Acre Books
@acrebooks.bsky.social
Acre Books, the small press offshoot of The Cincinnati Review, brings you volumes of beautifully crafted, award-winning fiction, nonfiction, and poetry. www.acre-books.com
Flashback Friday! Set against the backdrop of natural or manmade catastrophes, GRACE FOR GRACE brings celebrated cult filmmaker #SteveDeJarnatt’s distinctive voice and cinematic vision to the page. Link for details! press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/bo... #fiction #booksky #amreading 📚🎉
November 21, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Flashback Friday! Set against the backdrop of natural or manmade catastrophes, GRACE FOR GRACE brings celebrated cult filmmaker #SteveDeJarnatt’s distinctive voice and cinematic vision to the page. Link for details! press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/bo... #fiction #booksky #amreading 📚🎉
⭐ review for TERMINAL SURREAL! @marthasilano.bsky.social "incorporates science & nature imagery in a mischievous & moving verse account of her final years with ALS: the shock & sorrow of a terminal diagnosis eased by the quotidian pleasures of observing the Pacific Northwest." @shelf-awareness.com
November 20, 2025 at 3:44 PM
⭐ review for TERMINAL SURREAL! @marthasilano.bsky.social "incorporates science & nature imagery in a mischievous & moving verse account of her final years with ALS: the shock & sorrow of a terminal diagnosis eased by the quotidian pleasures of observing the Pacific Northwest." @shelf-awareness.com
M. Cynthia Cheung’s "COMMON DISASTER is a timely collection, offering reflection & guidance for the crises experienced in common, both large & small. With an ethos born of personal experience..." New review via @theshorepoetry.bsky.social www.theshorepoetry.org/shore-things 📚🎉 #poetry
November 14, 2025 at 7:57 PM
M. Cynthia Cheung’s "COMMON DISASTER is a timely collection, offering reflection & guidance for the crises experienced in common, both large & small. With an ethos born of personal experience..." New review via @theshorepoetry.bsky.social www.theshorepoetry.org/shore-things 📚🎉 #poetry
Cover reveal! It's 1864 and Robert Riley has deserted his Army of the Potomac. Follow him from war-torn #Virginia to the shadowy streets of #Chicago. A tale of loyalty and survival, DESERTERS will leave you breathless. Preorder Jerry Gabriel's #novel at press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/bo... 🎉📚 #booksky
October 6, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Cover reveal! It's 1864 and Robert Riley has deserted his Army of the Potomac. Follow him from war-torn #Virginia to the shadowy streets of #Chicago. A tale of loyalty and survival, DESERTERS will leave you breathless. Preorder Jerry Gabriel's #novel at press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/bo... 🎉📚 #booksky
Cover reveal! A collection of fourteen #stories interweaving the lives of three generations in the remote town of Neptune, #Vermont. A THOUSAND SOULS by #CatherineTudish. Preorder your copy at press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/bo.... 🍁📚🎉
October 2, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Cover reveal! A collection of fourteen #stories interweaving the lives of three generations in the remote town of Neptune, #Vermont. A THOUSAND SOULS by #CatherineTudish. Preorder your copy at press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/bo.... 🍁📚🎉
Flashback Friday! "I began w/the idea that there might be a weather event—a mist from the clouds—that created a temporary cancellation, a dreamless sleep...Weather as metaphor—for loss, absence, cancellation, race—all that grew around the original idea."
@kevinprufer.bsky.social on SLEEPAWAY #novel
@kevinprufer.bsky.social on SLEEPAWAY #novel
September 26, 2025 at 6:18 PM
Flashback Friday! "I began w/the idea that there might be a weather event—a mist from the clouds—that created a temporary cancellation, a dreamless sleep...Weather as metaphor—for loss, absence, cancellation, race—all that grew around the original idea."
@kevinprufer.bsky.social on SLEEPAWAY #novel
@kevinprufer.bsky.social on SLEEPAWAY #novel
Acre author @josehernandezdz.bsky.social's BAD MEXICAN, BAD AMERICAN makes the "What to Read for National Hispanic Heritage Month" recommendations list from Chicago! Link to order through October 15 and receive 30% off with code HERITAGE30. 🎉🎉🎉 #poetry
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September 24, 2025 at 12:48 PM
Acre author @josehernandezdz.bsky.social's BAD MEXICAN, BAD AMERICAN makes the "What to Read for National Hispanic Heritage Month" recommendations list from Chicago! Link to order through October 15 and receive 30% off with code HERITAGE30. 🎉🎉🎉 #poetry
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Cover reveal! Mixing Yoruba, Nigerian Pidgin, and English, Acre author KÁNYIN Olorunnisola's "Ará’lúèbó" blends linguistic influences, showcasing the expansiveness of the immigrant experience. Preorder your copy at press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/bo... 🎉🎉🎉 #poetry #booksky
September 23, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Cover reveal! Mixing Yoruba, Nigerian Pidgin, and English, Acre author KÁNYIN Olorunnisola's "Ará’lúèbó" blends linguistic influences, showcasing the expansiveness of the immigrant experience. Preorder your copy at press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/bo... 🎉🎉🎉 #poetry #booksky
#Fiction enthusiasts and #BrockClarke fans! Check out these upcoming events in celebration of SPECIAL ELECTION! Starting in #Cambridge (Earfull Reading Series) 9/24 followed by #Amherst (Amherst Books) 10/1, #Cincinnati (Merchantile Books) 10/16, and #LittleRock (WordsWorth Books) 10/31. #booksky 📚🎉
September 22, 2025 at 5:42 PM
#Fiction enthusiasts and #BrockClarke fans! Check out these upcoming events in celebration of SPECIAL ELECTION! Starting in #Cambridge (Earfull Reading Series) 9/24 followed by #Amherst (Amherst Books) 10/1, #Cincinnati (Merchantile Books) 10/16, and #LittleRock (WordsWorth Books) 10/31. #booksky 📚🎉
Friends in Portland, Maine! Celebrate the release of Acre author Brock Clarke's newest #shortstory collection, SPECIAL ELECTION, on Sept. 18 at 6pm! Back Cove Books. Link for details. 🎉📚🖊️
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backcovebooks.com?q=h.calevents
September 17, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Friends in Portland, Maine! Celebrate the release of Acre author Brock Clarke's newest #shortstory collection, SPECIAL ELECTION, on Sept. 18 at 6pm! Back Cove Books. Link for details. 🎉📚🖊️
backcovebooks.com?q=h.calevents
backcovebooks.com?q=h.calevents
#Brooklyn! Join the Rally Reading Series at Pete's Candy Store on Thursday, Oct. 2nd, 2025, for an evening of art and activism with Irvin Weathersby Jr., Leila Taylor, and Acre author @thrj32.bsky.social (DEFIANT ACTS). Link for details! 📚🎉🖊️
www.rallyreadingseries.com/schedule
www.rallyreadingseries.com/schedule
September 17, 2025 at 12:54 AM
#Brooklyn! Join the Rally Reading Series at Pete's Candy Store on Thursday, Oct. 2nd, 2025, for an evening of art and activism with Irvin Weathersby Jr., Leila Taylor, and Acre author @thrj32.bsky.social (DEFIANT ACTS). Link for details! 📚🎉🖊️
www.rallyreadingseries.com/schedule
www.rallyreadingseries.com/schedule
Attention #Nashville! Mark your calendars for this exciting event on October 3 with Acre author @thejs3.bsky.social (DEFIANT ACTS) at The Porch! Link for details! 🎉🎉🎉
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www.porchtn.org/happenings/t...
August 29, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Attention #Nashville! Mark your calendars for this exciting event on October 3 with Acre author @thejs3.bsky.social (DEFIANT ACTS) at The Porch! Link for details! 🎉🎉🎉
www.porchtn.org/happenings/t...
www.porchtn.org/happenings/t...
For TERMINAL SURREAL's video trailer, we're creating a chorus of voices reflecting #MarthaSilano's influence. To participate, record yourself reading Silano's “Death Poem” w/a voice memo/recorder app on your phone & email us at business@acre-books.com for where to text the file. Due: Fri., Aug 22.
August 19, 2025 at 5:42 PM
For TERMINAL SURREAL's video trailer, we're creating a chorus of voices reflecting #MarthaSilano's influence. To participate, record yourself reading Silano's “Death Poem” w/a voice memo/recorder app on your phone & email us at business@acre-books.com for where to text the file. Due: Fri., Aug 22.
Flashback Friday! Foreword INDIES Silver Medal #Fiction: THE BEFORELAND. “Corinna Vallianatos’s haunting & precise writing captures the folly of believing in possibility in a country where capitalism is king & most are left out of its abundance.” @nytimes.com press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/bo... 🎉📚
August 15, 2025 at 2:55 PM
Flashback Friday! Foreword INDIES Silver Medal #Fiction: THE BEFORELAND. “Corinna Vallianatos’s haunting & precise writing captures the folly of believing in possibility in a country where capitalism is king & most are left out of its abundance.” @nytimes.com press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/bo... 🎉📚
Sept. 6, 2025, at the Brown Foundation Theater #Houston, Asia Society Texas presents "When the World Fractures: Voices from Isolation," including Acre author @amitmajmudar.bsky.social (BLACK AVATAR and THE GREAT GAME). Link for details! 🎉🎉🎉 #poetry
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August 12, 2025 at 5:12 PM
Sept. 6, 2025, at the Brown Foundation Theater #Houston, Asia Society Texas presents "When the World Fractures: Voices from Isolation," including Acre author @amitmajmudar.bsky.social (BLACK AVATAR and THE GREAT GAME). Link for details! 🎉🎉🎉 #poetry
jlflitfest.org/houston/about
jlflitfest.org/houston/about
Hello, #Chicago! Acre poet @cdeskilson.bsky.social (SCREAM QUEEN) joins Seamus Issac Fey on August 15, 7 p.m, at Women & Children First. Link for details! 📚🎉
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August 4, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Hello, #Chicago! Acre poet @cdeskilson.bsky.social (SCREAM QUEEN) joins Seamus Issac Fey on August 15, 7 p.m, at Women & Children First. Link for details! 📚🎉
womenandchildrenfirst.com/event/2025-0...
womenandchildrenfirst.com/event/2025-0...
Delighted to see Acre #poet @cdeskilson.bsky.social's SCREAM QUEEN among the recommended reads for this year's @sealeychallenge.bsky.social! 🎉🎉🎉 press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/bo... #booksky
August 2, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Delighted to see Acre #poet @cdeskilson.bsky.social's SCREAM QUEEN among the recommended reads for this year's @sealeychallenge.bsky.social! 🎉🎉🎉 press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/bo... #booksky
In less than two weeks, Acre Books will be open to #submissions of #fiction and #nonfiction! Stay tuned for details. And, in the meantime, visit www.acre-books.com to learn more about our editors, authors, and titles. #prose #booksky
July 22, 2025 at 2:26 PM
In less than two weeks, Acre Books will be open to #submissions of #fiction and #nonfiction! Stay tuned for details. And, in the meantime, visit www.acre-books.com to learn more about our editors, authors, and titles. #prose #booksky
Spotted on the shelves at @politicsprose.bsky.social in D.C.: Acre author @kevinprufer.bsky.social's award-winning novel, SLEEPAWAY! 🎉🎉🎉
July 19, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Spotted on the shelves at @politicsprose.bsky.social in D.C.: Acre author @kevinprufer.bsky.social's award-winning novel, SLEEPAWAY! 🎉🎉🎉
More good news! Carolyn Oliver's THE ALCESTIS MACHINE is a finalist for the JULIE SUK AWARD for Best #Poetry Collection from Jacar Press! 🎉🎉🎉
July 14, 2025 at 5:30 PM
More good news! Carolyn Oliver's THE ALCESTIS MACHINE is a finalist for the JULIE SUK AWARD for Best #Poetry Collection from Jacar Press! 🎉🎉🎉
Delighted to see that two Acre authors -- @amitmajmudar.bsky.social and @josehernandezdz.bsky.social -- are included in the forthcoming BEST AMERICAN POETRY 2025! 🎉🎉🎉 #booksky
July 14, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Delighted to see that two Acre authors -- @amitmajmudar.bsky.social and @josehernandezdz.bsky.social -- are included in the forthcoming BEST AMERICAN POETRY 2025! 🎉🎉🎉 #booksky
Flashback Friday! THE AMBROSE J. AND VIVIAN T. SEAGRAVE MUSEUM OF 20th CENTURY AMERICAN ART, “a #novel of ideas whose appeal goes far beyond its target audience—be it literary readers skeptical of yet another postmodern yarn...(1/2)
June 13, 2025 at 5:13 PM
Flashback Friday! THE AMBROSE J. AND VIVIAN T. SEAGRAVE MUSEUM OF 20th CENTURY AMERICAN ART, “a #novel of ideas whose appeal goes far beyond its target audience—be it literary readers skeptical of yet another postmodern yarn...(1/2)
We're counting down until the big reveal at the awards ceremony this June! Fingers crossed for our 2025 Foreword INDIES Finalists @kevinprufer.bsky.social (SLEEPAWAY) and @amitmajmudar.bsky.social (THE GREAT GAME). 🎉🎉🎉
May 14, 2025 at 6:02 PM
We're counting down until the big reveal at the awards ceremony this June! Fingers crossed for our 2025 Foreword INDIES Finalists @kevinprufer.bsky.social (SLEEPAWAY) and @amitmajmudar.bsky.social (THE GREAT GAME). 🎉🎉🎉
With heavy hearts we relay that spectacular poet and person @marthasilano.bsky.social has passed away. Acre is honored to be bringing out her final full-length collection, TERMINAL SURREAL, on Martha’s birthday (1/4)
May 8, 2025 at 9:49 PM
With heavy hearts we relay that spectacular poet and person @marthasilano.bsky.social has passed away. Acre is honored to be bringing out her final full-length collection, TERMINAL SURREAL, on Martha’s birthday (1/4)
Coming soon, #Chicago! Exhibit B presents @thejs3.bsky.social and J. Howard Rosier Tues. May 20th (7:00 to 8:00 PM). Pilsen Community Books pilsencommunitybooks.com/events/45366 🖊️📚🎉 #novel #booksky
May 8, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Coming soon, #Chicago! Exhibit B presents @thejs3.bsky.social and J. Howard Rosier Tues. May 20th (7:00 to 8:00 PM). Pilsen Community Books pilsencommunitybooks.com/events/45366 🖊️📚🎉 #novel #booksky