prototype 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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Deceit
Yuri Felsen
Our redesigned prose series growing more more and more colourful, thanks to Traven T. Croves (@b_f_t_k) Deceit by Yuri Felsen (trans. Bryan Karetnyk) Our Last Year by Alan Rossi Vehicle by Jen Calleja (@niewview) Lori & Joe by Amy Arnold https://t.co/r7abf04QNA https://t.co/SvpIDkzf85
Hardcover, 2023
$23.00$11.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Canopy: Poems
Linda Gregerson
Enter @ginkgoprize 2023, the world’s largest prize for ecopoetry. Closes 25 Mar 23! Judged by Linda Gregerson, @seanehewitt & @KMcCarthyWoolf. They're looking for poems w/ planet & climate crisis at their core. https://t.co/AeR8fQUYzm 1st £5,000, 2nd: £2,000, 3rd £1,000 + more https://t.co/Rr3yhA2fMI
Paperback, 2022
$16.99$8.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Slip of a Fish
Amy Arnold
We’re so excited to announce the next title in our fiction series: Lori & Joe, the highly anticipated second novel from Amy Arnold, published on 4 April. Amy’s debut novel, Slip of a Fish, won the 2018 Northern Book Prize & was shortlisted for the Goldsmiths Prize. https://t.co/cVy93ylNzJ
Paperback, 2019
$15.95$7.97 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Porn: An Oral History
Polly Barton
Tomorrow night in Bristol! Jen Calleja talks Vehicle with Polly Barton, author of Fifty Sounds and Porn: An Oral History (@FitzcarraldoEds). 6–8pm, @bookhaus2. Not to be missed. Last few tickets here, which include a drink and a book discount: https://t.co/hpwOSdjwC7
Paperback, 2024
$19.95$9.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Valentia Lifeboats: A History
Dick Robinson
We’re delighted to announce the publication of a limited edition pamphlet of Dan Burt’s long poem A History, which is out now. An elegiac 10-poem sequence, written in memory of Jill Robinson, a vital and continual presence in the poet’s life. https://t.co/wdWYLolOAf https://t.co/xKqpTfo74V
Paperback, 2011
$38.95$19.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Fifty Sounds: A Memoir of Language, Learning, and Longing
Polly Barton
Jen Calleja takes the Vehicle tour to @bookhaus2 in Bristol next Tuesday! Jen will be in conversation with Polly Barton, author of Fifty Sounds and Porn: An Oral History (@FitzcarraldoEds). Tickets £5 with a free drink/£2 off the book: https://t.co/hpwOSdjwC7 https://t.co/CqrR7lkqF7
Hardcover, 2022
$27.95$13.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Monochords
Yannis Ritsos
A wonderful review of Monochords in @TearsInTheFence by Rupert Loydell: 'This beautifully conceived, designed and produced book is the best form of collaboration, one where something new is produced whilst also retaining both the essence and specificity of the original... https://t.co/aJ6fdjFpD1
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Fordham University & the United States: A History
Debra J. Caruso Marrone
‘Powerfully devastating work... another great output from this very varied small press publisher.’ Thanks to @mabjones for this excellent review of Dan Burt's A History in @BuzzMagWales. You can order A History here: https://t.co/wdWYLommpN https://t.co/o2gSCelpDv
Paperback, 2013
$19.99$9.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Please Rsvp: Questions on Collaborative Aesthetics, Trans-Subjectivity, and the Politics of Love
April Durham
A happy author seeing his book for the first time, a week ahead of our launch celebration @swedenborghouse. Everyone is welcome! Please RSVP to admin[at]https://t.co/m9iShshkmV Journeys Across Breath is a remarkable collection by an exceptional poet: https://t.co/OzYFGZC81q https://t.co/KXmE6mXjmU
Paperback, 2019
$45.00$22.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book