Thank you to all who recently attended The Monsters We Know: Black Horror as Resistance. Special thanks to Sistah Scifi and Frontier Tower, moderator Ayize Jama Everett, and featured authors Tamika Thompson and Justin C. Key Be sure to check out their latest books!

Grateful for the powerful discussion I had with my dear brothers, @justinkey.bsky.social and Ayize Jama-Everett, for "THE MONSTERS WE KNOW: BLACK HORROR AS RESISTANCE," this weekend. Shout out to @sistahscifi.bsky.social and @auntlute.bsky.social for bringing us together. #BookSky #HorrorSky

Attending the 2026 Summer Institute with MALCS? Find Aunt Lute on site as a book vendor! MALCS is an organization of Chicanas/Latinas and Native American women working in academia and in community settings with a common goal. Visit MALCS.org to learn more.

In honor of Tamika Thompson's upcoming event with Aunt Lute & Sistah Scifi, "The Monsters We Know," we're highlighting the 2019 Aunt Lute title Graffiti, edited by Pallavi Dhawan, Devi S. Laskar, and Tamika Thompson! Buy a copy today via IndiePubs! https://ow.ly/tQGy50ZktKR

Join Aunt Lute & @SistahScifi for a conversation on Black horror, resistance, truth, and liberation, moderated by Ayize Jama Everett, featyring Tamika Thompson, and Justin C. Key. Register via Eventbrite: https://ow.ly/m3AT50Zkjyu

We hear it's Anti-Prime Day from June 23-26! Shop small and support bookstores (not billionaires) by shopping at your local independent bookstores! Need to stock up on Aunt Lute books? Support our press and authors by shopping on IndiePubs! https://indiepubs.com/pages/publisher/aunt-lute-books

Are you going to Laughs & Lit? Celebrate Pride with Aunt Lute, Sistah Scifi, and Medicine for Nightmares this Thursday! When: Thursday, June 25, 2026, 8-9:30 pm Where: Medicine for Nightmares Bookstore, San Francisco, CA Register today: www.eventbrite.com/e/laughs-and...

Have you purchased a copy of The Divining Season by Gwendolyn Paradice? Radio NWTN based in Tennessee highlighted Paradice as one of two Murray State faculty to publish novels this spring! Visit https://indiepubs.com/collections/aunt-lute-books to purchase a copy today.

Get your tickets to Laughs & Lit! This special evening brings together an incredible lineup of writers, artists, and storytellers for a celebration of queer storytelling, humor, and community. Register today! www.eventbrite.com/e/laughs-and...

Join us this Sunday for our next event in partnership with Sistah Scifi, Octavia’s Legacy: Imagining the Futures She Made Possible! Register today! www.eventbrite.com/e/octavias-l...

Special thanks to Powells Books and Room of Ones Own Bookstore for carrying The Divining Season by Gwendolyn Paradice! Visit your nearest store to purchase a copy.

Join us for our next event with @SistahScifi, Octavia’s Legacy: Imagining the Futures She Made Possible, honoring the enduring influence of visionary science fiction writer Octavia E. Butler and the generations of storytellers inspired by her work. Register today! https://ow.ly/Llsa50Z6Xkg

For over 40 years, Aunt Lute published literature that voices perspectives from a broad range of communities, including the LGBTQIA+ community. We have published several well-known feminist and lesbian authors including Gloria Anzaldúa, Audre Lorde, & many more. We'll keep doing it with much pride!

Aunt Lute is on IndiePubs! IndiePubs is the online bookstore where readers of independently published books can directly support the publishers they love. Visit our new page on IndiePubs and purchase Aunt Lute titled directly from us! https://ow.ly/spQt50Z5QvH

More Bay Area Book Fest action coming soon! On Sunday, May 31st, our Events Coordinator and Head of Community Outreach, Isis Asare of Sistah Scifi, will moderate BLACK FEMINIST FUTURESCAPING! Read more and buy a ticket here: https://www.baybookfest.org/session/black-feminist-futurescaping/

Visit with Aunt Lute at the Bay Area Book Festival BOOKWORM BLOCK PARTY! The Bookworm Block Party is a lively, immersive experience jam-packed with fun and exploration for festival attendees of all ages and interests. Let us know you're coming via Eventbrite! https://ow.ly/zpq750Z4yme

Are you attending the 2026 Bay Area Book Festival? On Saturday May 30th, our Co-Director Maria Minguez Arias will moderate PUBLISHING THE FUTURE featuring authors Kate Gale, Hannah Moushabeck, Phoebe Robinson, & Cynthia Leitich Smith. Visit ow.ly/oMJ050Z4xC6 to learn more & buy a ticket!

Please join this much anticipated event celebrating our Co-Director Maria Minguez Arias book launch! WHEN: Sunday, June 21, 2026, 3:00 – 4:30pm WHERE: SF Main Library - James C. Hormel LGBTQIA Center – 3rd Floor

The intern application period for 2026 is now closed. We received an overwhelming number of inquiries and applications for our two internship positions. Thank you to everyone who applied!

Join our next event in partnership with Sistah Scifi - Octavia’s Legacy: Imagining the Futures She Made Possible, an evening honoring the enduring influence of visionary science fiction writer Octavia E. Butler. Register today via Eventbrite! https://ow.ly/53Ez50Z02z2

Special thanks to Skylark Bookshop and Books Are Magic for carrying The Divining Season by Gwendolyn Paradice! Visit your nearest store to purchase a copy.

Catch Aunt Lute at the 2026 Bay Area Book Festival for two panels and the Bookworm Blockparty! We hope to see you there!

Did you miss Reality Reimagined: Subversive Women in Speculative Fiction featuring authors Gwendolyn Paradice, Jennifer Maritza McCauley, and Rebecca Roanhorse? Or want to watch it again? Visit our YouTube channel! https://youtu.be/GA9SunJN7GM

Reality Reimagined happens tomorrow! Join us on Thursday, May 7, 2026, at 5 PM PT to celebrating the release of The Divining Season by Gwendolyn Paradice, Neon Steel by Jennifer Maritza McCauley, and River of Bones and Other Stories by Rebecca Roanhorse! Register here: https://ow.ly/VUig50YVGCm

We're looking for our next Aunt Lute Interns! We're a small, well-established and recognized publisher hoping to provide a good experience and an inside look at the publishing world for folks eager to learn more. Email [email protected] for more information.

Visit Aunt Lute at the @BayAreaBookFestival 2026 Bookworm Block Party! Register here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/aunt-lute-popup-booth-bay-area-book-festival-2026-bookworm-block-party-tickets-1988378585876?aff=ebdsoporgprofile

Special thanks to Barnes and Noble for carrying The Divining Season by Gwendolyn Paradice! Visit your nearest store to purchase a copy.

Did you get your ticket to Reality Reimagined: Subversive Women in Speculative Fiction? Register via Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/reality-reimagined-subversive-women-in-speculative-fiction-tickets-1986617316873?msockid=16da08a97e7b63c71e421f927f0d62e

Did you miss the live virtual launch of Norma Alarcón’s landmark collection of work, Forced by Circumstance? View the full recording on YouTube! https://ow.ly/wlqc50YQTzG

Tomorrow is the day! Please join us on Friday, April 24, 2026, at 10 am PT, for Four decades of feminist thought. One powerful journey! Celebrating the release of Norma Alarcón’s landmark collection of work Forced by Circumstance. Register via Eventbrite: ow.ly/aOEL50YHYl4

Please join us on Friday, April 24, 2026, at 10 am PT, for Four decades of feminist thought. One powerful journey! Read more and register for the event on Eventbrite: https://ow.ly/aOEL50YHYl4

Looks at these gorgeous photos from Aunt Lute's recent unboxing of The Divining Season by Gwendolyn Paradice. Did you order your copy? We can't wait for you to read it! Tag @AuntLute in photos of your copy of the book with #TheDiviningSeason to celebrate with us.

The Divining Season by Gwendolyn Paradice debuts today! Visit AuntLute.com to order a copy. Post a copy of your book with the hashtag #TheDiviningSeason to join us in celebrating this moving story.

We're delighted to announce a live, virtual event celebrating Norma Alarcón’s latest book, Forced by Circumstance! Please join us on Friday, April 24, 2026, at 10 am PT for Four decades of feminist thought. One powerful journey. Read more and register on Eventbrite: https://ow.ly/5RJY50YHYlN

Join us for Reality Reimagined: Subversive Women in Speculative Fiction on Thursday, May 7, 2026, at 5 PM PT! Celebrating a trio of fantastic new releases. Register via Eventbrite here: ow.ly/zrHk50YHjQB

Are you attending this year's Unbound Book Festival in Missouri? See Gwendolyn Paradice, author of The Divining Season, live on a panel about Community Silences on Saturday, April 18, 2026, at 9 am. Visit unboundbookfestival.com for festival information.

The Divining Season by Gwendolyn Paradice debuts in 4 days! Visit auntlute.com to pre-order your copy.

The date is set for Aunt Lute and the Bay Area Book Festival! When: Saturday May 30, 2026, 5:30 pm Where: The Freight, 2020 Addison Street, Berkeley, CA Visit bayareabookfest.org to buy a ticket.

These U.S. based independent bookstores are already carrying The Divining Season by Gwendolyn Paradice, scheduled to debut on April 14th! Many thanks for supporting this important novel. Shop indie!

The Divining Season by Gwendolyn Paradice is coming soon on April 14th! Visit auntlute.com to pre-order this divine novel today. #auntlute #auntlutebooks #thediviningseason #gwendolynparadice #mmiw #indigenousauthor #indigenousstory #newbookrelease

Prefer e-books? We've got them! Visit AuntLute.com to purchase and download these available titles. #auntlute #auntlutebooks #indiepress #feministpress #ebooks

In The Divining Season by Gwendolyn Paradice, Native girls are going missing, decades-old conflicts are hiding just below the surface, and Emily Howard is speaking to her ancestors. Visit AuntLute.com to learn more and preorder a copy!

Listen and enjoy the auditory experience of Aunt Lute’s first audiobook! Buy the audiobook on Audible for Libro.fm. Visit https://www.auntlute.com/olivia-on-the-record for more details.

Save the date! Join Aunt Lute Co-Executive Director, Maria Minguez Arias, for a panel event at the Bay Area Book Fest featuring Kate Gale (Red Hen Press), Cynthia Leitich-Smith (HeartDrum), Hannah Moushabeck (Interlink Publishing), and Phoebe Robinson (Tiny Reparations Press). Details to come!

The Divining Season by Gwendolyn Paradice debuts in less than a month! Visit auntlute.com to pre-order a copy today.

Visit Aunt Lute at the Rinconada Book Fair! Saturday, April 4, 2026 12:00 pm – 4:00 pm Art Center Auditorium 1313 Newell Road Palo Alto, CA 94303 Visit the Palo Alto City Library website for more details and to register.

We're grateful for volunteers who help Aunt Lute shine. This week we're highlighting Purple Ink Press intern Gabriel Ferwalt! Gabriel (he/him) recently volunteered for both Purple Ink Press and Aunt Lute Books at AWP 2026. Thank you, Gabriel, for your contribution to the literary arts!

Have you pre-ordered your copy of The Divining Season by Gwendolyn Paradice? Visit auntlute.com today to place your order! This powerful book makes its debut on April 14th.

To bring our titles to a wider audience, we offer FREE resource guides that we hope will be useful for teachers looking to add our titles to their syllabi, students seeking resources, and book clubs looking to feature our books. Visit our website at auntlute.com/resource-guides to learn more.

Happy Women's History Month! Year-round, Aunt Lute celebrates and honors the incredible women who inspire change, break barriers, and lead with strength through literature. Visit AuntLute.com to explore the many phenomenal women authors we’ve been proud to publish.