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Out today!! “Come Again No More is simply the best work of Southern literature I’ve ever read, a story so lyrical and lovingly drawn – and spit-take funny – that the ghost of William Faulkner might just throw rocks at his best work. I read the book in a day, and I never do that.”
—Bryan Denson
—Bryan Denson
November 10, 2025 at 2:45 PM
Out today!! “Come Again No More is simply the best work of Southern literature I’ve ever read, a story so lyrical and lovingly drawn – and spit-take funny – that the ghost of William Faulkner might just throw rocks at his best work. I read the book in a day, and I never do that.”
—Bryan Denson
—Bryan Denson
Happy pub day to Lex Orgera!
-Agatha-
This is not just a book about the body but a profound exploration of what it means to inhabit one.
-Agatha-
This is not just a book about the body but a profound exploration of what it means to inhabit one.
October 13, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Happy pub day to Lex Orgera!
-Agatha-
This is not just a book about the body but a profound exploration of what it means to inhabit one.
-Agatha-
This is not just a book about the body but a profound exploration of what it means to inhabit one.
More great news! Congratulations to Karen Rigby (JackLeg Press) and all the incredible finalists! What a joy to celebrate this vibrant literary community — we ❤️ being part of it!
October 8, 2025 at 6:13 PM
More great news! Congratulations to Karen Rigby (JackLeg Press) and all the incredible finalists! What a joy to celebrate this vibrant literary community — we ❤️ being part of it!
Live today! Happy pub day to Allison Cundiff! On sale everywhere. “Beautifully done, rings true psychologically, as good-humored as it is deep and real.”
—Neal & Betsy Delmonico, publishers, Golden Antelope Press & Blazing Sapphire Press
—Neal & Betsy Delmonico, publishers, Golden Antelope Press & Blazing Sapphire Press
September 15, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Live today! Happy pub day to Allison Cundiff! On sale everywhere. “Beautifully done, rings true psychologically, as good-humored as it is deep and real.”
—Neal & Betsy Delmonico, publishers, Golden Antelope Press & Blazing Sapphire Press
—Neal & Betsy Delmonico, publishers, Golden Antelope Press & Blazing Sapphire Press
On sale today! Through reading this, I've relearned what it means to be an active participant—in the act of poetry and life.
—KB Brookins, award-winning
author of Pretty
—KB Brookins, award-winning
author of Pretty
July 15, 2025 at 12:21 PM
On sale today! Through reading this, I've relearned what it means to be an active participant—in the act of poetry and life.
—KB Brookins, award-winning
author of Pretty
—KB Brookins, award-winning
author of Pretty
“Through captivating accounts of Tourette
syndrome, Welch’s language mirrors repeated movements and sounds, embodying Auden’s vision of poetry… Welch’s poems celebrate and transform the body’s limits in this
intoxicating, unforgettable collection.”
—Jenny Molberg, author of The Court of No Record
syndrome, Welch’s language mirrors repeated movements and sounds, embodying Auden’s vision of poetry… Welch’s poems celebrate and transform the body’s limits in this
intoxicating, unforgettable collection.”
—Jenny Molberg, author of The Court of No Record
June 16, 2025 at 2:50 PM
“Through captivating accounts of Tourette
syndrome, Welch’s language mirrors repeated movements and sounds, embodying Auden’s vision of poetry… Welch’s poems celebrate and transform the body’s limits in this
intoxicating, unforgettable collection.”
—Jenny Molberg, author of The Court of No Record
syndrome, Welch’s language mirrors repeated movements and sounds, embodying Auden’s vision of poetry… Welch’s poems celebrate and transform the body’s limits in this
intoxicating, unforgettable collection.”
—Jenny Molberg, author of The Court of No Record
Morning after! 🌈🌈🌈
June 7, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Morning after! 🌈🌈🌈
Here’s when you know you've met your crew - bookfair & all the publishers are nerding out about fonts and book sizes! ❤️❤️
May 31, 2025 at 3:51 PM
Here’s when you know you've met your crew - bookfair & all the publishers are nerding out about fonts and book sizes! ❤️❤️
On sale now! This Year's Ghost is a surprising and insightful collection that will leave readers unsettled in the very best way.
-Tara Karr Roberts, author of Wild and Distant Seas
-Tara Karr Roberts, author of Wild and Distant Seas
May 12, 2025 at 8:39 PM
On sale now! This Year's Ghost is a surprising and insightful collection that will leave readers unsettled in the very best way.
-Tara Karr Roberts, author of Wild and Distant Seas
-Tara Karr Roberts, author of Wild and Distant Seas
From PAST LIVES by @vjoshuaadams.bsky.social Be sure to order it from you local #bookshop ❤️
April 29, 2025 at 8:34 PM
From PAST LIVES by @vjoshuaadams.bsky.social Be sure to order it from you local #bookshop ❤️
Hey #DC friends! Hope to see you tonight for this great reading with @geminiwahhaj.bsky.social & @kurtbaumeister.bsky.social @politicsprose.bsky.social
April 26, 2025 at 12:37 PM
Hey #DC friends! Hope to see you tonight for this great reading with @geminiwahhaj.bsky.social & @kurtbaumeister.bsky.social @politicsprose.bsky.social
Just saying. She's fabulous… @melissastuddard.bsky.social
April 17, 2025 at 5:34 PM
Just saying. She's fabulous… @melissastuddard.bsky.social
Here’s a poet we wish more people knew about. This is what CAROLYN FORCHÉ has said: “Her images are beautiful and precise, her sensibility profound.” (Picture from Brett Lindell, NY)
April 16, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Here’s a poet we wish more people knew about. This is what CAROLYN FORCHÉ has said: “Her images are beautiful and precise, her sensibility profound.” (Picture from Brett Lindell, NY)
Do you remember this Tess Gallagher poem? From UNDER STARS (Graywolf 1978) ❤️❤️❤️ swoon…
April 13, 2025 at 7:20 PM
Do you remember this Tess Gallagher poem? From UNDER STARS (Graywolf 1978) ❤️❤️❤️ swoon…
Hey Friends, If you have pictures of our books in your homes, stores, backyards, libraries, café’s, etc., please send them our way to info@jacklegpress.org. We’d love to post your stories and thoughts! Here’s Rivka Clifton’s book, Muzzle, featured in NY’s Bureau of General Services – Queer Division!
April 3, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Hey Friends, If you have pictures of our books in your homes, stores, backyards, libraries, café’s, etc., please send them our way to info@jacklegpress.org. We’d love to post your stories and thoughts! Here’s Rivka Clifton’s book, Muzzle, featured in NY’s Bureau of General Services – Queer Division!
Hi @fulmerford.bsky.social great reading @ or #awp2025 off-site event! ❤️
March 27, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Hi @fulmerford.bsky.social great reading @ or #awp2025 off-site event! ❤️
Hope to see you there!
March 26, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Hope to see you there!
Rivka Clifton’s debut poetry collection, Muzzle, teaches us to wrap fear around our shoulders like a haunted shawl…Clifton’s poetry thins the threshold between human and beast, nightmare and joyful epiphany.
—Mary Biddinger, author of Department of Elegy
—Mary Biddinger, author of Department of Elegy
March 17, 2025 at 10:44 PM
Rivka Clifton’s debut poetry collection, Muzzle, teaches us to wrap fear around our shoulders like a haunted shawl…Clifton’s poetry thins the threshold between human and beast, nightmare and joyful epiphany.
—Mary Biddinger, author of Department of Elegy
—Mary Biddinger, author of Department of Elegy
We hope you’ll buy our books. But maybe not tomorrow!
February 28, 2025 at 2:32 AM
We hope you’ll buy our books. But maybe not tomorrow!