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Black Lawrence Press Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

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Contemporary poetry, fiction, and creative nonfiction. Immigrant Writing Series. Publishing new books every month. Manuscript consultations available.

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Book Cover for: summonings, Raena Shirali

summonings

Raena Shirali
Black Lawrence PressBlack Lawrence Press

In summonings, Raena Shirali asks how 1st & 2nd generation immigrants reconcile the self with the lineages that shape it, wondering aloud about those lineages’ relationships to misogyny & violence. https://t.co/HVEccePGQO #DesiPoems #NationalPoetryMonth .@raenashirali https://t.co/REtpAETIFd

Paperback, 2022

$17.95$8.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: The Conquered Sits at the Bus Stop, Waiting, Veronica Montes

The Conquered Sits at the Bus Stop, Waiting

Veronica Montes
Black Lawrence PressBlack Lawrence Press

In this flash fiction collection, Veronica Montes conducts an intimate exploration of the interior lives of eight women searching for voice and agency. The Conquered Sits At The Bus Stop, Waiting is on sale at our website https://t.co/9Okxz7jsfE https://t.co/rTvywwQm2a

Paperback, 2020

$9.95$4.97 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: The Summer She Was Under Water, Jen Michalski

The Summer She Was Under Water

Jen Michalski
Black Lawrence PressBlack Lawrence Press

It’s time to stock up on great summer reading! Over at the BLP site, our novels, short story collections, and fiction chapbooks are all 50% off with code FICTION50. Pictured: THE SUMMER SHE WAS UNDER WATER by @MichalskiJen https://t.co/LX1eox1HRz #ilovereading #bookworm https://t.co/wKM8vPTjIU

Paperback, 2018

$17.95$8.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: When My Body Was a Clinched Fist, Enzo Silon Surin

When My Body Was a Clinched Fist

Enzo Silon Surin
Black Lawrence PressBlack Lawrence Press

Listen to Black Writers Read's interview with Enzo Silon Surin - they discuss his most recent books When My Body Was A Clinched Fist & American Scapegoat. https://t.co/2KG6IUCHJ7 #BlackExperience #SupportBlackPoets #NationalPoetryMonth https://t.co/Vk8Vmu6SUN

Paperback, 2020

$16.95$8.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Waiting for Achilles, Joan Sarzotti

Waiting for Achilles

Joan Sarzotti
Black Lawrence PressBlack Lawrence Press

It is the last day of #NYCPoFest! Drop by our table at 1 pm to meet Jo Sarzotti and buy her book, Waiting for Achilles. #NewYorkPoetryFestival #ReadMorePoetry #NewYorkToday #ThingsToDoNYC #AlwaysReading #AmReading https://t.co/WOdwmazaLl

Paperback, 2019

$16.95$8.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Killing It, Gaia Rajan

Killing It

Gaia Rajan
Black Lawrence PressBlack Lawrence Press

Our last #AWP23 book signing is with Gaia Rajan, author of Killing It, and winner of The Black River Chapbook Competition. Booth # 1127 at 3 pm. #AWP2023 #AWPSeattle #BookSigning #WritersConference #LiteraryEvent #LiteraryConference #BooksConnectUs https://t.co/QCTMAdJQaM

Paperback, 2022

$9.95$4.97 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Poems: A Collection of Boyhood Verses..., John Black

Poems: A Collection of Boyhood Verses...

John Black
Black Lawrence PressBlack Lawrence Press

We're pleased to announce that John Linstrom has joined Black Lawrence Press. His collection TO LEAVE FOR OUR OWN COUNTRY is due out next spring. Follow the link to learn more and read excerpted poems. https://t.co/qUQdiqrUwm #writingcommunity #poetrycommunity https://t.co/dqYjCbU8dl

Paperback, 2012

$16.75$8.38 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Moon Trees and Other Orphans, Leigh Camacho Rourks

Moon Trees and Other Orphans

Leigh Camacho Rourks
Black Lawrence PressBlack Lawrence Press

As we near the end of August, we're celebrating the former winners of the St. Lawrence Book Award. Pictured: MOON TREES AND OTHER ORPHANS by @DrScaredWriter Have a debut collection of poetry or prose you think we'd love? Submit by 8/31! https://t.co/zUzCjemAib https://t.co/eip1uMhKWB

Paperback, 2019

$18.95$9.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Blood Box, Zefyr Lisowski

Blood Box

Zefyr Lisowski
Black Lawrence PressBlack Lawrence Press

Blood Box, the haunting debut short collection from poet Zefyr Lisowski, takes us inside the infamous 1892 axe murders of Abby and Andrew Borden through twenty-six wide-ranging experimental persona poems. Blood Box is on sale at our website https://t.co/xVXJG9h42N .@zefrrrrrrr https://t.co/f62c5kSjx2

Paperback, 2019

$9.95$4.97 + Free shipping50% off your first book
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Book Cover for: Oracle: Poems, Cate Marvin

Oracle: Poems

Cate Marvin
Black Lawrence PressBlack Lawrence Press

"These poems deal in reality, eschewing the fantastic … This is a deeply intellectual and expertly wrought collection." —Cate Marvin Pre-order https://t.co/mg23NcWyuN #AppalachianQueer #Feminist #AcademicMoms .@ErinHoover https://t.co/R6F9e0bQuh

Paperback, 2016

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