Introducing 5 New Consortium Publishers
November 11, 2025
We interrupt our regular Library Express programming to introduce five new Consortium publishers for distribution: Peirene Press, Difference Engine, Callwey, TESOL International Association, and County Highway’s imprints Panamerica and Hard Cider Press.
We’re excited to welcome them to our list! Read on to learn more about these terrific presses and their books, and look for them in our Spring/Summer 2026 catalogs.
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Peirene Press
Start date: November 15
Peirene has been a key player in the thriving UK independent publishing scene for fifteen years, publishing books from over 25 countries and 20 different languages, and their books have been listed for significant literary and translation prizes, including the International Booker Prize.
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Marzahn, Mon Amour
by Katja Oskamp, trans. Jo Heinrich
Fiction/Literary • July 2026 • 9781908670694
Winner of the Dublin Literary Award 2023, this novel is a love letter to the inhabitants of Marzahn and a tender reflection on life’s progression and unlikely connections.
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Supporting Act
by Agnes Lidbeck, trans. Nichola Smalley
Fiction/Literary • May 2026 • 9781916806085
Exploring the complexities of motherhood and patriarchal expectations, this is a “powerhouse novel about the construction and execution of female identity” (Katie Kitamura) and a “feminist tour de force” (Claire Messud).
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Difference Engine
Start date: January 1
Difference Engine is an award-winning comics publisher based in Singapore. Inspired by stories from Asia, Difference Engine is committed to publishing diverse, well-written, and beautifully illustrated comics of all genres and for all ages. They collaborate closely with Southeast Asian creators, both new and experienced, with genuine and thought-provoking ideas to share.
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The Southeast Asian forests are full of incredible wildlife waiting to be discovered in this beautifully illustrated alphabet book.
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To the Last Gram
by Shreya Davies, illus. Vanessa Wong
YA Fiction/Comics & Graphic Novels • May 2026 • 9789819412174
With surreal, dreamlike artwork, this YA graphic novel is an intimate, introspective coming-of-age story about a young woman growing up with an eating disorder.
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Callwey
Start date: January 1
Based in Munich, Germany, Callwey is a family-run publishing house founded in 1884. Callwey publishes books on lifestyle, cooking, gardening, architecture, interior design, fashion, travel and more with an emphasis on high-quality content, experienced authors and photographers, and creative design. Notable titles include Urban Jungle and A Taste of Rome.
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This stroll through Rome showcases the culinary soul of the city: alongside recipes for classic dishes, the book shares captivating anecdotes about Roman food culture and its deep-rooted traditions, and includes insider tips revealing where locals shop, dine, and drink.
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With engaging portraits, fascinating facts, and powerful imagery, Forgotten Heroines tells the inspiring stories of extraordinary women who made groundbreaking contributions to politics, science, and the arts, but who have been all but erased from public memory.
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TESOL International Association
Start date: January 1
TESOL International Association (Teachers of English to Speakers of Other Languages) is the trusted global community for expertise in English language teaching, serving educators by providing programs, tools, and resources. TESOL Press is based in Alexandria, Virginia, and publishes the latest in research, practice, and pedagogy on a variety of topics within the English language teaching field.
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These six principles offer targets for excellence in English language instruction, and seek to provide K-12 teachers with the knowledge to make informed decisions to improve instruction.
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Offering fun and engaging ways to boost the skills of multilingual learners of English, these cards can be used as warm-ups or class-extended into long activities, and decks in the series focus on literacy, oracy, and other categories.
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County Highway (Panamerica and Hard Cider Press)
Start date: February 1
Panamerica and Hard Cider Press are book imprints launched by County Highway, a national magazine published in the form of a 19th-century newspaper and founded by David Samuels and Walter Kirn. Panamerica is a home for the American voice in the genres of literary fiction and reportage, with Gary Fisketjon serving as literary editor. Hard Cider Press will publish works of popular interest.
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Bloodline
by Lee Clay Johnson
Panamerica • Fiction/Literary • April 2026 • 9798999146700
A novel about masculinity gone amuk, Bloodline is reminiscent “of the breed of darkly comic postwar novels by Robert Coover, William H. Gass, Harry Crews,” according to Sam Sacks in the Wall Street Journal.
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Life Sentences
by Martin Mull
Hard Cider Press • Fiction/Humor • April 2026 • 9798999146717
Life Sentences is a characteristically clever, deftly funny, and acutely heartfelt collection of stories from the late comedian, artist, and actor Martin Mull (aka Gene Parmesan).
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