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Congratulations to Catapult author Sarah Aziza on winning the Anisfield-Wolf Book Award for Memoir! If you haven't read her brilliant book THE HOLLOW HALF, it's out now in paperback 📚️✨️
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Come see these incredible authors and more at the L.A. Times Festival of Books this weekend! Or catch our editors at Booth #925 📚️
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Check out this great interview with Counterpoint author Elizabeth Rosner about her book, THIRD EAR, with @NewBooksNetwork
newbooksnetwork.com/third-ear
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Elizabeth Rosner, "Third Ear: Reflections on the Art and Science of Listening" (Catapult, 2025) - New Books Network
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THE HOLLOW HALF by @sarahazizawrites is available now in paperback! 📚️ 🌿 “A powerhouse of a memoir.” — ELLE 🌿 “A remarkable achievement, formally inventive, refreshingly honest, and politically sharp.” —
@vulture.com
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💀 Happy publication day to EMPIRE OF SKULLS! 💀 💀 "Fascinating, entertaining, and enlightening." —
@libraryjournal.bsky.social
(starred 🌟 review) 💀 "Captivatingly bizarre . . . A morbidly fascinating tale of obsession." —
@publisherswkly.bsky.social
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"A thoroughly researched and intriguing work." We're excited to see EMPIRE OF SKULLS in @nybooks !
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GLORIA is now on sale in paperback! 🌼 🌼 "GLORIA captures the lightness, the wonder, the refreshing breath of youth’s horizon. Like a melody, it leaves an impression but with a light touch." —Asymptote Journal
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9 days ago
"What if you actually disappeared when you lost your sense of self? What if it were physically dangerous?" Elisa Shoenberger's interview with Hanna Johansson on "Body Double" (Translated by Kira Josefsson,
@catapultbooks.bsky.social
) is out now.
chireviewofbooks.com/2026/04/08/b...
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Disorientation and Uncanny in Hanna Johansson’s “Body Double” - Chicago Review of Books
Our review of Hanna Johansson's new book, "Body Double."
https://chireviewofbooks.com/2026/04/08/body-double-hanna-johansson/
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HUGE congratulations to FLAT EARTH author Anika Jade Levy for being selected as a "5 Under 35" honoree by the
@nationalbook.bsky.social
! See the official announcement here:
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"LEAN CAT, SAVAGE CAT's dramatic flair and Joseph’s clear talent for storytelling offer something new to the story of admiration mixed with proximity (as well as her affinity for raunchy sex scenes that, surprisingly, are never corny)." —
@ourculture.bsky.social
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Book Review: Star Power - Our Culture
Sam Franzini reviews Ann Scott's "Superstars" and Lauren J. Joseph's "Lean Cat, Savage Cat," who deal with unstable musicians.
https://ourculturemag.com/2026/04/07/book-review-star-power/
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Happy pub day to BODY DOUBLE! 🥳 🌟 "A strange, twisty story about obsession and identity and how easy it can be to lose yourself completely." —
@literaryhub.bsky.social
🌟 “A dizzying hall-of-mirrors narrative . . . Readers will be entranced." —
@publisherswkly.bsky.social
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11 days ago
Celebrate Arab American stories with standout fiction and nonfiction. @atriabooks.bsky.social @catapultbooks.bsky.social @simonandschuster.bsky.social
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Elizabeth Rosner
13 days ago
Thank you,
@erinbiba.bsky.social
My poetry collection, reissued last month by
@catapultbooks.bsky.social
. In many ways it’s the autobiographical companion to my novels, & there’s a lot about my Dad, who would have turned 97 today. So… happy birthday, Dad!
www.counterpointpress.com/books/gravity/
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@emmastraub.bsky.social
recommends THE RESERVATION by Rebecca Kauffman on the Today Show! She calls it Rebecca's "most fun" book to date! Watch the full clip here:
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Emma Straub Talks New Book, Shares Reading Recommendations
Emma Straub, New York Times bestselling author, joins TODAY's Jenna Bush Hager and Sheinelle Jones to talk about her new book, "American Fantasy," that takes place on a '90s boy band cruise and has…
https://www.today.com/video/author-emma-straub-talks-american-fantasy-shares-book-picks-260758597907
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NO CONTACT is a must-read according to
@chicagorevbooks.bsky.social
! "NO CONTACT is radically vulnerable and truly soaring in its compassion, as well as a powerful reminder that we are never truly alone."
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12 Must-Read Books of April 2026 - Chicago Review of Books
It’s no prank: April is officially here and so are the spring-time books! This month features some of my favorite debuts of the year, a deeply moving anthology about estrangement, and a book that…
https://chireviewofbooks.com/2026/04/01/12-must-read-books-of-april-2026/
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Poets & Writers
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“Out there is a band of trusted writers who remind me, through their sheer originality of vision, language, and form(lessness), that any confined feeling about the page is just that—a feeling,” writes
@scottjbroker.bsky.social
(The Disappointment,
@catapultbooks.bsky.social
):
at.pw.org/WRBroker
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So exciting to see THE DEAD RINGER featured in this roundup by
@altajournal.bsky.social
www.altaonline.com/books/g70836...
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15 New April Books
Here are works on and of the West, including The Oracle’s Daughter, Brand New Beat, and Questions 27 & 28 that we’re excited to see published this month.
https://www.altaonline.com/books/g70836840/15-new-april-2026-books/
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Happy Trans Day of Visibility! 🏳️⚧️ Here are just two of the many amazing books by trans & nonbinary authors we have on our list.
#TransDayofVisibility
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19 days ago
Last night's poetry
@jeredspottery.bsky.social
. Very grateful to my publisher
@catapultbooks.bsky.social
, and to the many friends who showed up to celebrate the power of words and beauty and handmade things.
@devislaskar.bsky.social
@finishinglinepress.bsky.social
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🪐 COVER ANNOUNCEMENT 🪐 We're excited to share the cover of
@liekemarsman.bsky.social
's forthcoming book ON ANOTHER PLANET THEY CAN SAVE ME, designed by Nicole Caputo with art by Caitlyn Grabenstein! On sale 10/13 — preorder now! Learn more:
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Horror DNA
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Night of the Living Dead fans will want to pick up
@danielkraus.com
's PARTIALLY DEVOURED: HOW NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD SAVED MY LIFE AND CHANGED THE WORLD. Read what
@smcclurg.bsky.social
thought of this release from
@catapultbooks.bsky.social
!
#booksky
#horror
www.horrordna.com/books/partia...
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Partially Devoured: How Night of the Living Dead Saved My Life and Cha
Part memoir, part film analysis, and packed with wonderfully strange trivia, Partially Devoured proves there are still new ways to think about George A. Ro
https://www.horrordna.com/books/partially-devoured-how-night-of-the-living-dead-saved-my-life-and-changed-the-world-daniel-kraus-book-review
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Happy publication day to IN THE FIELDS OF FATHERLESS CHILDREN! ✨ "Vivid, atmospheric." — Kirkus Reviews ✨ "Gives eloquent voice to the hardships and resilience of rural Appalachian women." —
@ala-booklist.bsky.social
Buy Now:
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24 days ago
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"An erotic phantasmagoria set in Berlin’s churching queer party world . . . Joseph’s writing, at turns lacerating and hysterical, keeps us on our toes." —
@electricliterature.com
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Lauren J. Joseph’s New Novel Turns the Trans Rock Muse Into an Erotic Phantasmagoria - Electric Literature
“Lean Cat, Savage Cat” is fueled by sex, drugs, rock, and the seductive allure of self-creation
https://electricliterature.com/lauren-j-josephs-new-novel-turns-the-trans-rock-muse-into-an-erotic-phantasmagoria/
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We're so thrilled to see TWO of our books on the James Patterson
@bookshop.org
Prize shortlist! Congratulations to
@todd-milo.bsky.social
&
@sarahaziza.bsky.social
! 🏆📚
people.com/james-patter...
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The 2026 James Patterson and Bookshop.org Prize Shortlist Is Here — See the Nominees!
The shortlist for the James Patterson and Bookshop.org Prize was announced on March 16. The new literary award, launched by the bestselling author and the online bookstore in late 2025, honors debut a...
https://people.com/james-patterson-and-bookshop-org-prize-2026-shortlist-11928514
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"The night before, in the parking lot of the Waffle House, she’d finally told Tom about the baby. After a few beats of silence, he’d asked, Are you sure?" Read the full excerpt via
@literaryhub.bsky.social
:
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In the Fields of Fatherless Children
The bus ride home was hot and smelled of sweat and stale cigarettes. June had been to the lavatory twice, each time navigating the aisle on the verge of vomiting, hoping that she actually would so …
https://lithub.com/in-the-fields-of-fatherless-children/
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29 days ago
Events for GRAVITY
@catapultbooks.bsky.social
March 28th, 7 pm:
@jeredspottery.bsky.social
in Emeryville, with Devi S Laskar. April 18th at 2 pm in San Francisco, with a slideshow by artist Lola Fraknoi. For the San Francisco event, send RSVP to receive details about the location. THANK YOU.
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Congratulations to
@todd-milo.bsky.social
and
@sarahaziza.bsky.social
for being named finalists in the
@lambdaliterary.org
Awards! 🥳 Check out the full list here:
lambdaliterary.org/2026/03/anno...
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Announcing the Finalists for the 38th Lambda Literary Awards
Read the announcement of the 2026 shortlist for the Lambda Literary Awards!
https://lambdaliterary.org/2026/03/announcing-the-finalists-for-the-38th-lambda-literary-awards/
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✨ BIG NEWS for fans of THE BERRY PICKERS! ✨ We're thrilled to share the cover of
@amandapetersauthor.bsky.social
forthcoming novel THE BIRTHING TREE, designed by Sarah Brody and Nicole Caputo! Available for preorder now.
people.com/amanda-peter...
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Amanda Peters Honors Family History in 'The Birthing Tree' — See the Cover! (Exclusive)
PEOPLE can exclusively reveal the cover of Amanda Peters' sophomore novel, 'The Birthing Tree,' out this fall from Catapult. The latest book from the author of 'The Berry Pickers' follows Aliet Paul, ...
https://people.com/amanda-peters-the-birthing-tree-cover-reveal-exclusive-11928145
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"Offers a captivating and magic-fueled adventure set in contemporary Africa. . . Awoke weaves his immersive and lyrical tale with folklore and vivid scenes of real-world violence. This one hits hard." — @publisherswkly.bsky.social (starred 🌟 review)
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A Siege of Owls by Uchenna Awoke
Nigerian author Awoke (The Liquid Eye of a Moon) offers a captivating and magic-fueled adventure set in contemporary Africa. Ten...
https://www.publishersweekly.com/9781646223336
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Oscar looks 🤝 our books
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"Kraus, with his frame-by-frame analysis, gives the reader everything they could hope for in unpacking the nuance and majesty of this iconic picture, and in doing so, reveals multitudes about the tumultuous time in which the film was made." —
@macabredaily.bsky.social
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PAPER CUTS: "PARTIALLY DEVOURED" May Be Daniel Kraus' Best Book Ever! (REVIEW) — Macabre Daily
Daniel Kraus takes the premise of the film analysis book and dials it to a million with "Partially Devoured: How Night of the Living Dead Saved My Life and Changed the World." For the film fan, the…
https://www.macabredaily.com/articles/paper-cuts-partially-devoured-may-be-daniel-kraus-best-book-ever-review
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Excerpt from PARTIALLY DEVOURED about life & death & the worst video format ever invented – mini-VHS.
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"Bahr delivers a bold, propulsive tale of violence and vengeance in the early-20th-century American West. . . Thriller fans seeking something off the beaten path should check this out." —
@publisherswkly.bsky.social
www.publishersweekly.com/9781640097544
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The Dead Ringer by Dane Bahr
Bahr (Stag) delivers a bold, propulsive tale of violence and vengeance in the early-20th-century American West. The action opens...
https://www.publishersweekly.com/9781640097544
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THE DISAPPOINTMENT was listed as one of the top books Kirkus can't stop talking about! They call it "a masterful understanding of human nature."
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Debut Fiction: 6 Books We Can’t Stop Talking About | Kirkus Reviews
Fiction editor Laurie Muchnick spotlights the most auspicious first books she’s seen so far this year.
https://www.kirkusreviews.com/news-and-features/articles/debut-fiction-6-books-we-cant-stop-talking-about/
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about 1 month ago
Review: Makeshift: A Novel (August 2026) by Peter Rock 🏝️ "A hollowed-out world is brought to life with ethereal prose and evocative imagery." 🛶
speculativeshelf.com/2026/03/13/review-makeshift-a-novel/
via
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Lissa Warren
about 1 month ago
"He was a German judge...He was hospitalized for life with a diagnosis of schizophrenia and litigated his own release."
@susantonetta.bsky.social
on the Mad in America podcast discussing Paul Schreiber whose story she tells in her book, THE DEVIL'S CASTLE:
bit.ly/4b5e7yY
@catapultbooks.bsky.social
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History, Eugenics, and an Inquiry into Mad Consciousness: A Conversation With Susanne Paola Antonetta
Suzanne Paola Antonetta is an accomplished writer and poet, She joins us to discuss her latest book: The Devil's Castle, Nazi Eugenics, Euthanasia, and How Psychiatry's Troubled History Reverberates T...
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Cass Lewis
about 1 month ago
I'm very grateful to have received advanced copies of
@jennybartoy.bsky.social
's anthology, NO CONTACT: Writers on Estrangement. I brought one with me today to
#AWP26
in Baltimore. NO CONTACT: Writers on Estrangement, edited by Jenny Bartoy, published by
@catapultbooks.bsky.social
on April 28.
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about 1 month ago
FRIDAY THE 13TH / CAMBRIDGE / DK + GFM. 🧟♂️🧟♀️🧟♂️🧟🧟♀️🧟♂️
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Chicago Review of Books
about 1 month ago
"Remains entertaining throughout, feeling something like an eloquent and charismatic friend talking about one of their favorite things." Philip Janowski's review of “Partially Devoured” by Daniel Kraus (
@catapultbooks.bsky.social
) is out now.
chireviewofbooks.com/2026/03/10/o...
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Of Undying Significance: Daniel Kraus’ "Partially Devoured" - Chicago Review of Books
Originally released in October of 1968, George A. Romero’s Night of the Living Dead is one of the most remarkable debut films of all time. Created on a shoestring budget by a group of friends in Penns...
https://chireviewofbooks.com/2026/03/10/of-undying-significance-daniel-kraus-partially-devoured/
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Happy publication day to
@danielkraus.com
's PARTIALLY DEVOURED! 🧟♂️ ✨ “You don’t have to care about Night of the Living Dead to be moved and inspired by this book. AN INSTANT CLASSIC." —Grady Hendrix Learn more:
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"Few authors understand the art of thrills like Daniel Kraus, and in Partially Devoured his knowledge is on full display. . . Partially Devoured is filled with grief, love, and fascination throughout every frame and word." —
@chicagorevbooks.bsky.social
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12 Must-Read Books of March 2026 - Chicago Review of Books
Here are the 12 books you need to read in March 2026.
https://chireviewofbooks.com/2026/03/02/12-must-read-books-of-march-2026/
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Love to see GRAVITY by
@elizabethrosner.bsky.social
featured by Local News Matters as one of the best books to read this month by NorCal authors! 📚
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Bay City Books: New books by NorCal authors -February-March 2026 - Local News Matters
These are among the new titles with local themes or released by local writers, listed in alphabetical order by author names: Rae Alexandra (Photo by
https://localnewsmatters.org/2026/03/05/bay-city-books-new-books-by-norcal-authors-february-march-2026/
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Rebecca Kauffman’s THE RESERVATION is an observant, witty and wry delight—just don’t read it while you’re hungry.
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about 1 month ago
The
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I just got from
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💀 PARTIALLY DEVOURED by
@danielkraus.com
comes out on the 10th!
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BODY DOUBLE by Kira Johansson (trans. by Kira Josefsson) is an April 2026
@americanbookseller.bsky.social
Indie Next Pick!!! As always, a huge thanks to all of the booksellers who nominated us! 🫶 Read more and preorder now:
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THE DISAPPOINTMENT is one of @latimes most-anticipated books of March! 📚 👏
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10 new books we can't wait to read in March
Spring arrives with a heavy-hitting literary lineup: delve into haunting Japanese fiction, a propulsive debut mystery and essential new dispatches on authoritarianism and forest ecology.
https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/books/story/2026-03-03/best-new-books-march-2026
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“Langsfeld, who lives in Western Colorado, writes with bone-deep knowledge of his setting. He paints a portrait of collective isolation, of the ways in which men turn inward rather than reckoning with their deepest selves.” —
@nytimes.com
on SALVATION—out now!
www.nytimes.com/2026/03/01/b...
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The Art of Murder
https://www.nytimes.com/2026/03/01/books/review/new-mystery-novels.html
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Congratulations to Sarah Aziza for being named a finalist for the 2026 Anisfield-Wolf Book Awards for her memoir THE HOLLOW HALF! 🥳 Check out the full list here:
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" I like (and fear) the idea that every relationship in one’s life is informed by every other relationship in one’s life."
@scottjbroker.bsky.social
chats with
@debutiful.bsky.social
about grief, art, the brutal honesty of love, and his new novel THE DISAPPOINTMENT.
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Scott Broker on The Disappointment: Grief, Art, and the Brutal Honesty of Love - Debutiful
Life is anticipation. Are the moments that shape our lives the result of our own actions? Or are they the culmination of the long-dammed reservoirs of other peoples’ desires: The delayed dreams of…
https://debutiful.net/2026/03/03/scott-broker-on-the-disappointment-grief-art-and-the-brutal-honesty-of-love/
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Happy pub week to these gorgeous paperback repackages of Wendell Berry's classic poetry! The perfect trio to add to your collection 📚 🌿 🌿 "The pieces have a timeless quality . . . Berry’s writing has the remarkable quality of being both traditional and revolutionary." —
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