited number of copies. While supplies last, all orders for the Fifteen Dogs: Tenth Anniversary Edition hardcover placed on chbooks.com will receive a copy signed by the author.
✨🐕
André Alexis has signed a limited number of copies. While supplies last, all orders for the Fifteen Dogs: Tenth Anniversary Edition hardcover placed on chbooks.com will receive a copy signed by the author.
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FOUR books from Consortium publishers are finalists for the 2025 National Book Awards! Read about them in our latest newsletter:
t.e2ma.net/webview/xs4a...
t.e2ma.net/webview/xs4a...
Library Express: 4 National Book Award Finalists
+ classic tales and great works of literary horror Header image from illustration by Zoe Persico for Tonight Is Krampus Night! by Kyle Sullivan (Hazy Dell Press, October 2025). Hot News This Week Octo...
t.e2ma.net
October 8, 2025 at 2:42 PM
FOUR books from Consortium publishers are finalists for the 2025 National Book Awards! Read about them in our latest newsletter:
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THE REMEMBERED SOLDIER is a FINALIST for the National Book Award @nationalbook.bsky.social for Translated Literature! Congratulations author Anjet Daanje+translator David McKay. "Superb...an unforgettable picture of marital love." @ssacks.bsky.social in @wsj.com.
www.nationalbook.org/books/the-re...
www.nationalbook.org/books/the-re...
October 7, 2025 at 3:05 PM
THE REMEMBERED SOLDIER is a FINALIST for the National Book Award @nationalbook.bsky.social for Translated Literature! Congratulations author Anjet Daanje+translator David McKay. "Superb...an unforgettable picture of marital love." @ssacks.bsky.social in @wsj.com.
www.nationalbook.org/books/the-re...
www.nationalbook.org/books/the-re...
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Congratulations to GABRIELLE CALVOCORESSI and RICHARD SIKEN whose collections are finalists for the 2025 National Book Award! 🌟
Winners will be announced at a livestreamed ceremony on Nov. 19th. Register at https://bit.ly/48TAcj9
Congratulations to all honorees—it is an honor to be among you!
Winners will be announced at a livestreamed ceremony on Nov. 19th. Register at https://bit.ly/48TAcj9
Congratulations to all honorees—it is an honor to be among you!
October 7, 2025 at 3:15 PM
Congratulations to GABRIELLE CALVOCORESSI and RICHARD SIKEN whose collections are finalists for the 2025 National Book Award! 🌟
Winners will be announced at a livestreamed ceremony on Nov. 19th. Register at https://bit.ly/48TAcj9
Congratulations to all honorees—it is an honor to be among you!
Winners will be announced at a livestreamed ceremony on Nov. 19th. Register at https://bit.ly/48TAcj9
Congratulations to all honorees—it is an honor to be among you!
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Happy pub day to Fredrik deBoer and THE MIND REELS. "A searing portrait," - Publishers Weekly
"Slim but powerful," - Chicago Tribune. ‼️Out now.‼️
"Slim but powerful," - Chicago Tribune. ‼️Out now.‼️
October 7, 2025 at 3:30 PM
Happy pub day to Fredrik deBoer and THE MIND REELS. "A searing portrait," - Publishers Weekly
"Slim but powerful," - Chicago Tribune. ‼️Out now.‼️
"Slim but powerful," - Chicago Tribune. ‼️Out now.‼️
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Happy pub day to Elaine Feeney's new novel LET ME GO MAD IN MY OWN WAY!
The Booker-nominated author returns with a "gut-wrenching" (Publishers Weekly), "absorbing" (Kirkus), and "hugely satisfying" (The Guardian) multi-generational family story about grief, inheritance, trauma and tradwives.
The Booker-nominated author returns with a "gut-wrenching" (Publishers Weekly), "absorbing" (Kirkus), and "hugely satisfying" (The Guardian) multi-generational family story about grief, inheritance, trauma and tradwives.
October 7, 2025 at 6:00 PM
Happy pub day to Elaine Feeney's new novel LET ME GO MAD IN MY OWN WAY!
The Booker-nominated author returns with a "gut-wrenching" (Publishers Weekly), "absorbing" (Kirkus), and "hugely satisfying" (The Guardian) multi-generational family story about grief, inheritance, trauma and tradwives.
The Booker-nominated author returns with a "gut-wrenching" (Publishers Weekly), "absorbing" (Kirkus), and "hugely satisfying" (The Guardian) multi-generational family story about grief, inheritance, trauma and tradwives.
This week in Consortium Corner, hear from Ellen Towell, Consortium sales rep with the Karel/Dutton Group. Read the full interview, which highlights a memorable Vegas trip and yet another Consortium meet-cute (see also: Julie Schaper's Q&A).
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October 6, 2025 at 3:25 PM
This week in Consortium Corner, hear from Ellen Towell, Consortium sales rep with the Karel/Dutton Group. Read the full interview, which highlights a memorable Vegas trip and yet another Consortium meet-cute (see also: Julie Schaper's Q&A).
www.cbsd.com/blog/2025/10...
www.cbsd.com/blog/2025/10...
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The full trailer for DIE MY LOVE is here!
Read the book before seeing it in cinemas in Nov: charcopress.com/bookstore/di...
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Read the book before seeing it in cinemas in Nov: charcopress.com/bookstore/di...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2jzX...
DIE MY LOVE | Official Trailer | In Theaters November | With Jennifer Lawrence & Robert Pattinson
YouTube video by MUBI
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October 6, 2025 at 3:01 PM
The full trailer for DIE MY LOVE is here!
Read the book before seeing it in cinemas in Nov: charcopress.com/bookstore/di...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2jzX...
Read the book before seeing it in cinemas in Nov: charcopress.com/bookstore/di...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=2jzX...
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"VATTU Book 1: The Name and the Mark" has a well-deserved ⭐STARRED REVIEW⭐ in @publisherswkly.bsky.social!
CONGRATS, @evandahm.bsky.social!
www.publishersweekly.com/9781638991557
CONGRATS, @evandahm.bsky.social!
www.publishersweekly.com/9781638991557
The Name and the Mark (Vattu #1) by Evan Dahm
The spectacular first volume of Dahm’s long-running webcomic ushers readers into an instantly immersive fantasy world. In the ye...
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October 2, 2025 at 5:58 PM
"VATTU Book 1: The Name and the Mark" has a well-deserved ⭐STARRED REVIEW⭐ in @publisherswkly.bsky.social!
CONGRATS, @evandahm.bsky.social!
www.publishersweekly.com/9781638991557
CONGRATS, @evandahm.bsky.social!
www.publishersweekly.com/9781638991557
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THE REMEMBERED SOLDIER, longlisted @nationalbook.bsky.social's Natl Book Award for Translation, featured @wwborders.bsky.social. Translator
David McKay "was bowled over by just about every facet" of Anjet Daanje's novel: "the bold, unique style, the complex characters..the thought-provoking themes."
David McKay "was bowled over by just about every facet" of Anjet Daanje's novel: "the bold, unique style, the complex characters..the thought-provoking themes."
September 29, 2025 at 4:00 PM
THE REMEMBERED SOLDIER, longlisted @nationalbook.bsky.social's Natl Book Award for Translation, featured @wwborders.bsky.social. Translator
David McKay "was bowled over by just about every facet" of Anjet Daanje's novel: "the bold, unique style, the complex characters..the thought-provoking themes."
David McKay "was bowled over by just about every facet" of Anjet Daanje's novel: "the bold, unique style, the complex characters..the thought-provoking themes."