'I think that crumbling infrastructure is part and parcel of the Caribbean experience. Al menos en Puerto Rico, y especialmente en San Juan.'

#IvánPérez interviews #GabrielCarle , author of BAD SEED translated by #HeatherHoude (Feminist Press)

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Happy #FridayReads ! What are you picking up this weekend?

📚️: REVERSIBLE by Marisa Crawford (@switchbackbooks)

'What would it mean to interrogate labor as the engine behind conglomerate publishing and the core of its systemic failure?'— Miriam Gordis via Verso Books tinyurl.com/bdfacuz5

As Mother’s Day in the US approaches, Daria Shchukina celebrates mothers with four books that serve as a reminder of the profound impact of maternal love and the timeless significance of the mother-daughter bond.

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We had a blast last night at the inaugural Patchwork event!!! Big ❣️ to our readers Megan Milks, Maeve Barry, and K-Ming Chang.

Don't miss the next event on June 3, also at Sisters BK.

Happy Make a Book Day 📕📙📗📘
To celebrate check out the Papercut Zine Lib virtual zine library, and don't forget to make your own zine!
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Today, we honor Louise Meriwether (1923–2023) on what would have been her 101st birthday✨ In 2016, May 8 was declared #LouiseMeriwetherAppreciationDay . Please join us in celebrating Ms. Meriwether and her incredible literary legacy.⁠
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📷️2: Bridgett M. Davis (L) and LM (R)

Happy #BookBirthday to BAD SEED by Gabriel Carle, translated by Heather Houde!!!

“An extraordinary literary debut.” —Luis Negrón, author of MUNDO CRUEL

Now available wherever you get your books bit.ly/48NO9vx

I collaborated with @feministpress to create a cover for Margaret Killjoy 🏴 new book The Sapling Cage which is launching on Kickstarter in June. ✨💀🌿🌈

it's happening it's happening! Today I can reveal the cover for my upcoming book The Sapling Cage, out in September from Feminist Press, cover by HookieDuke.

We will be doing preorders through Kickstarter in June, you can sign up for notifications:
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First look at Margaret Killjoy's THE SAPLING CAGE, coming to a bookstore near you this September!!! Featuring a beautiful cover by HookieDuke.

Available for pre-order this June via #Kickstarter bit.ly/3wmgUSP

BAD SEED featured on the Chicago Review of Books list of 12 Must-Read Books of May!! BAD SEED is available for pre-order, release date May 7th 🌱✨
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what are you reading today?

What could be better than an evening of readings ft. samples from perfumer marissa zappas? Discover the olfactory deliciousness of Anna Dorn's forthcoming PERFUME AND PAIN at POWERHOUSE Arena, Thursday, May 21st 7-9pm tinyurl.com/3edzmcc9

Looking forward to reading “I’ll Give You a Reason” by Annell ❣️ who was my fiction instructor at Roots. Wounds. Words.: A Literary Arts Revolution She was such an incredible writing teacher and I can’t wait to read her book.

Tonight!!! Join us at cafe con libros bk for the launch of @annelllopez2's I'LL GIVE YOU A REASON 💫 López will be joined by Bridgett M. Davis (INTO THE GO-SLOW, THE WORLD ACCORDING TO FANNIE DAVIS).

Tickets still available: tinyurl.com/39yp2nva

Wishing a very happy #IndependentBookstoreDay to you and yours! How many stops are you making today? Reply with some love for your local indie(s)✨️

me choosing my next read: 'guess this looks good I'll give it a try'

me picking out a book for a friend:

when you splurge and get the hardcover

Tuesday, May 7th at 7PM ET, join us for an in-store event with author Balsam Karam to discuss and celebrate the release of The Singularity.

RSVP: bit.ly/tls-singularity