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Indie publisher est. 2000. Essays, philosophy, science, and the cult smash of 1930, His Monkey Wife.
Poet Rick Barot calls AVAIL by Erin O'Luanaigh an "exquisite debut." Thank you, Rick! AVAIL officially comes out Jan 20 but is now shipping at our website:
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January 14, 2026 at 2:25 PM
"He wasn’t a safecracker like Jimmy Valentine or a kidnapper like the bumbling main characters in The Ransom of Red Chief, but he had a colorful history before he landed in New York." ALIAS O. HENRY author Ben Yagoda speak with Paul Davis for "On Crime." shorturl.at/ZKVlD
My Online On Crime Column: My Q&A With Ben Yagoda, The Author Of 'Alias O. Henry,' A Novel About The Late, Great Short Story Writer.
Ben Yagoda is the author, coauthor or editor of fourteen books, including an edition of O. Henry’s short stories for the Library of America....
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January 7, 2026 at 2:09 PM
Thank you @paisleyrekdal.bsky.social for your kind words about Erin O'Luanaigh's AVAIL!
Officially out 1/20, now shipping at pauldrybooks.com/products/avail
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January 5, 2026 at 8:37 PM
John Wilson on AE Stallings' FRIEZE FRAME: "I relished every page. Stallings packs so much into her account—so many interesting people, such a wealth of incident—yet does so with ease. Her book is at once compact and compendious..."
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John Wilson’s Year of Reading - First Things
This list would have been different a couple of months ago, or yesterday—maybe even in the wee hours tonight—but here are some of the books I particularly enjoyed (excluding...
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January 2, 2026 at 5:43 PM
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Read an interview with Erin O’Luanaigh about her debut collection, AVAIL (@pauldrybooks.bsky.social), by Nicholas Pierce, along with her poem “His Girl Friday” from our Summer 2025 issue. nimrodjournal.substack.com/p/falling-in...
Falling into Place: An Interview with Erin O’Luanaigh
By Nicholas Pierce
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December 30, 2025 at 2:41 PM
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“In exile, although little of their material comfort remains, they haven’t lost their artistic sensibility or their will to create.” - Sara Gothelf Bloom new @deborahkalb.bsky.social #book #author Q&A #writing #research
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Q&A with Sara Gothelf Bloom
Photo by David Aldera     Sara Gothelf Bloom is the author of the new novel Just Enough to Start Over . She spent many y...
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December 11, 2025 at 6:38 PM
There are still a few hours left to find the perfect gift ON SALE!
December 6, 2025 at 12:35 AM
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Q&A with Sara Gothelf Bloom about her new novel, JUST ENOUGH TO START OVER.
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December 3, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Congratulations to William Pritchard! His book ON FROST AND ELIOT has been named an Outstanding Academic Title by the American Library Association's @choicereviews.bsky.social.
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Outstanding Academic Titles 2025 - Choice 360
Read the latestOutstanding Academic Titles 2025 created for academic librarians by Choice Reviews and Choice Magazine.
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December 3, 2025 at 5:30 PM
For the #poetry lovers in your life. Now 35% OFF!
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Almost all of our poetry titles are under $15 (until 12/5).
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December 3, 2025 at 5:05 PM
The perfect stocking stuffer for the big readers on your list! Now 35% OFF!
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December 2, 2025 at 2:38 PM
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Sidetracked no more! Alexander Voloshin’s long, lonely wait is nearly over. Thank you, @pauldrybooks.bsky.social!
December 1, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Our annual 35% OFF #SALE starts now!
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December 1, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Sara Gothelf Bloom's luminous debut novel (officially publishing next month) is now shipping when you order at our website.
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November 19, 2025 at 8:17 PM
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In the mail: very excited to see ARC of 𝑆𝑖𝑑𝑒𝑡𝑟𝑎𝑐𝑘𝑒𝑑: 𝐸𝑥𝑖𝑙𝑒 𝑖𝑛 𝐻𝑜𝑙𝑙𝑦𝑤𝑜𝑜𝑑, a "mock epic" (yes, it's in verse !), by Alexander Voloshin (tr. @bdralyuk.bsky.social ), coming from @pauldrybooks.bsky.social (4/2026) www.pauldrybooks.com/products/sid...
Sidetracked: Exile in Hollywood
Translation and Introduction by Boris Dralyuk98-page paperback / 5.5" x 8.5" / ISBN 9781589882126Publication Date: 4/21/2026 (available for preorder)The first English translation of a 1953 mock epic o...
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November 8, 2025 at 8:45 PM
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2026 MONTREAL PRIZE JURY MEMBER

BORIS DRALYUK

Boris Dralyuk is the author of “My Hollywood and Other Poems” (@pauldrybooks.bsky.social, 2022), and an award-winning translator and critic.

Find him @bdralyuk.bsky.social and bdralyuk.wordpress.com!

#poetry #PoetryPrize #poet #poem #poetrycommunity
November 12, 2025 at 4:39 PM
"This clever portrait of one of the early 20th century’s most prolific short-story writers captures a rich period in Manhattan’s history." - @washingtonpost.com on ALIAS O. HENRY by Ben Yagoda
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5 historical novels that deliver a perfect escape from the present
Delve into imaginative novels by Philippa Gregory, Allyson Reedy, Ben Yagoda, Jillian Forsberg and Olga Ravn.
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November 5, 2025 at 2:18 PM
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If I could dance, I’d be dancing at the sight of the latest @thetls.bsky.social! Simon Morrison, who knows all there is to know about 20th-C. music, has written a humdinger of a piece on Vernon Duke’s memoir and poems, out now from @pauldrybooks.bsky.social! www.the-tls.com/lives/biogra...
October 29, 2025 at 3:56 PM
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A novella?
In verse?
About Russian exiles?
In Hollywood?
Translated by @bdralyuk.bsky.social?

How nice that they're publishing books just for my very exact specific tastes! Not sure what the rest of you will do.
(Due next April)
October 22, 2025 at 1:50 AM
Thank you for your enthusiastic response to our 2nd edition of So Many Books. Grant Silverstein's clever illustrations include famous authors and literary characters, so we've put together a SO MANY BOOKS QUIZ! Take a look + send answers by 10/25 shorturl.at/gbdh3
October 21, 2025 at 5:36 PM
Don't miss Ben Yagoda, author of ALIAS O. HENRY, at Celia Bookshop in Swarthmore, tomorrow night!
October 21, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Thank you Foreword Reviews for your starred review of JUST ENOUGH TO START OVER by Sara Gothelf Bloom, coming 12/2.
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October 21, 2025 at 2:52 PM
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Italian Jews represented only a fraction of Italy’s population—but left an enormous mark on Italian society. 🇮🇹✡️

In the latest episode of our #podcast, CEO Dan Mariaschin speaks with Dr. Gino Segrè about his new book, “The Golden Age of Italian Jews, 1848–1938.”

Explore the full episode: 👇
The Golden Age of Italian Jews | With Dr. Gino Segrè
CEO Dan Mariaschin speaks with physicist and historian Dr. Gino Segrè about his new book, “The Golden Age of Italian Jews, 1848–1938.”
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October 20, 2025 at 7:50 PM
An Evening of Poetry with A.E. Stallings
Wednesday, October 15
Head House Books, Philadelphia
Paul Dry Books author A. E. Stallings will be reading at Head House Books along with Nicholas Friedman and Luke Stromberg. You can buy your $5 ticket here
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October 7, 2025 at 12:40 PM