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We're excited to have two books from PGC publishers on the shortlist for the Republic of Consciousness Prize for Independent Presses in US and Canada! Congratulations @openletterbooks.bsky.social and @coffeehousepress.bsky.social! www.republicofconsciousnessprize-usa.com/news

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A Leopard-Skin Hat, written by Anne Serre and translated by Mark Hutchinson, tells the story of an intense friendship between the Narrator and his close childhood friend, Fanny. Find out about the #InternationalBooker2025-longlisted book: thebookerprizes.com/the-booker-l...

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NBCC member Nina Renata Aron reviewed "Ugliness" by Moshtari Hilal, translated from the German by Elisabeth Lauffer, for Dirt:

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On a Woman's Madness, written by Astrid Roemer and translated by Lucy Scott, is a queer literature classic that tells the story of a courageous Black woman trying to live a life of her choosing. Find out about the #InternationalBooker2025-longlisted book: thebookerprizes.com/the-booker-l...

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Thanks, Eric Senich for this fun and engaging conversation with Cold Glitter author Robert Dayton for Booked On Rock! You know you want to know more about Canadian Glam!!! Listen, then read Cold Glitter! #stayferal youtu.be/Kxe7QMZc1Qc?...

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Heart Lamp, written by Banu Mushtaq and translated by Deepa Bhasthi, captures the everyday lives of women and girls in Muslim communities in southern India through 12 stories. Find out about the #InternationalBooker2025-longlisted book: thebookerprizes.com/the-booker-l...

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It may be the shortest month of the year, but @tobiascarroll.bsky.social 's February watchlist is packed with great new global reading recs as always! Scroll on to see what made the list. buff.ly/4igRo3D

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Today we're sharing a sneak peek into Cole Pauls' new book, We See Stars Only At Night! If you're in Vancouver, save the date for the launch-- March 23rd! Vancouver Book Launch: When: Sunday March 23, 11am-5pm Where: Heritage Mall, 3102 Main st, Vancouver Admission: $5, kids are free!

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NBCC member Nina Renata Aron reviewed "Bread and Milk" by Karolina Ramqvist, translated from the Swedish by Saskia Vogel, for Words Without Borders:

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All people have the right to read or not read what they want & are entitled to make those choices themselves. Efforts to eliminate or restrict these rights are in opposition to freedom of choice. Oppose book bans & censorship of the LGBTQ+ & BIPOC communities. #BookSky #LGBTQSky #SapphicSky

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Available in Canada from @panmacmillan.bsky.social April 29!

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"Again and again, Matsumoto paints a Japan that feels like it’s almost within touching distance, mere centimetres beyond the lens-like window of the novel’s pages." Great review of Point Zero by Matsumoto Seicho from @thejapansociety.bsky.social #Japan #CrimeFiction 🇯🇵 bit.ly/4hZ5yXw

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Reservoir Bitches, written by Dahlia de la Cerda and translated by Heather Cleary and Julia Sanches, follows 13 Mexican women as they fight, sew, cheat, cry, and lie their way through life. Find out more about the #InternationalBooker2025-longlisted book: thebookerprizes.com/the-booker-l...

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On the Calculation of Volume I, written by Solvej Balle and translated by Barbara J. Haveland, follows Tara Selter – a woman who has slipped out of time. Find out more about the #InternationalBooker2025-longlisted book: thebookerprizes.com/the-booker-l...

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Solenoid, written by Mircea Cărtărescu and translated by Sean Cotter, submerges us in the mundane details of a diarist's life, and then spirals into something else entirely. Find out more about the #InternationalBooker2025-longlisted book: thebookerprizes.com/the-booker-l...

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"Evenson’s body of work speaks for itself, and this collection is a great addition to a catalog that already includes some of the best speculative fictions collections out there." Huge thanks to @gabino.bsky.social & Locus Magazine for this excellent write up of GOOD NIGHT, SLEEP TIGHT

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Our bestselling titles last week were Gabby's Dollhouse My Busy Books and I Who Have Never Known Men by Jacqueline Harpman. We contain multitudes.

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A huge thank you to our #InternationalBooker2025 judges Max Porter, Caleb Femi, Sana Goyal, Anton Hur and Beth Orton. Here's what they had to say about the books on the this year's longlist. youtu.be/4nvXekfTNhw

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‘A visionary tale.’ Michael Morpurgo The Iron Man came to the top of the cliff. Where had he come from? Nobody knows. How was he made? Nobody knows. The Iron Man by Ted Hughes was first published #OnThisDay in 1968. Which edition is your favourite?

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Graphic Novelist Spotlight: Jon Macy 🎨✨ I spoke with Jon Macy about his latest graphic novel, DJUNA: The Extraordinary Life of Djuna Barnes! Check out our Q&A on adapting history into comics. 🔗 Read here: graphicmemoir.co.uk/f/graphic-novelist-spotlight-jon-macy #GraphicNovels #LGBTQBooks

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From @transitbooks.bsky.social ASTRO brings a "poignant picture book about an unlikely friendship that outlives even death [w/] eclectic illustrations” www.forewordreviews.com/reviews/astr...

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The International Booker Prize longlist is here.

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PGC publishers have six titles on the 2025 International Booker Prize longlist! Congratulations @ndbooks.bsky.social, @deepvellum.bsky.social, @feministpress.bsky.social, @andotherstories.bsky.social, @twolinespress.bsky.social! thebookerprizes.com/media-centre...

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We are thrilled that Solvej Balle’s ON THE CALCULATION OF VOLUME, translated by Barbara J. Haveland, and Anne Serre’s A LEOPARD-SKIN HAT, translated by Mark Hutchinson, have been longlisted for the International Booker Prize! @thebookerprizes.bsky.social

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It is 1976 and, 12 weeks pregnant with the child of her married boss, Greer has been sent away to Florida. Alone. Friendless in Key West as she waits, she finds a variety of advice and solace in her new cast of diverse neighbors.🌺 The Girl Who Flew Away by @leedean.bsky.social lands MARCH 18th! ✈

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Presenting the #InternationalBooker2025 longlist. Find out more about all the books, authors and translators: thebookerprizes.com/ibp2025

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Finding Meaning When Nothing Matters Anymore in Alex Higley’s “True Failure”

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#TranslationTuesday From @transitbooks.bsky.social ASHIMPA explores in #picturebook format "the discovery of an obscure word incit[ing]...public curiosity” Written & illustrated by Catarin Sobral & translated by Juliana Barbassa, "Ashimpishly delicious fun” www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews...

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"Uncontrolled or ill-administered textuality is a theme of 'Herscht 07769.' The novel consists of a single, never-ending sentence." Federico Perelmuter reviews László Krasznahorkai's 'Herscht 07769,' translated by Ottilie Muzlet. lareviewofbooks.org/article/agai...

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Out this May: two novels by the brilliant Inger Christensen, translated by Denise Newman

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Here are this week's brand-new books! crimereads.com/10-new-books...

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#Romantasy A FIX OF LIGHT from @littleislandbooks.bsky.social brings #teens an "ethereal & mysterious debut…tackl[ing] both violent transphobia & the pain & feelings of shame brought on by being a male victim of sexual assault” www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews...

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“Kim Jihyun’s memories of a former Seoul neighborhood propel this meditative story, which describes a child’s morning routine” BLUE SKY MORNING is coming from @florisbooks.bsky.social www.publishersweekly.com/9781782509080

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Main Street event alert! Join us March 18 for a book launch with Heather Ramsay, author of A Room in the Forest, startling coming-of-age novel about challenging old beliefs and finding one’s place in the world. She will be joined by Jill Yonit Goldberg, author of After We Drowned. See you there!

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New today - The Argentine investigative journalist Verónica Rosenthal is back in The Best Enemy by @olguinserg.bsky.social crimefictionlover.com/2025/02/the-... Published by @bitterlemonpress.bsky.social ⚡️📚💙

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Last week, a number of prominent UK feminists declared Donald Trump a "feminist hero" for banning trans women from playing sports. How did we get here? A new book by @reproutopia.bsky.social explores how reactionary tendencies have created Enemy Feminisms throughout the history of feminism

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"At a moment when nationalism and isolationism are rising in both Europe and the United States, the window that literature can provide into other cultures feels essential" British publisher Tilted Axis are coming to Canada (and the US)! www.nytimes.com/2025/02/15/b...

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I wrote about my nose! And Moshtari Hilal's brilliant book @dirt.bsky.social @moshsky.bsky.social @newvesselpress.bsky.social

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“Beautifully rendered & jampacked with age-appropriate information, this book is a short & informative read for any elementary reader, whether novice or experienced hiker” Our Camping Trip: Physics, Chemistry, and Fun #StarredReview from @thehornbook.bsky.social www.hbook.com/story/review...

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Check out the beautiful #picturebook coming from #BlueDotKids MY DEAR SEA www.edelweiss.plus#sku=97989898...

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Oh hello Coach House Books!

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Congratulations, Mohammed El-Kurd! 💐 PERFECT VICTIMS is officially a New York Times Bestseller in its first week of publication

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UGLINESS in today's NY Times, where @rhondakg.bsky.social looks at this "sweeping meditation on a subject rarely addressed . . . UGLINESS makes a 'big picture' argument, panning outward from one young woman's life to some of the largest issues we confront globally-hence to all of our lives."

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Had a lot of fun with this: crimereads.com/deon-meyer-l...

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Get ready to buzzzz with DIARY OF A BEE youtu.be/YvA164hSd-M?...

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FYI: We have a starter pack of Consortium publishers. Follow for indie book news and cool books ✨ go.bsky.app/StS3baR

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"How do we become who we are is an old question, but I don't know if I've ever seen someone punch it as hard as Blaxell does. She wanders, she rants, she gossips, she wonders, she asks, she does not relent." —Josh Cook, Porter Square Books (Cambridge, MA) www.littlepuss.net/shop/p/wotep...

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Amidst endless snow shovelling and doomscrolling, I am actually reading. I’m past halfway and this is great. One single sentence that has me constantly saying “what is going onnnn?” in the best possible way. @pgcbooks.bsky.social

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