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Belt Publishing Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

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Worker-owned, woman-founded independent press publishing nonfiction and commercial novels. Based in Slavic Village, Cleveland, the Rust Belt USA.

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Book Cover for: Team Building: A Memoir about Family and the Fight for Workers' Rights, Ben Gwin

Team Building: A Memoir about Family and the Fight for Workers' Rights

Ben Gwin
Belt PublishingBelt Publishing

Join author Ben Gwin for the launch of "TEAM BUILDING: A Memoir About Family and the Fight for Workers' Rights" at @whitewhalebks on June 24! Ben will be in conversation with the excellent Daisy Pitkin. Bring your labor-organizing friends! https://t.co/szCSfC5zko

Paperback, 2023

$17.95$8.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: The New Midwest, Mark Athitakis

The New Midwest

Mark Athitakis
Belt PublishingBelt Publishing

"Spirited, clear-headed essays on some of the trickiest bits of being an ally, spouse, friend, and person." — @mathitak, author of THE NEW MIDWEST, on @phil_christman's HOW TO BE NORMAL Find all of Mark's favorite Belt books: https://t.co/lmxNbd4qOz

Paperback, 2017

$16.95$8.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Buffalo in 50 Maps, Vicky Johnson-Dahl

Buffalo in 50 Maps

Vicky Johnson-Dahl
Belt PublishingBelt Publishing

"Buffalo in 50 Maps"—the most creative book of maps of the City of Good Neighbors—is out TODAY! Send your congratulations to author and cartographer @hurricanevicky 🗺️ For a limited time only, get the book for $6 off: https://t.co/8A36B8SFSz

Hardcover, 2023

$34.00$17.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: The Girls, Edna Ferber

The Girls

Edna Ferber
Belt PublishingBelt Publishing

Happy (re-)pub day to Edna Ferber's 1921 novel "The Girls," with a fantastic new intro by @KathleenMRooney ! https://t.co/SqbIzsAP24

Hardcover, 2023

$38.00$19.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Pure America: Eugenics and the Making of Modern Virginia, Elizabeth Catte

Pure America: Eugenics and the Making of Modern Virginia

Elizabeth Catte
Belt PublishingBelt Publishing

PURE AMERICA: EUGENICS AND THE MAKING OF MODERN VIRGINIA by Elizabeth Catte (author of What You Are Getting Wrong About Appalachia) is under $10—and a hardcover! https://t.co/zjQsmxB9XG

Hardcover, 2021

$26.00$13.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Conspiracy to Riot: The Life and Times of One of the Chicago 7, Lee Weiner

Conspiracy to Riot: The Life and Times of One of the Chicago 7

Lee Weiner
Belt PublishingBelt Publishing

The paperback edition of CONSPIRACY TO RIOT: The Life and Times of One of the Chicago 7 is out today! Featuring a new afterword by author Lee Weiner. https://t.co/OgRRrinbGk

Paperback, 2022

$16.95$8.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Be Not Afraid of My Body: A Lyrical Memoir, Darius Stewart

Be Not Afraid of My Body: A Lyrical Memoir

Darius Stewart
Belt PublishingBelt Publishing

Introducing: "Be Not Afraid of My Body: A Lyric Memoir" by dariusantwan79, out February 2024. This book has drawn comparisons to Kiese Laymon, Saeed Jones, James Baldwin, and William Styron. Not one to miss! Check it out: https://t.co/i1fGykKg3w

Paperback, 2024

$19.99$9.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Clutter: An Untidy History, Jennifer Howard

Clutter: An Untidy History

Jennifer Howard
Belt PublishingBelt Publishing

Another great book for this time of year: Jennifer Howard's "Clutter" doesn't shame us about our possessions, it educates us on the roots of our need to accumulate things. https://t.co/vsLtwFuTkz

Paperback, 2022

$16.95$8.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: So You Want to Publish a Book?, Anne Trubek

So You Want to Publish a Book?

Anne Trubek
Belt PublishingBelt Publishing

"I'm a writer who is incredibly interested in how the sausage is made, so Belt's mastermind Anne Trubek had me hooked when I cracked this one open." — @EricBoydTweets on @atrubek's SO YOU WANT TO PUBLISH A BOOK? Read more: https://t.co/dDhLlIqbgV

Paperback, 2020

$16.95$8.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Standpipe: Delivering Water in Flint, David Hardin

Standpipe: Delivering Water in Flint

David Hardin
Belt PublishingBelt Publishing

Western Michigan folks! Join author David Hardin at the Montague branch of MADL today at 7 p.m. to hear from his award-winning book STANDPIPE: DELIVERING WATER IN FLINT

Paperback, 2021

$16.95$8.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book