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New Vessel Press
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An independent publishing house devoted to fiction and narrative nonfiction from around the world.
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Lots of reports today that Navalny was murdered with exotic dart frog poison. Why? Because they can. These two books by Zygar and Lebedev can give you insights into Putin's Russia.
February 14, 2026 at 4:51 PM
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Are you, like us, waiting impatiently for the April release of Egana Djabbarova's book My Dreadful Body (@newvesselpress.bsky.social )? You are in luck - we have some of her other writings, not yet translated, though! This is an author you need to read.
February 12, 2026 at 8:29 PM
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Join New Vessel Press authors Maya Arad and Noa Yedlin for a conversation about Hebrew fiction today, Tues, Feb. 17 at 6 p.m. Taub Center for Israel Studies at NYU. Free registration:

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February 12, 2026 at 2:47 PM
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MY DREADFUL BODY by Egana Djabbarova is "a potent portrait of illness and gender oppression," says @publisherswkly.bsky.social. "This passionate and lyrical work packs a stinging punch." Translated from the Russian by Lisa C. Hayden.

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My Dreadful Body by Egana Djabbarova
Djabbarova debuts with a potent portrait of illness and gender oppression in contemporary Azerbaijan, Georgia, and Russia. Growi...
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February 5, 2026 at 2:41 PM
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Jessica Cohen's translation of THE HEBREW TEACHER by Maya Arad has been awarded the Risa Domb/Porjes Prize for Hebrew-English translation. @jesscohen.bsky.social @jewishliteraryfoundation.co.uk

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February 4, 2026 at 3:04 PM
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THERE'S NO POINT IN DYING by Francisco Maciel, translated from the Portuguese by Bruna Dantas Lobato.

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February 3, 2026 at 5:19 PM
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THE REMEMBERED SOLDIER, by Anjet Daanje in David McKay's translation, is a finalist for the 2026 @penamerica.bsky.social Translation Prize. The winner will be announced at a ceremony on March 31.
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January 29, 2026 at 8:59 PM
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THERE'S NO POINT IN DYING by Francisco Maciel, translated from the Portuguese by Bruna Dantas Lobato.
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January 28, 2026 at 7:23 PM
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Fans of espionage tales don't have "to put up with bad writing for the sake of a good plot" writes @michaelidov.bsky.social in @crimereads.bsky.social, arguing that UNTRACEABLE by Sergei Lebedev is both an excellent spy thriller and good literature.

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5 Spy Thrillers That Are Also Good Literature
Let’s be frank: being a spy-thriller aficionado means occasionally having to put up with bad writing for the sake of a good plot. Not every former intelligence officer wields a sentence like …
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January 27, 2026 at 1:37 PM
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Comedian, actor, and producer John Mulaney @mulaney.bsky.social recommends THE REMEMBERED SOLDIER by Anjet Daanje for his book club Mulaney Reads, calling the novel "brilliant . . . It's a knockout."
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January 16, 2026 at 4:53 PM
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Author Maya Arad discusses HAPPY NEW YEARS at 8 p.m. ET online TODAY with @jwaonline.bsky.social. Comprising five decades of correspondence, this moving novel weaves together an Israeli woman's lifetime of high hopes and deep disappointments. Register for free: jwa.org/events
January 22, 2026 at 2:47 PM
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THE REMEMBERED SOLDIER by Anjet Daanje has been longlisted for the Republic of Consciousness Prize @usrofc.bsky.social "celebrating the commitment of small presses to exceptional works of literary merit." Translated from the Dutch by David McKay.

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January 21, 2026 at 5:52 PM
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More info on the prize here:
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10 Books from Small, Independent Presses Acknowledged for Literary Merit The Republic of Consciousness Prize, United States and Canada, has announced its fourth annual longlist of 10 titles from independent presses, celebrating the commitment of small presses to exceptional works of literary merit. The 10 longlisted titles for 2025 are: Dreaming of Dead People, by Rosalind Belben (And Other Stories) Little Lazarus, by Michael Bible (CLASH Books) The Remembered Soldier, by Anjet Daanje, translated by David McKay (New Vessel Press) On Earth As It Is Beneath, by Ana Paula Maia, translated by Padma Viswanathan (Charco Press) Little World, by Josephine Rowe (Transit Books) Iris and the Dead, by Miranda Schreiber (Book*hug Press) Small Scale Sinners, by Mahreen Sohail (A Public Space Books) The Endless Week, by Laura Vazquez, translated by Alex Niemi (Dorothy, a publishing project) Hothouse Bloom, by Austyn Wohlers (Hub City Press) Unfinished Acts of Wild Creation, by Sarah Yahm (Dzanc Books) The Prize will distribute a total of $35,000 USD to 2025 finalists as follows: each press with a longlisted book will receive $2,000; the five shortlisted books will be rewarded an additional $3,000 each, split equally between publisher and author, or publisher, author, and translator where applicable.
January 21, 2026 at 11:52 AM
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2025 Longlist for the US/Canada Republic of Consciousness Small Press Prize @usrofc.bsky.social #booksky 💙📚 #books #smallpresses #literature
Image of the 10 books longlisted for the The Republic of Consciousness Prize, United States and Canada, which just announced its fourth annual longlist of 10 titles from independent presses, celebrating the commitment of small presses to exceptional works of literary merit. The 10 longlisted titles for 2025 are: Dreaming of Dead People, by Rosalind Belben (And Other Stories) Little Lazarus, by Michael Bible (CLASH Books) The Remembered Soldier, by Anjet Daanje, translated by David McKay (New Vessel Press) On Earth As It Is Beneath, by Ana Paula Maia, translated by Padma Viswanathan (Charco Press) Little World, by Josephine Rowe (Transit Books) Iris and the Dead, by Miranda Schreiber (Book*hug Press) Small Scale Sinners, by Mahreen Sohail (A Public Space Books) The Endless Week, by Laura Vazquez, translated by Alex Niemi (Dorothy, a publishing project) Hothouse Bloom, by Austyn Wohlers (Hub City Press) Unfinished Acts of Wild Creation, by Sarah Yahm (Dzanc Books) The Prize will distribute a total of $35,000 USD to 2025 finalists as follows: each press with a longlisted book will receive $2,000; the five shortlisted books will be rewarded an additional $3,000 each, split equally between publisher and author, or publisher, author, and translator where applicable.
January 20, 2026 at 11:38 PM
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"Clever" and "quick-witted" is how Russian Life describes MY DREADFUL BODY by Egana Djabbarova. "This tour de force short novel recounts the narrator Egana’s various neurological disorders . . . What a wonder she is."
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My Dreadful Body
Studying Russian and finding it a bit challenging? You are not alone. Check out our list of famous people who have studied Russian, and find some fellow-sufferers...
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January 20, 2026 at 5:28 PM
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THERE'S NO POINT IN DYING is "a thrill...exhilarating, polyphonic...This remarkably inventive and haunting novel blurs the line between reality and fantasy, challenging the reader to keep up and pay attention." @telegraph.co.uk
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January 19, 2026 at 2:59 PM
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@newvesselpress.bsky.social's 2020 VILLA OF DELIRIUM by ADRIEN GOETZ is a récit in translation from French by Natasha Lehrer designed to keep you involved and intrigued this winter weekend. #Booksky
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VILLA OF DELIRIUM, a récit in translation to keep you intrigued this winter weekend
VILLA OF DELIRIUM ADRIEN GOETZ (tr. Natasha Lehrer) New Vessel Press ( non-affiliate Bookshop.org link) $26.95 all editions, availab...
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January 17, 2026 at 1:30 PM
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We've solved the problem about what to read this weekend for you! Back in stock and ready for your weekend escape into a novel about memory, love, and life. This book by @newvesselpress.bsky.social will keep you riveted with this deceptively straightforward story of a husband and wife...or is it?
January 16, 2026 at 5:08 PM
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Comedian, actor, and producer John Mulaney @mulaney.bsky.social recommends THE REMEMBERED SOLDIER by Anjet Daanje for his book club Mulaney Reads, calling the novel "brilliant . . . It's a knockout."
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January 16, 2026 at 4:53 PM
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December 27, 2025 at 10:42 PM
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HAPPY NEW YEARS is a National Jewish Book Award finalist. Congratulations to author Maya Arad and translator @jesscohen.bsky.social. "A genuine tour de force...and a profoundly incisive rendering of gender politics past and present."@jewishbookcouncil.bsky.social

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January 15, 2026 at 5:56 PM
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Daniele Del Giudice’s first novel features a protagonist who journeys to Trieste and London to understand the life of mysterious writer Roberto Bazlen—who only published posthumously. Reviewed today in Asymptote.

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January 14, 2026 at 4:40 PM
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THERE'S NO POINT IN DYING by Francisco Maciel is out today, a kaleidoscopic novel set in a favela of Rio de Janeiro. Gritty and unpredictable. Translated by National Book Award winner Bruna Dantas Lobato.

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January 13, 2026 at 5:58 PM
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"A terrific tale of fracturing lives in tension and under pressure. If you're after that sensation of "wow! what happened then?" without lingering on the consequences, this is your read."
January 12, 2026 at 10:51 PM
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There's No Point in Dying x Francisco Maciel, Bruna Dantas Lobato (tr.), out from @newvesselpress.bsky.social Jan 13.

"A kaleidoscopic novel set in a favela of Rio de Janeiro."
A colourful and complicated village with the Jesus the Redeemer statue, a jawbone with teeth, a snake plant, a smiling little boy, a beetle, drums, a hand, legs, a snake, and more, on a bright yellow background with an irregular red shape at the centre. Title text is above; the author and translator are named below.
January 6, 2026 at 4:31 AM