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@joannemerriam.bsky.socialOct 9, 2026, 1:57 PM

Discover #SmallPress #books: Napier's Bones by @derrylm.bsky.social, @newestpress.bsky.social & Drawing Blood: A Paramedic Memoir by Andrew Bethune, @nimbuspub.bsky.social. See alt-text for book details.

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Napier's Bones by Derryl Murphy, NeWest Press: Dom is a numerate. He can see and control numbers. On the hunt for an item of immense power which he has only heard about in whispers, Dom must flee across continents to outrun the fall of dominos he has unwittingly begun and a numerate even stronger than he is. Finding unlikely companionship along the way and dodging fantastical creatures and numerical wonders Dom must find a way to save himself, his friends, and their way of life. https://bookshop.newestpress.com/products/napiers-bones Drawing Blood: A Paramedic Memoir by Andrew Bethune, Nimbus Publishing: Paramedics help people. They are proud. But there are downsides: Working night and day, spending endless hours driving endless kilometres without sleep, food, or bathroom breaks. Drawing Blood: A Paramedic Memoir is a powerful work of narrative non-fiction by debut author Andrew Bethune. It offers razor-sharp insight into the human cost for the paramedics who bear witness to the moments when lives begin, change, or end. https://nimbus.ca/store/drawing-blood-a-paramedic-memoir.html
@joannemerriam.bsky.socialOct 7, 2026, 1:53 PM

Discover #SmallPress #books: Nightnursing by @tianareid.bsky.social, @gooselane.bsky.social & Narrow Rooms by Choi Sungmin, @dandq.bsky.social. See alt-text for book details.

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Nightnursing by Tiana Reid, Goose Lane Editions: A frenetic diary about sobriety and what recovery really means in a world where the innate need for “better” is both trauma and treatment. The poems in this nuanced collection delve into the terrible beauty of unbaked work, critical practice, and state-sanctioned care. Nightnursing simultaneously runs toward and away from reality, grappling with the gravity of memory, of remembering, of a “mind constantly rewriting what happened.” https://gooselane.com/products/nightnursing Narrow Rooms by Choi Sungmin, Drawn & Quarterly: Narrow Rooms follows a young woman who leaves her rural hometown to study in Seoul and seek self-improvement. But once there, she quickly becomes the target of unwanted attention from her teacher, and the whispers of other students only deepen her alienation. Living in a cramped, poorly soundproofed room, the suffocating atmosphere begins to further distort her boundaries and perceptions. Longing for escape, she fixates on a handsome new neighbor, her fascination spiraling into obsession: She secretly rummages through his mailbox, collects his discarded cigarette butts and teabags, and hoards his trash. But when she discovers something unsavory about the object of her desire, will she be forced to confront the morals of her own behavior? https://drawnandquarterly.com/books/narrow-rooms/
@joannemerriam.bsky.socialOct 5, 2026, 1:34 PM

Discover #SmallPress #books: Discover #SmallPress #books: One Soft Infested Summer by Matthew Heiti, @latitude46pub.bsky.social & Silencio by Clyo Mendoza, translated by Christina MacSweeney, @sevenstories.bsky.social. See alt-text for book details.

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One Soft Infested Summer by Matthew Heiti, Latitude 46 Publishing: ‪Brothers Milo and Woe—gifted with strange psychic abilities—must confront the malevolent force threatening to consume their once idyllic neighbourhood of Kinder Hill. Children are disappearing and they can help. Fast forward to 2019, Miller Hackney—a failed writer and failing member of the human race—abandons his final novel to chase a faceless child in a green raincoat through the alleys and subway tunnels of Toronto. These two stories, seemingly worlds and decades apart, are drawn inexorably to a collision at the bottom of all labyrinths. https://store.latitude46publishing.com/products/one-soft-infested-summer Silencio by Clyo Mendoza, translated by Christina MacSweeney, Seven Stories Press: A lyrically haunting and powerful account of women surviving femicide and destruction in Mexico, using fantasy to relate atrocities that exist beyond language. https://www.sevenstories.com/books/4841-silencio
@joannemerriam.bsky.socialOct 3, 2026, 11:40 AM

Discover #SmallPress #books: The Lesbian Bar Chronicles by Rachel Karp, @beaconpress.bsky.social & Woman, Wolf, Carbon Capture by Noelle Catharine Allen, @blacklawrence.bsky.social. See alt-text for book details.

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The Lesbian Bar Chronicles: The Living History and Hopeful Future of America's Dyke Dives and Sapphic Spaces by Rachel Karp, Beacon Press: Lesbian bars are so much more than a place to get a drink. For over a century, they’ve acted as community posts, political organizing grounds, and sanctuaries. Yet whereas in the 1980s there were an estimated 200 lesbian bars across the US, the current count sits at a few dozen. The author embarks across the country with her wife and best friend to chronicle the stories of the remaining US lesbian bars, and finds many of the places they visit to be thriving, their communities sustaining themselves over decades of change and challenges. https://www.beacon.org/The-Lesbian-Bar-Chronicles-P2460.aspx Woman, Wolf, Carbon Capture by Noelle Catharine Allen, Black Lawrence Press: It’s a beautiful September day in Seattle, but Tiny isn’t happy. Lung damage recently ended her dream career as a wildlands firefighter, and she’s grieving the person she loved most, her grandmother. Things take a turn when a city employee arrives at Tiny’s doorstep with an unexpected proposal: become a beta-tester for a program designed to pull carbon from the atmosphere, counteracting global warming. Despite her skepticism, Tiny agrees. What ensues is stranger and more wondrous than she could have imagined—but when the city decides to abruptly end the program, Tiny must decide if she will follow orders, or if she will resist and follow her heart. https://blacklawrencepress.com/books/woman-wolf-carbon-capture/
@joannemerriam.bsky.socialOct 1, 2026, 12:31 PM

Discover #SmallPress #books: A Quiet Disappearance by Rabindranath Maharaj, @mawenzihouse.bsky.social & Aether and Ego by Joanne Merriam, Inanna Publications. See alt-text for book details.

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Book covers for 1. Aether and Ego by Joanne Merriam, Inanna Publications: Elizabeth Bennet is a part of the second generation embarking on a centuries-long flight to Alpha Centauri, working in the signal room and studying engineering aboard a massive centrifugal ship. When she is thrown into the orbit of the conventional Mr. Darcy, Elizabeth finds him haughty and intolerable. But then her younger sister elopes. For all of their progress in the new society of the ship, a woman can still be ruined by an imprudent attachment. Can Elizabeth and Darcy save Lydia’s reputation, learn to like each other, and avoid being convicted of murder? https://inanna.ca/product/aether-and-ego/ or in the US, https://bookshop.org/a/96356/9781834210261 and 2. A Quiet Disappearance by Rabindranath Maharaj, Mawenzi House:‬ Beautifully crafted stories in which older men and women from the Caribbean islands confront their pasts, with regrets and wonder as they discover subtle epiphanies. The stories consider the briefness of life, not only its final outcome but the losses accumulated over the years. https://www.mawenzihouse.com/product/a-quiet-disappearance/
@joannemerriam.bsky.socialSep 30, 2026, 4:15 PM

Discover #SmallPress #books: I Do Not Apologize for My Position on Men: A Collection by Rae Wilde, @shortwavebooks.bsky.social & The Moon the Sun Forgot by B.J. Wagner, @mythicroads.bsky.social. See alt-text for book details.

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I Do Not Apologize for My Position on Men: A Collection by Rae Wilde, Shortwave Publishing: A collection of standalone sapphic horror short stories, a quadrilogy of connected stories, and an interactive pick-a-path novelette from author Rae Wilde. Finally back in print, this edition includes a brand-new bonus story, previously unpublished. https://shortwavepublishing.com/catalog/i-do-not-apologize-for-my-position-on-men-a-collection-by-rae-wilde/ The Moon the Sun Forgot by B.J. Wagner, Mythic Roads Press: In the vast, lawless ocean beneath the thick surface ice of Jupiter’s moon Europa, independent undersea miners compete against megacorporations for natural resources, and pirates hunt for unwary prey. Kassia McCullough will stop at nothing to enact revenge on Pretorious Grant, the man she holds responsible for her father’s suicide. When Grant's half-brother escapes from prison, Kassia may just have her chance to capture her elusive and powerful enemy. https://www.mythicroadspress.com/themoonthesunforgot
@joannemerriam.bsky.socialSep 28, 2026, 2:02 PM

Discover #SmallPress #books: Betas by Nick Maandag, @dandq.bsky.social & A Good Girl’s Guide to Lying: Losing My Memory, Searching for Truth, & Confronting Complex Trauma by @hfxwordy.bsky.social, @nimbuspub.bsky.social. See alt-text for book details.

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Betas by Nick Maandag, Drawn & Quarterly: Everyone’s favourite Streakers characters—Xavier, Doug, and Tim—return in Nick Maandag’s first full-length graphic novel, Betas. The three friends work in a restaurant together and are desperately trying to find Ms. Right. Tim’s too shy to make any headway, Doug’s constantly putting his foot in his mouth, and Xavier is too pig-headed to even listen to what people are saying. Bad-faith arguments and poorly planned schemes tumble after each other in this pitch black comedy of manners from one of the most gifted satirists in comics. https://drawnandquarterly.com/books/betas/ A Good Girl’s Guide to Lying: Losing My Memory, Searching for Truth, & Confronting Complex Trauma by Michelle Hébert, Nimbus Publishing: On paper, Michelle Hébert was a successful, high-functioning woman. A former social worker turned government executive, a mother of two, a wife, a published author. But there was a secret about her that nobody knew—one that her own brain was trying to keep from her. One that was destroying her from the inside out. Why couldn’t she recognize herself in mirrors? Why did her mind disconnect from her body for long periods? A mystery disguised as a memoir, this deeply layered story of complex trauma is a heartbreaking, darkly humorous, and redemptive story of resilience, and a compelling testament to the lengths our brains will go to protect us. https://nimbus.ca/store/a-good-girls-guide-to-lying-losing-my-memory-searching-for-truth-confronting-complex-trauma.html
@joannemerriam.bsky.socialSep 26, 2026, 11:06 AM

Discover #SmallPress #books: When It’s Darkness on the Delta by W. Ralph Eubanks, @beaconpress.bsky.social & The Younger and Other Stories by Daniel J. O'Malley, @hubcitypress.bsky.social. See alt-text for book details.

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When It’s Darkness on the Delta: How America’s Richest Soil Became Its Poorest Land by W. Ralph Eubanks, Beacon Press: A socioeconomic excavation of the oft-mythologized Mississippi Delta, the poorest region of the United States, which unearths gangrenous roots of white supremacy and systemic racism. https://www.beacon.org/When-Its-Darkness-on-the-Delta-P2243.aspx The Younger and Other Stories by Daniel J. O'Malley, Hub City Press: The stories in this haunting debut capture the moments when circumstances shift, when life drifts off course, when the ordinary gradually–sometimes suddenly–dissolves and offers a glimpse at how truly strange this world might be. https://www.hubcity.org/books/fiction/the-younger-and-other-stories
@joannemerriam.bsky.socialSep 24, 2026, 10:54 AM

Discover #SmallPress #books: Ever Since We Small by Celeste Mohammed, @igpublishing.bsky.social & My Dreadful Body by Egana Djabbarova, translated by Lisa C. Hayden, @newvesselpress.bsky.social. See alt-text for book details.

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My Dreadful Body by Egana Djabbarova, translated by Lisa C. Hayden, New Vessel Press: A dazzling debut novel about a young woman’s vexed coming of age in a traditional Azerbaijani community in Russia, grappling under the weight of Muslim patriarchal norms and a debilitating neurological condition. The mysterious affliction leaves her unable to control her muscles, plagued by pain and speech disorders, defying diagnosis. Addressing each body part with the scrupulousness of a medical researcher, the narrator explores memories, traditions, and taboos related to her physical self. https://newvesselpress.com/books/my-dreadful-body/ Ever Since We Small by Celeste Mohammed, Ig Publishing: An intricately woven tapestry of stories where survival, resilience, and self-discovery are passed down through generations of an Indo-Trinidadian family. Celeste Mohammed’s second novel-in-stories, Ever Since We Small, is a family saga that spans from the days of the British Raj in India to multicultural modern Trinidad. Written in a blend of Standard English and several flavors of Trinidad Kriol, the book follows the bloodline of a young woman, Jayanti, after her decision to become a girmitiya, an indentured laborer in the Caribbean. https://www.igpub.com/ever-since-we-small/
@joannemerriam.bsky.socialSep 22, 2026, 12:15 PM

Discover #SmallPress #books: A Buyer’s Guide to the Afterlife by Erica Wright, @blacklawrence.bsky.social & Green by Zachari Logan, @radiantpress.bsky.social. See alt-text for book details.

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1. A Buyer’s Guide to the Afterlife by Erica Wright, Black Lawrence Press: Public pools shuttered for storms. Game shows for endangered species. The teeth of a fine snail. A Buyer’s Guide to the Afterlife began for poet Erica Wright as a response to archival images from the American Museum of Natural History. Imagine discovering so many new species in the 16th century, then losing so many in the 21st. The poems in Wright’s new collection consider the beauty and fragility of ecosystems, some turning inward, to the animalness of the human body. https://blacklawrencepress.com/books/a-buyers-guide-to-the-afterlife/ and 2. Green by Zachari Logan, Radiant Press: An exciting new collection of ekphrastic poems accompanied by a compilation of green sketches via the lens of a queer poet and visual artist. Zachari Logan carried a sketchbook as he travelled the world and responded to iconic artwork as well as art that once existed but is now lost, destroyed, or far away. Whimsical art and thoughtful poems that ponder the nature of existence. https://radiantpress.ca/shop/p/green
@joannemerriam.bsky.socialSep 20, 2026, 3:45 PM

Discover #SmallPress #books: Dave the Space Pet by Rory AB Forrest, @unsolicitedpress.bsky.social & Who by His Own Hand by Greg Rhyno, @cormorantbooks.bsky.social. See alt-text for book details.

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1. Who by His Own Hand by Greg Rhyno, Cormorant: Single mother and reluctant detective Dame Polara just wants to keep her family safe. When her two-year-old daughter is kidnapped by her old nemesis, she is forced to draw on her unusual talents to rescue Rosie. To make matters worse, Dame’s dad — retired private eye Dodge Polara — is hospitalized after suffering a second stroke, and Dame uncovers a strange connection between her mother’s murder and the apparent suicide of a former city counsellor. But when Dame learns that Rosie’s abduction is part of a larger criminal conspiracy, she may be forced to betray her own ideals to save her family. https://www.cormorantbooks.com/Books/W/Who-by-His-Own-Hand and 2. Dave the Space Pet by Rory AB Forrest, Unsolicited Press: The story of a painfully nerdy accountant who, on a rare night out with his few friends, is abducted by aliens straight from the bathroom stall of a dive bar—and, without realizing it, becomes their pet. https://www.unsolicitedpress.com/shop/p/dave-the-space-pet
@joannemerriam.bsky.socialSep 18, 2026, 10:44 PM

Discover #SmallPress #books: The Art of Getting Lost and Found by @writebrain.bsky.social, @breakwaterbooksltd.bsky.social & Here's to Letting Go by Blaine Thornton, @latitude46pub.bsky.social. See alt-text for book details.

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@joannemerriam.bsky.socialSep 16, 2026, 10:38 PM

Discover #SmallPress #books: I Would Like to Say Thank You by Joseph Dandurand, @nightwoodeditions.bsky.social & A Thousand Consolations by Julie Roorda, @touchwooded.bsky.social. See alt-text for book details.

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1. I Would Like to Say Thank You by Joseph Dandurand, Nightwood Editions: Prolific Kwantlen writer Joseph Dandurand offers his latest poetry collection, following The Punishment and The East Side of It All, which was shortlisted for the 2021 Griffin Poetry Prize. Building on his legacy as a skilled storyteller, Dandurand continues to write about trauma, love, grief and forgiveness. These poems are about the streets, the East Side, self-pity, spirits and Dandurand’s people. https://nightwoodeditions.com/products/9780889714908 2. A Thousand Consolations by Julie Roorda, TouchWood Editions: Paula doesn’t put much faith in the candles she designs for her customers, which promise to cure everything from unrequited love to ingrown toenails; it’s just a business she started after her husband’s untimely death. Then she meets Héctor, a former concert pianist seeking refuge from the Mexican narcos who severed his fingers and threatened worse. Paula begins to believe that love is a possibility after all. But will Héctor be allowed to remain in Canada, or be sent back to an unknown fate? https://touchwoodeditions.com/products/a-thousand-consolations
@joannemerriam.bsky.socialSep 14, 2026, 10:35 PM

Discover #SmallPress #books: Beckoning by Hollie Adams, @guernicaeditions.bsky.social & The Divining Season by Gwendolyn Paradice, @auntlute.bsky.social. See alt-text for book details.

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Book covers for 1. The Divining Season by Gwendolyn Paradice, Aunt Lute Books: The town of Larissa, Texas, has secrets. Native girls are going missing, decades-old conflicts are hiding just below the surface, and Emily Howard is speaking to her ancestors. At eleven years old, the peculiar Emily does not fit in. It might be her bizarre fear of doorways, or the strange illnesses that plague her, or the obvious fact that she is not a blood relative of her mother. Regardless, Emily’s arrival to Larissa, Texas, changes the search for the missing children and the way the women of Larissa relate to each other. https://www.auntlute.com/the-divining-season ‪ and 2. Beckoning by Hollie Adams, Guernica Editions: How do you become your best self in what feels like the worst of worlds? Both probing and playful, the poems in this collection are interested in what it means to be a good person while trying to survive late capitalism. Is it our intentions or our actions which make us “good”? Is it enough to try to do better, or must our trying accomplish something? The speakers of these poems are often looking for better versions of themselves, imagining other selves within themselves, and seeking out alternate worlds in which they are themselves but new and improved. Out October 2026. https://guernicaeditions.com/products/beckoning
@joannemerriam.bsky.socialSep 12, 2026, 3:02 PM

Discover #SmallPress #books: I Built a Rocket Ship by @annalazowski.bsky.social, illustrated by Jennica Lounsbury, @kidscanpress.bsky.social & Your Breath in Charcoal by Nicholas Herring, @gooselane.bsky.social. See alt-text for book details.

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Book covers for 1. ‪Your Breath in Charcoal by Nicholas Herring, Goose Lane Editions: Knickle is a young Islander with no friends, direction, or purpose in his life. When he drives to northern New Brunswick to pick up an acquaintance’s brother from a mental health hospital, the pair make a sudden decision to travel further west to try to find a life amidst the chaos of Upper Canada. A hilarious, sensitive, and heady working-class odyssey rife with metaphorical richness and references to literature, film, and 90s music, Your Breath in Charcoal peers into the mind of its irrepressible and relentlessly quotable East Coast everyman. A follow-up to Some Hellish, Herring’s breathtaking Atwood Gibson Writers’ Trust Fiction Prize-winning debut novel, Your Breath in Charcoal marks yet another galvanizing entry into the East Coast literary canon. https://gooselane.com/products/your-breath-in-charcoal and 2. I Built a Rocket Ship by Anna Lazowski, illustrated by Jennica Lounsbury, Kids Can Press: A young child addresses a loved one who is no longer there, while narrating the process of building a rocket ship in the backyard. Dad is nearby, as the child explains their progress and decisions about what to pack as they build. Musing that something is still missing, the child remembers past building projects, stargazing and a warm and loving relationship with the person they’ve lost. Now, this person feels as far away as the stars – which is where the rocket is aimed. Anna Lazowski’s powerful and profound story is an emotionally sensitive, child-centered exploration of death and grief. https://kidscanpress.com/product/i-built-a-rocket-ship/
@joannemerriam.bsky.socialSep 10, 2026, 10:20 PM

Discover #SmallPress #books: Apron Apocalypse: Lyric Essays by @jeanettelynes.bsky.social, @thistledownpress.bsky.social & The Dog Heist by Dani Jansen, @secondstory.bsky.social. See alt-text for book details.

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Book covers for 1. Apron Apocalypse: Lyric Essays by Jeanette Lynes, Thistledown Press: Saskatoon poet and novelist Jeanette Lynes delves into the challenge of building a life as a writer and as an independent woman. In these diverse, harrowing, and often funny essays, Lynes literally cuts the apron strings of her rural and hardscrabble childhood and builds the life she chooses for herself. https://thistledownpress.com/wp-content/uploads/2026/03/Thistledown-Press-Fall-2026-Catalogue.pdf and 2. The Dog Heist by Dani Jansen, Second Story Press: A neglected dog brings two misfits together in this adventure for middle schoolers who love animals and stories where the kids take charge. https://secondstorypress.ca/products/the-dog-heist
@joannemerriam.bsky.socialSep 8, 2026, 2:46 PM

I’m having trouble keeping up with doing these daily! So I’m making #DSPBposts stand for DISCOVER small press books and will post 3-4 times/wk as my time allows. See alt-text: Cutting Edge - Daniel Gawthrop, Arsenal Pulp & The Ritz of the Bayou - Nancy Lemann, @hubcitypress.bsky.social.

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Book cover for 1. Cutting Edge: Hockey as Queer Culture by Daniel Gawthrop, Arsenal Pulp: Conversations around the phenomenal success of the TV series Heated Rivalry have put a spotlight on LGBTQ+ hockey players at a cultural moment when queer and trans folk in sports are being bullied and scapegoated. When author Daniel Gawthrop laced on his first pair of skates as a twelve-year-old Peewee house league player in 1975, he never imagined he would grow up to start a gay men's hockey club. Nor that his mainstream media musings about the beauty of "Russian Rocket" Pavel Bure would prompt "straight" commentary by everyone from Don Cherry to The Village Voice. These stories and more form the heart of Cutting Edge, a fascinating probe into the role of gender, masculinity, and sexuality in defining—and too often demeaning—Canada's national sport. https://arsenalpulp.com/Books/C/Cutting-Edge and 2. The Ritz of the Bayou by Nancy Lemann, Hub City Press: In this “unjustly neglected” masterpiece, Nancy Lemann gives an atmospheric account of the New Orleans trial of the Governor of Louisiana for racketeering, fraud, and bribery. This 40th anniversary edition features a new introduction by critic James Wolcott and an afterword by the author. https://www.hubcity.org/books/nonfiction/the-ritz-of-the-bayou
@joannemerriam.bsky.socialSep 7, 2026, 2:37 PM

Daily(ish) #SmallPress #books: Aether and Ego by Joanne Merriam, Inanna Publications & The Tumor in the Clay by Nick Francis, @driftwoodpress.bsky.social. See alt-text for book details.

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Book covers for 1. Aether and Ego by Joanne Merriam, Inanna Publications: Elizabeth Bennet is a part of the second generation embarking on a centuries-long flight to Alpha Centauri, working in the signal room and studying engineering aboard a massive centrifugal ship. When she is thrown into the orbit of the conventional Mr. Darcy, Elizabeth finds him haughty and intolerable. But then her younger sister elopes. For all of their progress in the new society of the ship, a woman can still be ruined by an imprudent attachment. Can Elizabeth and Darcy save Lydia’s reputation, learn to like each other, and avoid being convicted of murder? Out 15 September – pre-order now: https://inanna.ca/product/aether-and-ego/ or in the US, https://bookshop.org/a/96356/9781834210261 and 2. The Tumor in the Clay by Nick Francis, Driftwood Press: The narrative begins with the figure of an elderly surgeon, sunk in quiet despair. The depiction is exquisitely detailed, yet what makes this work truly exceptional is that it relies in no way on dialogue or explanation. There are no words—only a sequence of images unfolding before the reader. In this work, the 'panels' are not merely a technique for conveying the story efficiently within a limited number of pages. Rather, they function as a mechanism that allows the reader to physically experience the agonizing passage of time itself. https://www.driftwoodpress.com/our-books/the-tumor-in-the-clay
@joannemerriam.bsky.socialSep 6, 2026, 2:34 PM

Daily(ish) #SmallPress #books: The Unfinished World by Marilyn Bowering, @llpmtl.bsky.social & The Parallel Project: Monologues for and by IBPOC and Racialized Artists edited by Argel Monte de Ramos & Jocelyn Tsui, @playcanpress.bsky.social. See alt-text for book details.

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Book covers for 1. The Parallel Project: Monologues for and by IBPOC and Racialized Artists edited by Argel Monte de Ramos & Jocelyn Tsui, Playwrights Canada Press: Emerging from an innovative monologue-writing initiative, this vital resource brings together original commissioned works designed to reflect a diverse range of voices, lived experiences, and cultural perspectives. Presented in versatile texts coined as “monologue clusters,” each piece is fully customizable—allowing artists to tailor excerpts for optimal use in classes, auditions, and performances. https://www.playwrightscanada.com/Books/T/The-Parallel-Project3 and 2.‪ The Unfinished World by Marilyn Bowering, Linda Leith Publishing: Distraught after her grandmother Nora's death, Pearl scatters her ashes in the places Nora loved. As she retraces her grandmother's last journey, she recovers a series of handmade dolls that have been handed down in the family for generations. Hidden within each is a tiny note from grandmother to granddaughter. Together, these dolls and the messages they carry lead Pearl to recall and recount tales given to her as a child. It is these stories, ranging from the semi-mythic past to the present, that enable Pearl to see her life and her struggles against the larger scale of human survival, dislocation, war, and immigration as well as love and responsibility to the future. https://www.lindaleith.com/en/Pages/bookDetail/The_Unfinished_World
@joannemerriam.bsky.socialSep 5, 2026, 1:25 PM

Daily(ish) #SmallPress #books: Burnt Ends by Andrew Calderone, @touchwooded.bsky.social & The Earth Room by @danadiehl.bsky.social @blacklawrence.bsky.social. See alt-text for book details.

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