Soft Skull Press Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
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Negative Money
Lillian-Yvonne Bertram
"Like the economic system it so searingly indicts, Lillian-Yvonne Bertram’s fifth full-length collection, Negative Money, structures itself around contradiction." An excellent look at @LillianYvonneB2's NEGATIVE MONEY from @_preposition. https://t.co/gbRwPTW3bF
Paperback, 2023
$14.95$7.47 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Tactical Tal: Part I
Lyudmil Tsvetkov
The rule is you have to read @kashanacauley’s latest by flashlight. One of those TACTICAL flashlights where you can also use them to skin a squirrel or something. https://t.co/WFNJU3ZOqy
Paperback, 2018
$8.85$4.43 + Free shipping50% off your first book
The Red Zone: A Love Story
Chloe Caldwell
"What’s not a black-and-white issue and should be read all over? Stories about period blood." THE RED ZONE: A Love Story lands on @glamourmag's list of the Best Books of the Year! https://t.co/8X2dJsnfGn
Paperback, 2022
$16.95$8.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Keep Moving: Notes on Loss, Creativity, and Change
Maggie Smith
TONIGHT, Birmingham! @emmabo launches THE TIGER AND THE CAGE at @thankyou_bham at 7pm! "The Tiger and the Cage opened my eyes, enraged me, and left me in awe.” —Maggie Smith, author of Goldenrod and Keep Moving https://t.co/BvsS5bELDU https://t.co/DfEcphYjBM
Hardcover, 2020
$26.00$13.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Things We Lost in the Fire: Stories
Mariana Enriquez
“Cousins is a novel that makes you laugh out loud with its provocations and unexpected choices. Bodies are pushed to the limit in writing that gushes forth like blood." —Mariana EnrĂquez, author of Things We Lost in the Fire https://t.co/5DkmXfSvVU https://t.co/EJMyo2PlG2
Paperback, 2023
$17.00$8.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Path of Totality: Poems
Niina Pollari
Niina Pollari's PATH OF TOTALITY is a @nytimesbooks best poetry collection of the year!! 🔥🔥🚨 Congrats @heartbarf! https://t.co/TC5liWOkck https://t.co/mrKm8c9r5w
Paperback, 2022
$16.95$8.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Biography of X
Catherine Lacey
"Cruel and strange and colorful—Cousins will be an immediate favorite for fans of Fleur Jaeggy and Leonora Carrington." —Catherine Lacey, author of Biography of X and Pew Tomorrow. Bug your bookseller about it. https://t.co/LUYoXtsj6s https://t.co/7fLmLjFXU1
Hardcover, 2023
$30.00$15.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Shotgun Seamstress: An Anthology
Osa Atoe
Today at 3pm ET, 12pm PT, catch @shotgunsmstrss talking about zines, Black punk and the gorgeous new Shotgun Seamstress book with @OPBTOL! https://t.co/Tp8lSsarUV
Hardcover, 2022
$40.00$20.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Trust (Pulitzer Prize Winner)
Hernan Diaz
"In gripping prose and disturbingly sharp focus, Colin Winnette presents us with a not-too-distant future where technology and selfhood have become completely entangled. I kept thinking about this novel long after I put it down." —Hernan Diaz, author of In the Distance and Trust https://t.co/WoWxWwJVOv
Paperback, 2023
$17.00$8.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Users
Colin Winnette
This is excellent. 🔥 USERS by Colin Winnette is a @nytimesbooks Editors' Choice! 🔥 "A timeless and moving story about fatherhood and one man’s yearning for a more meaningful life." https://t.co/IIICuEWtCH https://t.co/uo3NmORw3Z
Hardcover, 2023
$27.00$13.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book