In this divisive era we're publishing a novel that dares to confront divisions head-on. We're wildly grateful for readers who support our mission. But our current fundraiser is still short of its goal. Please chip in whatever you can, & Happy New Year! fundrazr.com/HealingOurDi... #Literature

"Fallible, giving, determined, and vulnerable, she disarms the reader with the authenticity of her many and sometimes contradictory loves." Does this sound like #literature you'd like to support? If so, please see our winter fundraiser at: fundrazr.com/HealingOurDi... #fiction #GivingSeason

"One thing I always said to my students is that if you read literature widely and deeply, you've met everybody in the entire world." www.shenandoahliterary.org/volume-75-nu... #Reading #Literature

Just gave today to support Blue Stoop's winter fundraiser: givebutter.com/c/lastword25 Ours needs support as well: fundrazr.com/HealingOurDi... #literature #writingcommunity

Among all the end-of-year fundraisers, why does ours deserve your support? - Mission to publish voices that need to be heard - Belief in literature’s power to transform thinking and challenge the status quo Click through to learn more. fundrazr.com/HealingOurDi... #IndieAuthors

We're now 1/3 of the way toward our goal! Thanks to all the generous folks who've contributed so far. Tax-deductible donations help us continue publishing important literary works. The quote here says it well: "empathy and insight," "bold, compassionate voice." fundrazr.com/HealingOurDi...

Some perks available for supporting our fundraiser: - Autographed books - Author appearance at your book club - Undying gratitude from our publisher, who is usually too grumpy to be grateful Check it out! fundrazr.com/HealingOurDi...

It's good to have a large publisher working against #bookbans. That's one megacorp on the right side. www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...

ICYMI: Our December newsletter, which includes a fundraising appeal (natch) and a holiday message from Yaacov Attai, a fictional character who ought to be real: newdoorbooks.net/so/a5PhhBF-u... #holidayseason #restorativejustice

Here's the video from Ann de Forest's walking-art project "The Thing to Be Known Grows with the Knowing," shortlisted for the Marŝarto Awards. The project records her experiences in the Western Ghats of India. www.youtube.com/watch?v=L14c... #walking #India #senseofplace

Finally, some good news.

#Dante's DIVINE COMEDY is relevant today because "the poem is addressing the impasse that arises in an extreme climate of partisan politics." Interview with Mary Jo Bang about her new translation. lareviewofbooks.org/article/what...

We've posted before about the adventures in India of our walking artist, Ann de Forest, editor of our book WAYS OF WALKING. Now Ann's slide essay about the project is shortlisted for an award by @walklistencreate. walklistencreate.org/walkingpiece... #walkingartist #india #senseofplace

How small publishers, which "take risks that bigger publishers don’t, so we end up with some really interesting and original writing," face crisis in the UK. lithub.com/life-giving-... #indiepublishers

Nathaniel Popkin discusses the origin and evolution of his provocative forthcoming novel, PARTLY STRONG, PARTLY BROKEN. With reflections on #ethics, #Mexico, and #Gaza. nathanielpopkin.substack.com/p/off-track

We're very proud that this wonderful book acquired this wonderful distinction from @literaryhub.bsky.social. lithub.com/100-notable-... To order at a discount from @bookshop.org, click on the link in the LitHub article. #novels #literaryfiction

Tomorrow is now today! (Funny how that happens.) In Center City #Philly the stuff in the air is just rain. So come out to Barnes & Noble, 1708 Chestnut, 6pm, for our Small Press Night with 6 wonderful authors who will all remember to bring pens to sign their books for you. #indieauthors #booksigning

Happy birthday to A Novel Idea! If you’ve followed our month’s long Westie Wednesdays, you’ll recall how we spotlighted many of our favorite bookstores. Couldn’t have asked for a better one to start off. Cheers to many more years of success.

Two of our favorite authors talk about craft, mystery, loss, & music, among other things! mastersreview.com/a-conversati...

Guess which small #Philly press is honored on @literaryhub.bsky.social's 100 Notables for 2025? "Well crafted and paced," Janice Deal's THE BLUE DOOR "is a beautifully told story of loss and escape." Also on the list: Philly's own @tmcallister.bsky.social. lithub.com/100-notable-... #bookstoread

If you're literarily inclined, please remember us on #GivingTuesday: fundrazr.com/HealingOurDi... All giving levels include an autographed copy of our next book. All proceeds go to out-of-pocket expenses, not salaries. Donations are tax-deductible. Muchas gracias!!! #indiepublisher #indieauthors

Tomorrow! Tomorrow! We'll be at Small Press Night at Barnes & Noble in Philly with @lfpbooks.bsky.social, @frayededge.bsky.social, @thirtywestph.com, Fomite Press & 6 great authors! Reservations recommended: www.eventbrite.com/e/the-write-... #booksigning #indieauthors

I'll be at the Philadelphia Small Press night at Philly Barnes & Noble tomorrow, representing @fomite.bsky.social! Join us Tuesday 12/2 at 6 pm, 1708 Chestnut St—Fomite joins @newdoorbooks.bsky.social @lfpbooks.bsky.social @frayededge.bsky.social and @thirtywestph.com for readings and conversation!

Tuesday night! Small Press Night at Barnes & Noble on Chestnut St. in #Philly. For the lineup of authors, see: www.eventbrite.com/e/the-write-... #booksigning #fiction #poetry #essays

On #SmallBusinessSaturday, this article shows why "small-press publishers are the spirit that animates our literature." Thanks to @literaryhub.bsky.social for flagging this piece. www.thebookseller.com/comment/dont... #smallpress #AI #books

What to do AFTER Turkey Day: #SmallBusiness Saturday! In #philly there are lots of neighborhood activities: www.phila.gov/2025-11-17-l... And, hey, we're a small business too, with online ordering, and our books make great #gifts! www.newdoorbooks.net/catalogue

1 week from tonight! #authorreadings #booksigning #NoLeftoverTurkey! www.eventbrite.com/e/the-write-...

ICYMI: Our latest newsletter, with info about Small Press Night & our winter fundraiser: www.newdoorbooks.net/so/64PgYCxYS... #booksbooksbooks #indieauthor @frayededge.bsky.social @lfpbooks.bsky.social @thirtywestph.com

R U coming to Small Press Night, 12/2, 6pm, to hear these great authors? Plus: The publishers will be on hand! Barnes & Noble, 1708 Chestnut in #Philly. Register here to be sure of a seat: www.eventbrite.com/e/the-write-... #authorreading #booklover #fiction #poetry #essay

In #Philly, an Asian American umbrella group kicks off its 2026 fundraiser to empower grants to a multitude of #AAPI projects, from meals to arts to academics. Read about it here & give what you can: fundrazr.com/asian-mosaic...

R U coming to Small Press Night, 12/2, 6pm, to hear these great authors? Plus: The publishers will be on hand! Barnes & Noble, 1708 Chestnut in #Philly. Register here to be sure of a seat: www.eventbrite.com/e/the-write-... #authorreading #booklover #fiction #poetry #essay

@sharonw.bsky.social in Cleaver Mag on thinking like an architect while planning a book: www.cleavermagazine.com/think-like-a...

Philly, feel strongly about AI? Scared of what technology and unchecked arrogance can do? I wrote an award-winning book about that! Come by the Rittenhouse Barnes and Noble 12/2 and check out all the authors and small presses (also Julian rocks).

"The author comes alive in these pages as self-absorbed, self-aggrandizing, self-mythologizing, and hypersensitive to slight." @ellenpcampbell.bsky.social reviews the new biography of Muriel Spark by Frances Wilson. www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/bookreview/e... #literature #biography

Were you thrilled & motivated by election results on Tuesday and want in on the next one? If you're a published writer, join us! We provide resources, connect each other to collective actions, and support each other!

"A bad night for book banners" is the headline for the @aabbwashington.bsky.social take on the elections. Worth reading! mailchi.mp/2b935400fe4a... #bookbanning

1 of 2: #Philly #literary folk, mark your calendars now! The 12/2 Small Press Night at Barnes & Noble, 1708 Chestnut, will feature the local presses shown in the graphic plus 5 great authors presenting their work. #fiction #poetry #schmoozing

Our latest newsletter reflects on novels that address a cultural or political "tipping point," a moment when an entire society finds itself in crisis or transition (kind of similar to right now?). www.newdoorbooks.net/so/4ePe8MtJJ... #fiction #novels

The new online book club from @spotlightpa.org, called Booklight PA, continues with another great #Philly author, Lorene Cary! www.spotlightpa.org/news/2025/10... #fiction #authorevent

"The Stained Glass Project is a volunteer run after-school arts program that introduces under-served Philadelphia public high school students to the technically demanding artistic discipline of making stained glass." A great idea! Please support if you can. fundrazr.com/stained-glas...

Alice B. Toklas’s cultish devotion to Gertrude Stein has generated enduring curiosity. “What magnetic force keeps such a union intact?” Judith Thurman writes. “Is the enthrallment mutual? Is the resentment?”

Books instead of candy from vending machines in DC! The cynic says, "What, they read books in DC? Why is there no evidence in Congress?" The author/publisher applauds. www.npr.org/2025/10/16/g... #Books #Publishing

#Philly's own Stephanie Feldman kicks off @spotlightpa.org's new online book club. www.spotlightpa.org/news/2025/09... #novel #sci-fi #authorreading

"In a life beset by loss and illness, she wrote through some dark days and moods in this house. 'All sorrows can be borne, if you put them into a story,' she once said." @ellenpcampbell.bsky.social visits the Karen Blixen museum. www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/features/in-...

Oh hey! Thank you, so much to the folks at Ignyte! We love this because fighting books really & truly is a practice of inclusion & equity. Really meaningful to be recognized this way. Good work team!

"The monster we’re told is just over the horizon is in fact already here, and has been for centuries, disguised as progress and the way things have to be." @solarshades.club's interview with Lizzie Wade: www.solarshades.club/p/against-th...

Thanks for the boost, and thanks to Lewis Whittington for this great review of Tesla's Opera! Here's the book page at Fomite Press with ordering info: www.fomitepress.com/tesla-s-oper...

"Perhaps I was a little premature" - opening line of @miriamseidel.bsky.social's opera VIOLET FIRE about Nikola Tesla. Now her volume with the libretto & commentary gets a rave review as "a fascinating, fun book about the world of science, opera and avian love." culturevulture.net/books-cds/te...

A book worth banning is a book worth reading. #BannedBooksWeek

Today is the 2nd anniversary of Hamas's horrific attack on Israel. In the spring we're publishing a novel that treats difficult conversations and conflicting perspectives on the Israel-Palestine question. We hope it will promote genuine discussion and healing.