TRP: The University Press of SHSU Book Recommendations & Book Mentions
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TRP: The University Press of SHSU publishes books of poetry, fiction, and nonfiction. Distributed by the Texas A&M University Press Texas Book Consortium.

Write the Book, Sis!: An Interactive Guide to Writing A Powerful Book Your Audience Will Want to Read
Nia Sade Akinyemi
Listen as @thmcneely author of *Pictures of the Shark*, and Shelagh Connor Shapiro talk about the power an object can hold in a story on Write The Book: Conversations on Craft #trp #smallpress #podcasts #crafttalk #writethebook #books #picturesoftheshark #interview #writing https://t.co/1P54WKiEiJ
Paperback, 2018
$17.99$8.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Cat's Tongue: Poems
Kathleen Winter
Happy launch date to *Cat's Tongue*! By Kathleen Winter, author of 3 award-winning poetry collections. From traumatic to the ecstatic, this chapbook is precise in its language and uniqueness. #texasreviewpress #poetry #poetrycommunity #newrelease #launch #launchdate #chapbook https://t.co/Gyo2Zp17bD
Paperback, 2022
$16.95$8.48 + Free shipping50% off your first book
How We Came to Be
Johnnie Bernhard
Check out what TRP has coming out this Fall 2022! New in paper, *A Good Girl* and *How We Came to Be* by @JABernhard. Now available for preorder! #lit #smallpress #universitypress #texasreviewpress #preorder #fiction #prose #novel Scan the QR code or link in comments. https://t.co/pGCHE2RpwM
Paperback, 2022
$21.95$10.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Tender the River: Poems
Matt W. Miller
Happy Pub Day to *Tender the River* by Matt W. Miller! (@mattwmiller89) Join TRP in celebrating the new release by ordering your copy today! #Lit #smallpress #universitypress #texasreviewpress #poet #poem #poetry #tendertheriver #mattwmiller #trp https://t.co/wZvaq5mCQe
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Tortillera: Poems
Caridad Moro-Gronlier
@TxReviewPress hopes you are as excited as we are for this Signature Series release of *Tortillera* by Caridad Moro-Gronlier Preorder your copy now! https://t.co/gi3RKSDYE2 #poetry #writingcommunity #poems #universitypress #books #poetsofinstagram https://t.co/iknzvgNgom
Paperback, 2021
$19.95$9.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Waterlines: Poems
Alison Pelegrin
TRP is happy to announce Alison Pelegrin as the judge for The 2023 #RobertPhillipsChapbookPrize! Alison Pelegrin is the author of four poetry collections, most recently *Waterlines* and *Our Lady of Bewilderment*, both with LSU Press. #ChapbookPrize #poetry #texasreviewpress https://t.co/XJKW15jHjA
Paperback, 2016
$19.95$9.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Myths of Electricity: Poems
Kevin Meaux
*Myths of Electricity* by Kevin Meaux now out in eBook! Start reading today! https://t.co/MOdUjbjxf8 #lit #smallpress #universitypress #trp #texaserviewpress #ebook #ebookrelease #poetry #poems #poetrycommunity https://t.co/DFQ3kNNXk4
Paperback, 2005
$8.95$4.47 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Politics of the Minotaur: Poems
Karla K. Morton
Congratulations to @TXPoetLaureate, whose book *Politics of the Minotaur* is the 2022 London Book Festival's Poetry Runner Up! #smallpress #universitypress #politicsoftheminotaur #poetry #poetrycommunity #books #bookawards #bookfestival #writingcommunity https://t.co/9OhOsUfmbK
Paperback, 2021
$19.95$9.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Gods of Want: Stories
K-Ming Chang
Join Thomas H. McNeely, Chelsea Bieker, and K-Ming Chang on 9/15 with the @WritersLeague to discuss the art of creating short stories. Live on Zoom. Free to attend. RSVP Today! #authorevent #prose #shortstory #writing #writingcommunity #Texaswriters #WritersLeagueOfTexas #WLT https://t.co/pPV1VkYITU
Paperback, 2023
$18.00$9.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Before I Had the Word: Poems
Brooke Sahni
Join TRP in celebrating National Jewish Book Month. Featuring two of our authors: @brooke_sahni, author of *Before I Had the Word* and Elizabeth Gonzalez James, author of *Five Conversations About Peter Sellers*. #trp #smallpress #jewishbookmonth #creativenonfiction #poetry https://t.co/gVcGq2bLYx
Paperback, 2021
$19.95$9.98 + Free shipping50% off your first book