In FIRST THINGS, John Wilson recalls stories his grandmother told him of her missionary work in Shanghai as he reads Alexander Voloshin’s SIDETRACKED, about which he has some very nice things to say! @pauldrybooks.bsky.social firstthings.com/a-tragi-comi...

New this week! SIDETRACKED: EXILE IN HOLLYWOOD by Alexander Voloshin, translation and introduction by @bdralyuk.bsky.social #poetry shorturl.at/fIIeS

Happy publication day to the swarthy bather on the right, Alexander Voloshin, who has waited a long time for his moment in the sun… www.pauldrybooks.com/products/sid... @pauldrybooks.bsky.social

The great SoCal bookman @erikpedersen.bsky.social revisits his story about Henri Coulette, now that the poet’s work is back in print—and Alexander Voloshin makes a cameo, too. www.ocregister.com/2026/04/17/h...

Thank you to @somejerrystahl.bsky.social for your kind words about SIDETRACKED! Officially publishing April 21, now shipping from Paul Dry Books @bdralyuk.bsky.social www.pauldrybooks.com/products/sid...

As always, @nadyawilliams81.bsky.social gets to the heart of the matter… I couldn’t have asked for a more sympathetic reading of Alexander Voloshin’s SIDETRACKED: EXILE IN HOLLYWOOD (@pauldrybooks.bsky.social). kirkcenter.org/reviews/a-fo...

Happy to announce that @pauldrybooks.bsky.social is now sending out copies of my new poetry collection (officially out on June 9). Please tell your friends. Hope you enjoy it. share.google/TUl6WYgDg1lQ...

Thrilled to see Devon Jersild's LUMINOUS BODIES on @nytimes.com list of "Dazzling, Immersive New #HistoricalFiction." "Choosing to narrate Curie’s experiences in an inventive first-person voice adds immediacy to a story filled with dramatic triumphs and disappointments." shorturl.at/USb6S

The New York Review of Books calls FRIEZE FRAME by A. E. Stallings a "lively, ingenious, humane set of essays." @nybooks.com @consortiumbooks.bsky.social #elginmarbles #parthenon #Greece #BritishMuseum #poetry www.nybooks.com/articles/202...

A.E. Stallings’s “Frieze Frame illustrates the power of beauty to inspire both the noblest effusions and the pettiest efforts at acquisition and ownership.” —James Romm

'A Dance of Frogs', Flemish, unknown artist Mid-17th century. (Victoria & Albert Museum, London)

My sincere thanks to Bob Blaisdell for his snappy early review of Alexander Voloshin’s SIDETRACKED! russianlife.com/the-russia-f...

New this week! From Deborah Warren, the author of STRANGE TO SAY, comes STREET SMARTS, an entertaining guide to nearly every road-related topic out there—from odonymy (the study of street names) to map-making techniques to the history of the world’s most celebrated lanes. shorturl.at/MNl6D

Happy to see a novel I enjoyed, Ben Yagoda's imaginative telling of the life of O'Henry, "Alias O'Henry"—pub'd by @pauldrybooks.bsky.social—was reviewed appreciatively by James Fisher in @theseaboardreview.ca. For readers of Jack Finney's Time&Again! #Booksky www.theseaboardreview.ca/p/alias-o-he...

Don't miss the last day of our Spring Sale! www.pauldrybooks.com

Our spring sale starts today! www.pauldrybooks.com

Find yourself doomscrolling this morning? Alexander Voloshin was doing the same in 1936, down to the ads… @pauldrybooks.bsky.social

The Nation calls FRIEZE FRAME by A. E. Stallings "a brilliant riot of characters, personalities, and voices that jostle together across continents and centuries." @aestallings.bsky.social @thenation.com @consortiumbooks.bsky.social www.thenation.com/article/cult...

Thank you @csmonitor.bsky.social for including Luminous Bodies on your list: "This captivating historical-fiction debut novel brings Nobel laureate Marie Curie to vibrant life."

NOTES, the journal of the Musical Library Assoc., reviewed WEEP, SHUDDER, DIE, calling it "infectiously engaging" and saying "[Gioia] has the most profound understanding of the musical/poetic arts, and perhaps more importantly, displays a full existential love for them as well." shorturl.at/ZUVQa

Thank you @csmonitor.bsky.social for including Luminous Bodies on your list: "This captivating historical-fiction debut novel brings Nobel laureate Marie Curie to vibrant life."

Book Review: ‘Luminous Bodies: A Novel of Marie Curie,’ Devon Jersild www.sevendaysvt.com/arts-culture...

Doing this next week in London:

What, you may ask, does a forgotten poem by a foreign-born Hollywood extra have to tell us now? All I can say is that Alexander Voloshin’s SIDETRACKED has been a source of comfort for me over the past few years—a sympathetic voice reaching across decades. “Been there,” he nods…

I hold in my hands a finished copy of the strangest and most wonderful little book, Alexander Voloshin’s SIDETRACKED: EXILE IN HOLLYWOOD. Not officially out until April 21, but I bet @pauldrybooks.bsky.social won’t stand on ceremony. Order it now, won’t you? www.pauldrybooks.com/products/sid...

Thank you @histnovsoc.bsky.social for selecting ALIAS O. HENRY by Ben Yagoda as an #EditorsChoice historicalnovelsociety.org/reviews/alia...

Happy pub day to Devon Jersild and LUMINOUS BODIES! www.pauldrybooks.com/products/lum...

Thank you, @writerjalvarez.bsky.social ! LUMINOUS BODIES by Devon Jersild officially comes out next week, but is now shipping at our website: www.pauldrybooks.com/products/lum...

Wonderful launch event last night for LUMINOUS BODIES, Devon Jersild’s beautiful new novel about Marie Curie. Becky Dayton of the Vermont Book Shop channeled Terry Gross, interviewing Devon at Middlebury, Vermont’s Town Hall Theater, and Becky and Devin were incredibly entertaining.

The Nation calls FRIEZE FRAME by A. E. Stallings "a brilliant riot of characters, personalities, and voices that jostle together across continents and centuries." @aestallings.bsky.social @thenation.com @consortiumbooks.bsky.social www.thenation.com/article/cult...

Chris Bohjalian calls LUMINOUS BODIES "historical fiction at its very best." Thank you, @chrisbohjalian.bsky.social ! LUMINOUS BODIES by Devon Jersild officially comes out next week, but is now shipping at our website: www.pauldrybooks.com/products/lum...

“The verse is light and bouncy, preventing the narrative from ever feeling heavy… [Voloshin] insists on always looking on or seeing the bright side—even as that occasionally requires some contortions.” No need to contort this bright review of SIDETRACKED! www.complete-review.com/reviews/russ...

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: pauldrybooks.com/products/avail #poetry #NewBook

"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

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 #poetry #NewBook

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..." firstthings.com/john-wilsons...

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...

“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 @pauldrybooks.bsky.social deborahkalbbooks.blogspot.com/2025/12/q-wi...

There are still a few hours left to find the perfect gift ON SALE!

Q&A with Sara Gothelf Bloom about her new novel, JUST ENOUGH TO START OVER. tinyurl.com/4d3yv9b7

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. @consortiumbooks.bsky.social www.choice360.org/choice-pick/...

For the #poetry lovers in your life. Now 35% OFF! shorturl.at/CzciT Almost all of our poetry titles are under $15 (until 12/5). pauldrybooks.com/collections/...

Love the “suddenly” & “become.” www.theguardian.com/books/2024/o...

The perfect stocking stuffer for the big readers on your list! Now 35% OFF! shorturl.at/KXY00

Sidetracked no more! Alexander Voloshin’s long, lonely wait is nearly over. Thank you, @pauldrybooks.bsky.social!

Our annual 35% OFF #SALE starts now! www.pauldrybooks.com

Sara Gothelf Bloom's luminous debut novel (officially publishing next month) is now shipping when you order at our website. shorturl.at/yY16m #JewishBooks #Fiction #NewRelease

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...

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

"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 #HistoricalFiction #OHenry shorturl.at/lZv12