Belt Publishing Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
This list consists of recommendations or mentions of books spotted in media, social media accounts, podcasts or other public websites.
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Worker-owned, woman-founded independent press publishing nonfiction and commercial novels. Based in Slavic Village, Cleveland, the Rust Belt USA.

Team Building: A Memoir about Family and the Fight for Workers' Rights
Ben Gwin
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
The New Midwest
Mark Athitakis
"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
Buffalo in 50 Maps
Vicky Johnson-Dahl
"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
The Girls
Edna Ferber
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
Pure America: Eugenics and the Making of Modern Virginia
Elizabeth Catte
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
Conspiracy to Riot: The Life and Times of One of the Chicago 7
Lee Weiner
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
Be Not Afraid of My Body: A Lyrical Memoir
Darius Stewart
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
Clutter: An Untidy History
Jennifer Howard
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
So You Want to Publish a Book?
Anne Trubek
"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
Standpipe: Delivering Water in Flint
David Hardin
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