Galleyway 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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The Secret Lives of Church Ladies
Deesha Philyaw
Thru 9/30: The Megaphone Prize (@RadixMedia) is open to emerging writers of color who haven’t published a full-length book. Guest Judge is Deesha Philyaw, author of the debut short story collection, "The Secret Lives of Church Ladies." https://radixmedia.org/megaphone-prize/
Paperback, 2020
$18.99$9.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
#Poems: A Collection Of Short Poems
Judge the Poet
Thru 10/31: @pleiadesmag is accepting submissions (1-3 poems) for the Prufer Poetry Prize. The winner will receive $1,000 + publication in an upcoming issue. This year’s judge is author + award-winning poet Joy Priest (@Dalai_Mama_) https://t.co/KOOBGqlZWy
Paperback, 2015
$8.99$4.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Horsepower: Poems
Joy Priest
Thru 10/31: @pleiadesmag is accepting submissions (1-3 poems) for the Prufer Poetry Prize. The winner will receive $1,000 + publication in an upcoming issue. This year’s judge is author + award-winning poet Joy Priest (@Dalai_Mama_) https://t.co/KOOBGqlZWy
Paperback, 2020
$20.00$10.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Dreaming of You: A Novel in Verse
Melissa Lozada-Oliva
Thru 2/15: The @PigeonPagesNYC Poetry Contest will be judged by Melissa Lozada-Oliva, author of Dreaming of You. The winner will receive $250 and publication in Pigeon Pages. Honorable mentions will receive $50 and publication. https://t.co/KpQKyLuOwD https://t.co/KTAj9opoAW
Paperback, 2022
$15.00$7.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Get the Word Out
Anne Janzer
Thru 2/3: @poetswritersinc is seeking debut poets for its Get the Word Out publicity incubator. Under the mentorship of a book publicist, poets will develop and execute a strategic publicity plan for their first poetry collection. https://t.co/C45vQG2icE
Paperback, 2020
$18.50$9.25 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Baam: Black African American
Chaasakawan
Thru 9/30: @_luckyjefferson (in partnership w/ @AWCAA) invites Black, African, + African-American writers to share poems, personal short stories, micro memoirs, + non-fiction about their experiences with breast cancer for its pop-up print anthology. https://t.co/Vo6zhYkEc2
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Beloved: Pulitzer Prize Winner
Toni Morrison
Whiteness is fragile and exhausting👇🏾 Blake Murphy, 19, recalled reading [Toni Morrison’s “Beloved”] before bed and having night terrors after he fell asleep. “It was disgusting and gross,” he said. “It was hard for me to handle. I gave up on it.” https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/education/fairfax-county-parent-wants-beloved-banned-from-school-system/2013/02/07/99521330-6bd1-11e2-ada0-5ca5fa7ebe79_story.html
Paperback, 2004
$17.00$8.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book