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Friends, critics, booksellers: for your consideration, books I have worked on publicity campaigns for this year, as well as what’s to come in the first three months of 2026. If you’re making media lists and need a review copy, DM me. And, as always, thank you for reading. (continued)
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Delighted to share the news that Damian Barr @damianbarr.bsky.social's THE TWO ROBERTS has been shortlisted for the Nero Book Awards in the fiction category, congratulations Damian!
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November 20, 2025 at 9:10 AM
Delighted to share the news that Damian Barr @damianbarr.bsky.social's THE TWO ROBERTS has been shortlisted for the Nero Book Awards in the fiction category, congratulations Damian!
uk.bookshop.org/p/books/the-...
uk.bookshop.org/p/books/the-...
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Today, in a comfy corner of Soho, a beloved old friend and I had a long long lunch that was long overdue. It felt borderline pre-pandemic. By the end we knew our waiter’s mother. All wrongs righted.
November 19, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Today, in a comfy corner of Soho, a beloved old friend and I had a long long lunch that was long overdue. It felt borderline pre-pandemic. By the end we knew our waiter’s mother. All wrongs righted.
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Musicians take note: my family in Holland has opened a state-of-the-art recording studio in the Dutch countryside, on site with a 5-room B&B. Overseen by experts, very fairly priced, great for retreats and recording projects. And an extremely beautiful location. www.kerkenstein.com/banana-bread...
Banana Bread Studio – Residential Recording Studio with B&B, Drum Room & Steinway Grand Piano — Kerkenstein
Banana Bread Studio is a new 80m² residential recording studio (2025) with 5 B&B rooms for overnight stays. Record your next album or EP in a cozy, professional space with a Steinway C Grand Piano (re...
www.kerkenstein.com
November 18, 2025 at 4:28 PM
Musicians take note: my family in Holland has opened a state-of-the-art recording studio in the Dutch countryside, on site with a 5-room B&B. Overseen by experts, very fairly priced, great for retreats and recording projects. And an extremely beautiful location. www.kerkenstein.com/banana-bread...
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“He dreamed that a bird alighted at his window and told him:
‘There’s a treasure awaiting you in the city of the five cypresses.’”
Read new fiction by Marina Colasanti, translated from the Portuguese by Adria Frizzi:
www.relegationbooks.com/article/five...
‘There’s a treasure awaiting you in the city of the five cypresses.’”
Read new fiction by Marina Colasanti, translated from the Portuguese by Adria Frizzi:
www.relegationbooks.com/article/five...
Five Cypresses, Times Two
Founded in 2012 by Dallas Hudgens, Relegation Books works to connect readers and writers on a smaller, more intimate scale, understanding that success isn't always measured by sales numbers.
www.relegationbooks.com
November 18, 2025 at 2:45 PM
“He dreamed that a bird alighted at his window and told him:
‘There’s a treasure awaiting you in the city of the five cypresses.’”
Read new fiction by Marina Colasanti, translated from the Portuguese by Adria Frizzi:
www.relegationbooks.com/article/five...
‘There’s a treasure awaiting you in the city of the five cypresses.’”
Read new fiction by Marina Colasanti, translated from the Portuguese by Adria Frizzi:
www.relegationbooks.com/article/five...
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✨Some professional news ✨ I'm developing my own creative writing workshops called "Root & Reverie" and they will begin in January 2026. Early interest form is here: docs.google.com/forms/d/1w5D...
There will be special incentives for early responders and general great news to come so stay tuned!
There will be special incentives for early responders and general great news to come so stay tuned!
Root & Reverie 🌿 Interest Form
🌱 “Something is taking root.”
— Morgan
Welcome to Root & Reverie, a creative writing workshop designed and led by Morgan Jerkins, NYT-bestselling author, educator, and journalist.
This is an intimate,...
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November 16, 2025 at 5:59 PM
✨Some professional news ✨ I'm developing my own creative writing workshops called "Root & Reverie" and they will begin in January 2026. Early interest form is here: docs.google.com/forms/d/1w5D...
There will be special incentives for early responders and general great news to come so stay tuned!
There will be special incentives for early responders and general great news to come so stay tuned!
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“But it was one thing to bury the roots of a tree and watch it grow, and another entirely to bury a part of the body.”
New nonfiction from Frances Stroh in our latest issue! Keep reading + subscribe at zyzzyva.org
New nonfiction from Frances Stroh in our latest issue! Keep reading + subscribe at zyzzyva.org
November 12, 2025 at 7:32 PM
“But it was one thing to bury the roots of a tree and watch it grow, and another entirely to bury a part of the body.”
New nonfiction from Frances Stroh in our latest issue! Keep reading + subscribe at zyzzyva.org
New nonfiction from Frances Stroh in our latest issue! Keep reading + subscribe at zyzzyva.org
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Free online seminar tomorrow on global perspectives on cultural heritage repatriation with speakers from Nepal, Cambodia, the US, and the Gulf Region! Registration here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
November 12, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Free online seminar tomorrow on global perspectives on cultural heritage repatriation with speakers from Nepal, Cambodia, the US, and the Gulf Region! Registration here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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This is my last in-person event this year and it’s a good one. Please come!
Come and meet @jfkane.bsky.social at the Coffee House Club in New York TONIGHT: www.eventbrite.com/e/author-mar...
November 12, 2025 at 9:00 PM
This is my last in-person event this year and it’s a good one. Please come!
Come and meet @jfkane.bsky.social at the Coffee House Club in New York TONIGHT: www.eventbrite.com/e/author-mar...
November 12, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Come and meet @jfkane.bsky.social at the Coffee House Club in New York TONIGHT: www.eventbrite.com/e/author-mar...
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Join us at Coffee House Club in NYC tonight at 6:30 pm where Margaret Hutton, author of If You Leave, will be discussing art, creativity, and parenthood.
November 12, 2025 at 2:26 PM
Join us at Coffee House Club in NYC tonight at 6:30 pm where Margaret Hutton, author of If You Leave, will be discussing art, creativity, and parenthood.
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Check out @wcp.bsky.social 's interview with Margaret Hutton on the forgotten history that inspired her novel, IF YOU LEAVE @margarethutton.bsky.social washingtoncitypaper.com/article/7740...
Margaret Hutton on the Forgotten History of D.C. That Inspired Her Debut Novel
Set during World War II in a Washington absent of men, If You Leave charts the lives of two women living autonomously for the first time.
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November 12, 2025 at 3:20 PM
Check out @wcp.bsky.social 's interview with Margaret Hutton on the forgotten history that inspired her novel, IF YOU LEAVE @margarethutton.bsky.social washingtoncitypaper.com/article/7740...
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New review: "IF YOU LEAVE by Margaret Hutton is the perfect book to read in the fall, as leaves begin drifting from the trees... Departures are not merely endings; they are moments that illuminate connection, resilience, and the cyclical rhythms of human relationships." @regalhouse.bsky.social
Mother-Daughter Relationships and the Delicate Balance of Distance in “If You Leave”
Through interwoven narratives, Hutton uncovers how leaving can be an act of love, growth, and self-discovery, especially between mothers and daughters.
southernreviewofbooks.com
November 12, 2025 at 3:59 PM
New review: "IF YOU LEAVE by Margaret Hutton is the perfect book to read in the fall, as leaves begin drifting from the trees... Departures are not merely endings; they are moments that illuminate connection, resilience, and the cyclical rhythms of human relationships." @regalhouse.bsky.social
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Interesting event happening at @secretworldbooks.bsky.social tomorrow night: Judy Montagu was a aristocratic British lady who crossed America by Greyhound, rode in a rodeo, and had an affair with Adlai Stevenson.
thirdcoastreview.com/events/an-ar...
thirdcoastreview.com/events/an-ar...
November 12, 2025 at 4:06 AM
Interesting event happening at @secretworldbooks.bsky.social tomorrow night: Judy Montagu was a aristocratic British lady who crossed America by Greyhound, rode in a rodeo, and had an affair with Adlai Stevenson.
thirdcoastreview.com/events/an-ar...
thirdcoastreview.com/events/an-ar...
“If You Leave is the perfect book to read in the fall, as leaves begin drifting from the trees. In leaving, there is also presence — the absence deepens awareness and heightens feeling.” Nayoung Bishoff, The Southern Review of Books southernreviewofbooks.com/2025/11/12/i...
Mother-Daughter Relationships and the Delicate Balance of Distance in “If You Leave”
Through interwoven narratives, Hutton uncovers how leaving can be an act of love, growth, and self-discovery, especially between mothers and daughters.
southernreviewofbooks.com
November 12, 2025 at 3:46 PM
“If You Leave is the perfect book to read in the fall, as leaves begin drifting from the trees. In leaving, there is also presence — the absence deepens awareness and heightens feeling.” Nayoung Bishoff, The Southern Review of Books southernreviewofbooks.com/2025/11/12/i...
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An Interview with Margaret Hutton. www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/features/an-... @regalhouse.bsky.social @margarethutton.bsky.social #booksky
November 4, 2025 at 5:38 PM
An Interview with Margaret Hutton. www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/features/an-... @regalhouse.bsky.social @margarethutton.bsky.social #booksky
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Washington Unbound is happy to present a review of new fiction, If You Leave by Margaret Hutton.
www.washington-unbound.com/bookreviews/...
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Review of D.C. area author Margaret Hutton's novel, 'If You Leave' — Washington Unbound
Read our review of D.C. area author Margaret Hutton's debut novel, 'If You Leave.' This work of historical fiction focuses on an unlikely friendship between two women during World War II.
www.washington-unbound.com
November 11, 2025 at 3:13 PM
Washington Unbound is happy to present a review of new fiction, If You Leave by Margaret Hutton.
www.washington-unbound.com/bookreviews/...
www.washington-unbound.com/bookreviews/...
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ANNOUNCING DEBUT U.
Registration opens in December.
Classes start in Spring 2026.
debutiful.net/classes
Registration opens in December.
Classes start in Spring 2026.
debutiful.net/classes
October 27, 2025 at 4:36 PM
ANNOUNCING DEBUT U.
Registration opens in December.
Classes start in Spring 2026.
debutiful.net/classes
Registration opens in December.
Classes start in Spring 2026.
debutiful.net/classes
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Margaret Hutton’s debut novel traces the decades-long relationship between two women who arrive in D.C. to fill the jobs left vacant by men serving in WWII.
Contributor Costa Beavin Pappas chats with Hutton about the local history behind If You Leave:
Contributor Costa Beavin Pappas chats with Hutton about the local history behind If You Leave:
Margaret Hutton on the Forgotten History of D.C. That Inspired Her Debut Novel
Set during World War II in a Washington absent of men, If You Leave charts the lives of two women living autonomously for the first time.
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November 11, 2025 at 5:59 PM
Margaret Hutton’s debut novel traces the decades-long relationship between two women who arrive in D.C. to fill the jobs left vacant by men serving in WWII.
Contributor Costa Beavin Pappas chats with Hutton about the local history behind If You Leave:
Contributor Costa Beavin Pappas chats with Hutton about the local history behind If You Leave:
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Washington Unbound is happy to present a review of new fiction, If You Leave by Margaret Hutton.
www.washington-unbound.com/bookreviews/...
www.washington-unbound.com/bookreviews/...
Review of D.C. area author Margaret Hutton's novel, 'If You Leave' — Washington Unbound
Read our review of D.C. area author Margaret Hutton's debut novel, 'If You Leave.' This work of historical fiction focuses on an unlikely friendship between two women during World War II.
www.washington-unbound.com
November 11, 2025 at 3:14 PM
Washington Unbound is happy to present a review of new fiction, If You Leave by Margaret Hutton.
www.washington-unbound.com/bookreviews/...
www.washington-unbound.com/bookreviews/...
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Congratulations to Will Mountain Cox for The Relegation Reader anthology, a collection of work by 26 writers in the US, UK & Europe. Will has included an excerpt from my novel Vehicle & I was extremely moved by the Note he includes for it in the anthology itascabooks.com/products/the...
November 4, 2025 at 10:33 AM
Congratulations to Will Mountain Cox for The Relegation Reader anthology, a collection of work by 26 writers in the US, UK & Europe. Will has included an excerpt from my novel Vehicle & I was extremely moved by the Note he includes for it in the anthology itascabooks.com/products/the...
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So excited to read alongside pianist Stephanie Ben-Salem. Join us!
#author #events #thingstodoinphilly
#author #events #thingstodoinphilly
November 10, 2025 at 8:16 PM
So excited to read alongside pianist Stephanie Ben-Salem. Join us!
#author #events #thingstodoinphilly
#author #events #thingstodoinphilly
The Washington City paper published a profile of @margarethutton.bsky.social (If You Leave, out now from @regalhouse.bsky.social) today, by Costa Pappas: washingtoncitypaper.com/article/7740...
Margaret Hutton on the Forgotten History of D.C. That Inspired Her Debut Novel
Set during World War II in a Washington absent of men, If You Leave charts the lives of two women living autonomously for the first time.
washingtoncitypaper.com
November 11, 2025 at 4:45 PM
The Washington City paper published a profile of @margarethutton.bsky.social (If You Leave, out now from @regalhouse.bsky.social) today, by Costa Pappas: washingtoncitypaper.com/article/7740...
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The DC Writers Room is all about promoting its members. ✨
Whether they have a book launch, a new publication, or other exciting news, we are committed to highlighting their achievements!
Whether they have a book launch, a new publication, or other exciting news, we are committed to highlighting their achievements!
November 11, 2025 at 4:34 PM
The DC Writers Room is all about promoting its members. ✨
Whether they have a book launch, a new publication, or other exciting news, we are committed to highlighting their achievements!
Whether they have a book launch, a new publication, or other exciting news, we are committed to highlighting their achievements!
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Hi writers! I’m looking to assign a couple of features for Slate before the end of the year. If you have anything in mind that you think would be a fit please send me a pitch! Jenée.Desmond- harris@slate.com or dm me.
RTs are appreciated so this can reach more people. Thanks!
RTs are appreciated so this can reach more people. Thanks!
November 10, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Hi writers! I’m looking to assign a couple of features for Slate before the end of the year. If you have anything in mind that you think would be a fit please send me a pitch! Jenée.Desmond- harris@slate.com or dm me.
RTs are appreciated so this can reach more people. Thanks!
RTs are appreciated so this can reach more people. Thanks!
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Nice write-up in House & Garden for the Two Roberts, novel and exhibition. You can catch both now. The exhibition is on at Charleston in Lewes till April.
November 11, 2025 at 9:33 AM
Nice write-up in House & Garden for the Two Roberts, novel and exhibition. You can catch both now. The exhibition is on at Charleston in Lewes till April.