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Portland, Oregon
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CHAPTER 10 is fierce, surreal, and morally complex. October’s releases confront nationalism, ecological grief, bodily autonomy, silence, and the damage people do to one another. #books #poetry #novel #unsolicitedpress
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CHAPTER 9 turns political, urban, and labor-driven. September’s books speak from New York streets, work sites, prisons, and sickrooms, naming what endurance looks like. #novels #poetry #books #publishing #art #writers #unsolicitedpress
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We are going to start accepting 1 manuscript per month from now through the end of 2027 to shape our 2029 catalog. 🦉
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My book baby’s publication date is today! So proud of these stories featuring former sitcom stars, haunted widowers, & heroic stepdads. I hope you’ll consider picking up a copy. (Link to order directly from the fabulous @UnsolicitedP below!)
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The ocean disappeared. Then it came back. Twenty-two years after surviving the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami in Thailand, LeeAnn Pickrell tells the story of that morning and the life that came after it. TSUNAMI is out now. unsolicitedpress.com/shop/p/… #Tsunami #Memoir
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Six years have passed since the death of Richard’s ex-wife, Irene. She is gone, but she has not disappeared. Richard visits her grave. He carries her final counsel with him. Her voice remains part of how he makes decisions and measures the life they shared.
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Fun news: almost every single one of our backlist (like pre-2023) sold a copy last quarter. Backlist books are gems, but sometimes sales taper, so it is lovely to see life being breathed into these books!
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Wildfires and extreme heat are causing shipping delays for us. We are working with our warehouse and shippers to ensure the shortest delays possible, but we ask that readers hold tight and show a little grace for those severely impacted.
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CHAPTER 8 faces aftermath. August’s books bear witness to disaster, loss, and quiet reckonings that reshape a life long after the moment passes. #memoir #stories #poetry #books
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Grateful to @UnsolicitedP for the opportunity to write about structuring story collections & "short story bias" (link below)
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A fighter is dead. A family is changing. A career is disappearing. One man is trying to understand what remains. Read The Mechanicals. unsolicitedpress.com/shop/p/…
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Some loves save you. Some loves consume you. The Adamo twins never learned the difference. #TransgressiveFiction #DarkLiterary #PartedGods
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Read The Burntwood Anthology if you like: 🌲 Isolated forests and cold rivers 🕯️ Subtle witchcraft 🫀 Human monsters 🪓 Midwestern horror 🌊 Supernatural revenge 👑 Arrogant men having an exceptionally bad day David Loring Nash’s six-story collection is out now. #books
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Community often presents itself as magic because the labor has been made invisible.
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