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15 Small Press Titles You Should Be Reading This Fall
Autumn is best enjoyed with a warm drink and a hot new indie title
Oct 16 - Wendy J Fox
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Bret Stephens Is Big Mad at the Best Writers He Hasn’t Read
The NYT opinion columnist referred to the National Book Award longlists as “the literary world’s DEI checklist"
Sep 24 - Electric Literature
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8 Memoirs That Complicate the Story of Filipino America
Spanning eight decades, these writers use unconventional forms to explore migration, family, gender, grief, and belonging
Sep 18 - Nita Noveno
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In These Novels by African Women, Coming of Age Is Collective
JUDITH NAMALA author Serubiri Moses explores stories where African girlhood bears the weight of patriarchy and history
Sep 11 - Serubiri Moses
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7 Books About Writing the Writer
These authors turned the lives of their friends, lovers, and collaborators into literature
Sep 4 - Scott McClanahan
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Brothers, for Better or Worse
These seven books explore the rivalries, resentments, and unexpected intimacies that shape the bonds between brothers
Aug 28 - Carson Markland
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15 Books We Read and Loved This Summer
The EL staff reviews the best things we've read lately
Aug 28 - Electric Literature
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7 Graphic Novels That Build Stories from Fragments
These authors use collage, photography, and handmade techniques to give physical form to memory and identity
Aug 21 - Emil Wilson
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Northeast Indian Literature That Interrogates the Nation
These books highlight a unique region that has traditionally been politically, culturally, and racially otherized from the Indian mainland
Aug 14 - Aruni Kashyap
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7 Memoirs About Discovering Close Relatives Late in Life
These books explore what happens when parents, siblings, and histories emerge from family secrets long buried
Aug 7 - BK Jackson
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The Best Queer Sex Scenes Are About More Than Just Sex
These books use intimacy to explore power, longing, shame, and the self
Jul 24 - Emily Doyle
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When Friendship Is the Real Love Story
These books center the intimacy of our platonic bonds, and the heartbreak of watching them change
Jul 17 - Rebecca Chace
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The Small Press Titles You Don’t Want To Miss This Summer
Looking for a great book to take on your next beach trip? Check out some of the best indie titles of the season
Jul 10 - Wendy J Fox
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