Blair
@blairpub.bsky.social
A nonprofit, independent press that publishes diverse books, including literary fiction, poetry, and nonfiction about the American South and beyond.
Elaine Neil Orr has 3 great Dancing Woman events this week, starting at @quailridgebooks.bsky.social, then NC State University, and @mcintyres.bsky.social!
February 4, 2025 at 9:43 PM
Elaine Neil Orr has 3 great Dancing Woman events this week, starting at @quailridgebooks.bsky.social, then NC State University, and @mcintyres.bsky.social!
Advance reader copies of BEHIND THE WATERLINE by Kionna Walker LeMalle are here! Hitting shelves March 25.
“Catastrophes—natural, political, and familial—collide in this deeply moving, inventive, and surprising page-turner.” —Deesha Philyaw, final judge for the Lee Smith Novel Prize
“Catastrophes—natural, political, and familial—collide in this deeply moving, inventive, and surprising page-turner.” —Deesha Philyaw, final judge for the Lee Smith Novel Prize
January 29, 2025 at 4:57 PM
Advance reader copies of BEHIND THE WATERLINE by Kionna Walker LeMalle are here! Hitting shelves March 25.
“Catastrophes—natural, political, and familial—collide in this deeply moving, inventive, and surprising page-turner.” —Deesha Philyaw, final judge for the Lee Smith Novel Prize
“Catastrophes—natural, political, and familial—collide in this deeply moving, inventive, and surprising page-turner.” —Deesha Philyaw, final judge for the Lee Smith Novel Prize
❄️Tonight's event with @elaineneilorr.bsky.social and David Payne at @quailridgebooks.bsky.social has been postponed due to weather.❄️ Stay tuned for the reschedule date to be announced soon!
January 22, 2025 at 3:49 PM
❄️Tonight's event with @elaineneilorr.bsky.social and David Payne at @quailridgebooks.bsky.social has been postponed due to weather.❄️ Stay tuned for the reschedule date to be announced soon!
Come out to @quailridgebooks.bsky.social on Wednesday, 1/22, at 7 pm for the launch of DANCING WOMAN by @elaineneilorr.bsky.social! Elaine will be joined in conversation by David Payne. Be sure to reserve your seat and signed book!
RSVP at www.quailridgebooks.com/event/elaineneilorr25
RSVP at www.quailridgebooks.com/event/elaineneilorr25
January 19, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Come out to @quailridgebooks.bsky.social on Wednesday, 1/22, at 7 pm for the launch of DANCING WOMAN by @elaineneilorr.bsky.social! Elaine will be joined in conversation by David Payne. Be sure to reserve your seat and signed book!
RSVP at www.quailridgebooks.com/event/elaineneilorr25
RSVP at www.quailridgebooks.com/event/elaineneilorr25
Less than a week until DANCING WOMAN by
@elaineneilorr.bsky.social hits shelves! Check out the book tour schedule and mark your calendars for an event near you. More info including special guests at www.elaineneilorr.com/events. Stay tuned for more events to be announced!
@elaineneilorr.bsky.social hits shelves! Check out the book tour schedule and mark your calendars for an event near you. More info including special guests at www.elaineneilorr.com/events. Stay tuned for more events to be announced!
January 16, 2025 at 2:51 PM
Less than a week until DANCING WOMAN by
@elaineneilorr.bsky.social hits shelves! Check out the book tour schedule and mark your calendars for an event near you. More info including special guests at www.elaineneilorr.com/events. Stay tuned for more events to be announced!
@elaineneilorr.bsky.social hits shelves! Check out the book tour schedule and mark your calendars for an event near you. More info including special guests at www.elaineneilorr.com/events. Stay tuned for more events to be announced!
2024 is in the books! We published 13 new titles: 5 novels, a story collection, a poetry collection, and 6 nonfiction books. Happy new year!
January 3, 2025 at 7:17 PM
2024 is in the books! We published 13 new titles: 5 novels, a story collection, a poetry collection, and 6 nonfiction books. Happy new year!
🎉Please help us in congratulating the short list for the Bakwin Award!🎉
These four finalists will be read by contest judge Tiya Miles, and a winner will be announced in January 2025.
These four finalists will be read by contest judge Tiya Miles, and a winner will be announced in January 2025.
December 6, 2024 at 6:44 PM
🎉Please help us in congratulating the short list for the Bakwin Award!🎉
These four finalists will be read by contest judge Tiya Miles, and a winner will be announced in January 2025.
These four finalists will be read by contest judge Tiya Miles, and a winner will be announced in January 2025.
More than ever, we believe in the power and necessity of our mission. As a nonprofit, we rely on donations, grants, & our readership. ❤️ If you're able to donate, please go to blairpub.com/donate. Or shop our fall-winter sale! Use code GIVEBOOKS2024 at checkout for 25% off all books through Dec. 31.
November 18, 2024 at 3:29 PM
More than ever, we believe in the power and necessity of our mission. As a nonprofit, we rely on donations, grants, & our readership. ❤️ If you're able to donate, please go to blairpub.com/donate. Or shop our fall-winter sale! Use code GIVEBOOKS2024 at checkout for 25% off all books through Dec. 31.
Wishing you all safe travels, good memory making, & tasty meals with those you love this week. We have a lot to be thankful for! As holiday shopping begins, we hope you'll do some "small" shopping. Get 25% off all books on our website with code GIVEBOOKS at checkout.
November 20, 2023 at 7:26 PM
Wishing you all safe travels, good memory making, & tasty meals with those you love this week. We have a lot to be thankful for! As holiday shopping begins, we hope you'll do some "small" shopping. Get 25% off all books on our website with code GIVEBOOKS at checkout.
November is Indigenous Heritage Month, and we hope as part of the (year-round!) honoring and celebrations, you'll enjoy the chorus of Native women's voices in UPON HER SHOULDERS. This anthology includes stories, essays, interviews, poems, and calls to action for justice, spirit, and community.
November 6, 2023 at 4:26 PM
November is Indigenous Heritage Month, and we hope as part of the (year-round!) honoring and celebrations, you'll enjoy the chorus of Native women's voices in UPON HER SHOULDERS. This anthology includes stories, essays, interviews, poems, and calls to action for justice, spirit, and community.
"Mojgan Ghazirad's debut novel is a polished gem for readers across age groups . . . an unforgettable journey through history, the pains of growing up, and the power of storytelling."
THE HOUSE ON SUN STREET by Mojgan Ghazirad has a glowing new review up at Shelf Awareness!
THE HOUSE ON SUN STREET by Mojgan Ghazirad has a glowing new review up at Shelf Awareness!
October 25, 2023 at 3:50 PM
"Mojgan Ghazirad's debut novel is a polished gem for readers across age groups . . . an unforgettable journey through history, the pains of growing up, and the power of storytelling."
THE HOUSE ON SUN STREET by Mojgan Ghazirad has a glowing new review up at Shelf Awareness!
THE HOUSE ON SUN STREET by Mojgan Ghazirad has a glowing new review up at Shelf Awareness!
Congratulations to Ciera Horton McElroy! Her novel ATOMIC FAMILY is a 2023 Great Group Reads pick by
Women's National Book Association. Go to the book's page on our website to download the book club kit, with questions for discussion, an interview with Ciera, retro drink recipes, & more!
Women's National Book Association. Go to the book's page on our website to download the book club kit, with questions for discussion, an interview with Ciera, retro drink recipes, & more!
October 24, 2023 at 8:44 PM
Congratulations to Ciera Horton McElroy! Her novel ATOMIC FAMILY is a 2023 Great Group Reads pick by
Women's National Book Association. Go to the book's page on our website to download the book club kit, with questions for discussion, an interview with Ciera, retro drink recipes, & more!
Women's National Book Association. Go to the book's page on our website to download the book club kit, with questions for discussion, an interview with Ciera, retro drink recipes, & more!
Mark your calendars for Tuesday, October 24, and come out to Farmville Public Library at 11 am ET for an event with Tim Hatcher, author of Time and Tide: The Vanishing Culture of the North Carolina Coast. Books will be available to buy from Page 158 Books.
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www.facebook.com/events/27331...
October 18, 2023 at 7:37 PM
Mark your calendars for Tuesday, October 24, and come out to Farmville Public Library at 11 am ET for an event with Tim Hatcher, author of Time and Tide: The Vanishing Culture of the North Carolina Coast. Books will be available to buy from Page 158 Books.
www.facebook.com/events/27331...
www.facebook.com/events/27331...
Saturday, 10/14, at 2 pm PT! Join Cindy Fazzi and @mayleechai.bsky.social at San Francisco Public Library for a conversation celebrating their books, Multo (Fazzi) & Tomorrow in Shanghai (Chai). More info at sfpl.org/events/2023/...
October 11, 2023 at 8:31 PM
Saturday, 10/14, at 2 pm PT! Join Cindy Fazzi and @mayleechai.bsky.social at San Francisco Public Library for a conversation celebrating their books, Multo (Fazzi) & Tomorrow in Shanghai (Chai). More info at sfpl.org/events/2023/...
Yesterday was publication day for THE HOUSE ON SUN STREET by Mojgan Ghazirad!
October 4, 2023 at 8:07 PM
Yesterday was publication day for THE HOUSE ON SUN STREET by Mojgan Ghazirad!
This weekend! Reclaiming the Black Past: An Artifactual Journey. Philip J. Merrill, historian, appraiser, & author of the forthcoming book ARTIFACTUAL JOURNEY THROUGH BLACK NORTH CAROLINA, will discuss historical & cultural artifacts on 9/30 at Johnston County Agricultural Center.
September 28, 2023 at 6:19 PM
This weekend! Reclaiming the Black Past: An Artifactual Journey. Philip J. Merrill, historian, appraiser, & author of the forthcoming book ARTIFACTUAL JOURNEY THROUGH BLACK NORTH CAROLINA, will discuss historical & cultural artifacts on 9/30 at Johnston County Agricultural Center.
Head to Bishop & Wilde in Portland, OR, this Thursday, 9/28, for "Writing Non-Human Animals," a reading with Caitlin Scarano (The Necessity of Wildfire), Erica Berry, Becky Mandelbaum, and Elizabeth Weinberg. RSVP not required but encouraged!
www.bishopandwilde.com/events/writi...
www.bishopandwilde.com/events/writi...
September 25, 2023 at 6:50 PM
Head to Bishop & Wilde in Portland, OR, this Thursday, 9/28, for "Writing Non-Human Animals," a reading with Caitlin Scarano (The Necessity of Wildfire), Erica Berry, Becky Mandelbaum, and Elizabeth Weinberg. RSVP not required but encouraged!
www.bishopandwilde.com/events/writi...
www.bishopandwilde.com/events/writi...
Next week on 9/20 at Busboys and Poets Takoma! Join Mary Kay Zuravleff and Louis Bayard for a reading and conversation about AMERICAN ENDING. 6 pm cocktails and mingling, program to start at 7 pm.
Register (for free) here:
www.busboysandpoets.com/events/th-ev...
Register (for free) here:
www.busboysandpoets.com/events/th-ev...
September 13, 2023 at 3:59 PM
Next week on 9/20 at Busboys and Poets Takoma! Join Mary Kay Zuravleff and Louis Bayard for a reading and conversation about AMERICAN ENDING. 6 pm cocktails and mingling, program to start at 7 pm.
Register (for free) here:
www.busboysandpoets.com/events/th-ev...
Register (for free) here:
www.busboysandpoets.com/events/th-ev...
It's publication day for The Essential Mayberry: Behind the Scenes of the Andy Griffith Show by Neal Brower!
Join Neal Brower at Mayberry Days, an annual celebration of all things Andy Griffith happening in Surry County from September 18-23.
Join Neal Brower at Mayberry Days, an annual celebration of all things Andy Griffith happening in Surry County from September 18-23.
September 12, 2023 at 1:39 PM
It's publication day for The Essential Mayberry: Behind the Scenes of the Andy Griffith Show by Neal Brower!
Join Neal Brower at Mayberry Days, an annual celebration of all things Andy Griffith happening in Surry County from September 18-23.
Join Neal Brower at Mayberry Days, an annual celebration of all things Andy Griffith happening in Surry County from September 18-23.
We're thrilled to share that THE NECESSITY OF WILDFIRE by Caitlin Scarano is a finalist for the 2023 Washington State Book Awards! See the full list of talented writers and their books here: www.washingtoncenterforthebook.org/2023-wsba-fi...
September 7, 2023 at 3:38 PM
We're thrilled to share that THE NECESSITY OF WILDFIRE by Caitlin Scarano is a finalist for the 2023 Washington State Book Awards! See the full list of talented writers and their books here: www.washingtoncenterforthebook.org/2023-wsba-fi...
It's publication day for the paperback of Fight Songs: A Story of Love and Sports in a Complicated South by @edsouthern.bsky.social! Fight Songs is a wry and witty commentary on college sports and identity in the complicated social landscape of the South.
blairpub.com/shop/p/fight...
blairpub.com/shop/p/fight...
September 5, 2023 at 2:13 PM
It's publication day for the paperback of Fight Songs: A Story of Love and Sports in a Complicated South by @edsouthern.bsky.social! Fight Songs is a wry and witty commentary on college sports and identity in the complicated social landscape of the South.
blairpub.com/shop/p/fight...
blairpub.com/shop/p/fight...
Check out the interview with Carolyn Hays, author of Letter to My Transgender Daughter in the September issue of PFLAG Northern Illinois 's Open Doors. Link to the full, gorgeous issue: pflagillinois.org/wp-content/u...
The paperback of Letter to My Transgender Daughter hits shelves in October!
The paperback of Letter to My Transgender Daughter hits shelves in October!
September 1, 2023 at 2:33 PM
Check out the interview with Carolyn Hays, author of Letter to My Transgender Daughter in the September issue of PFLAG Northern Illinois 's Open Doors. Link to the full, gorgeous issue: pflagillinois.org/wp-content/u...
The paperback of Letter to My Transgender Daughter hits shelves in October!
The paperback of Letter to My Transgender Daughter hits shelves in October!
Here we go, Blue Sky! We're glad to be on this new platform and hope to connect with our writing and reading communities here.
Blair is a nonprofit independent publisher based in Durham, NC, with a focus on historically neglected voices from the South and beyond. Check us out at blairpub.com!
Blair is a nonprofit independent publisher based in Durham, NC, with a focus on historically neglected voices from the South and beyond. Check us out at blairpub.com!
August 28, 2023 at 7:46 PM
Here we go, Blue Sky! We're glad to be on this new platform and hope to connect with our writing and reading communities here.
Blair is a nonprofit independent publisher based in Durham, NC, with a focus on historically neglected voices from the South and beyond. Check us out at blairpub.com!
Blair is a nonprofit independent publisher based in Durham, NC, with a focus on historically neglected voices from the South and beyond. Check us out at blairpub.com!