Moon City Press 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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Literary press housed in the English Department at Missouri State University. Sponsors the Moon City Poetry Award and the Moon City Short Fiction Award.

Tennis Elbow: How to Treat and Reverse Tennis Elbow Naturally (Physiotherapy Intervention and Exercise Programme for Tennis Elbow)
Martha Pierce
A very big thanks to @FracturedLit for publishing @kimmagowan's new story, "Tennis Elbow": https://t.co/nKUW5pGIVc For more of Kim's work, we wholeheartedly recommend her debut collection, Undoing, winner of the 2017 Moon City Short Fiction Award: https://t.co/Z2xVKXBHZ5
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One Person Away from You: Stories
Andrew Bertaina
Congratulations, @andrewbertaina, on being featured on @ShortStoryToday: https://www.buzzsprout.com/1913451?fbclid=IwAR2c-RY3GIEstr9C-XYvkbFaDbCj1ty_9J8VdZAJVI5qQAd5Ma_0CKESlmw Andrew's short-story collection, One Person Away From You, won the 2020 Moon City Short Fiction Award: https://www.uapress.com/product/one-person-away-from-you/
Paperback, 2021
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Place Where Presence Was: Poems
Bret Shepard
Moon City Press is celebrating the release of Bret Shepard's debut full-length collection, Place Where Presence Was, by offering a discount! Take 33% off the price today and grab your copy for just $9.95. Be sure to use code SHEP21 at checkout: https://t.co/rW6MAvXlDK
Paperback, 2021
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The Wild Fox of Yemen: Poems
Threa Almontaser
Threa Almontaser is a Yemeni American author from New York City. Her work can be found in @adroitjournal, @PassagesNorth, Diode Poetry Journal, The Rumpus, and elsewhere. The Wild Fox of Yemen has been longlisted for the National Book Award for Poetry. (3/4)
Paperback, 2021
$16.00$8.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Second Story: Poems
Denise Duhamel
Adam Scheffler grew up in California, received his MFA in poetry from the Iowa Writers’ Workshop and his PhD in English from Harvard. His first book of poems—A Dog’s Life—was selected by Denise Duhamel as the winner of the Jacar Press Poetry Book Contest. (2/4)
Paperback, 2021
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Crybaby Bridge: Poems
Kathy Goodkin
Kathy Goodkin will be reading from Crybaby Bridge for the Live Stream Poetrio: reading series hosted virtually by Malaprop's Bookstore/Cafe this afternoon at 3PM EST! RSVP here to attend (FREE) and receive an email with the link to watch the reading: https://t.co/iA92Ly8716
Paperback, 2019
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Shapeshifting
Michelle Ross
Picking up where we left off before the holiday, we're happy to share @deborahkalb's interview with Michelle Ross regarding her new collection, SHAPESHIFTING, out now from @StillhousePress: https://t.co/TOGifTYfOu
Paperback, 2021
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Field Guide to the End of the World: Poems
Jeannine Hall Gailey
For more of Jeannine's wonderful work, be sure to pick up a copy of her award-winning collection Field Guide to the End of the World: https://t.co/lGCuRO1AYP
Paperback, 2016
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Wondrous: 25 True UFO Encounters
Preston Dennett
@sfreligh alerted us to the wonderful news that the poetry podcast The Slowdown is returning and will feature her poem "Wondrous" (read by the new host, Ada Limón) in an upcoming episode! Congratulations, Sarah! (1/2)
Paperback, 2021
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Sad Math: Poems
Sarah Freligh
Happy Friday! Here's new fiction from @sfreligh, recently published by @NewWorldWriting: https://newworldwriting.net/sarah-freligh-a-brief-natural-history-of-law-and-order/?fbclid=IwAR0xsqppP4162iudyvuD2M_GBGpEP3OINMc8EQRli6pdiqQDw9nEoDoyq9g If you haven't already, treat yourself to a copy of Sarah's award-winning poetry collection Sad Math: https://www.uapress.com/product/sad-math/
Paperback, 2015
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