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March 13, 2025
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You Must Take Part in Revolution is a dystopian graphic novel about a fascist US at war with a techno-authoritarian China in 2035, and the book has received starred reviews from Booklist and Library Journal.
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| Read This Next: Enemy Feminisms
Enemy Feminisms: TERFs, Policewomen, and Girlbosses Against Liberation by Sophie Lewis is generating some nice media buzz since publishing in February. The Guardian recently ran a major profile of Lewis, in which she discusses how exclusionary feminisms enable the far-right and why “American rightwing transphobia was only able to roar into life after the infusion of [British] radical-feminist language, framing, support and vocabulary.”
This week, Lewis was interviewed by writer Grace Byron for The Baffler and appeared on Crooked Media’s popular Pod Save the UK podcast, and last month she spoke with Interview Magazine about “the roots of tradwifery, women for Trump, and other modes of contemporary gender fascism that . . . must be swiftly and decisively severed.” Learn more about Enemy Feminisms via Publishers Weekly and Literary Hub.
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| | The Seers
by Sulaiman Addonia
Coffee House Press • April 2025 • 9781566897211
“Like nothing I’ve read before. Strange, mesmerizing, a daring exploration of sexuality.” — Laurel McCaull, Green Apple Books & Music (San Francisco, CA)
“This exquisitely written novella explores the myriad intersections of sex and colonialism.” — Charlie Jones, A Room of One’s Own (Madison, WI)
“Sensually intoxicating and alive . . . a riveting novella about a young refugee seeking asylum in London.” — Caitlin Luce Baker, Island Books (Mercer Island, WA)
“It’s a marvel that this book could contain such multitudes in fewer than 150 pages.” — Bryan Seitz, Literati Bookstore (Ann Arbor, MI)
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“Unspeakably gorgeous. Absolutely soaked in atmosphere, this whaling tale is haunting, ethereal, whispy. The journey of Arnold Lovejoy is one that could rival Ahab himself. This will be one of my top books of the year.” — Andrew Preston, CoffeeTree Books (Morehead, KY)
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| | Río Muerto
by Ricardo Silva Romero, trans. Victor Meadowcroft
World Editions • February 2025 • 9781642861457
“Something about this story has me in a chokehold. . . . With elements of the supernatural and the history of Colombia, this novel is sure to capture the attention of readers.” — Kim Brock, Joseph-Beth Booksellers (Cincinnati, OH)
“With an unsparing gaze at rebels, criminals, state authorities, churches, and bystanders alike, this book is a fast-moving, engaging, merciless read as ghostly as it is real.” — Jacob Isaacs, People’s Book (Takoma Park, MD)
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★ “Lin debuts with an impressive collection that tells the story of an undocumented daughter of parents who flee Communist China and become fundamentalist Christians in America.” — Publishers Weekly
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| | The Shadow of Words
by Ana Blandiana, trans. Paul Scott Derrick and Viorica Patea
Bloodaxe Books • April 2025 • 978178037540
★ “With nonpareil enlightenment, valor, and spectral beauty, Blandiana’s visions make an indelible impression.” — Publishers Weekly
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★ “Wickedly erotic and ingenious . . . this wide-ranging collection tackles love in its varied forms with originality and hard-won wisdom.” — Publishers Weekly
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★ “Rabah’s lyrics are crucially vital reading for anyone living through wartime. . . . Displaced by ongoing violence within the Gaza Strip, Palestinian poet and novelist Rabah excavates poetic truths from a crushed collective unconscious.” — Booklist
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| | Prisons Must Fall
by Mariame Kaba and Jane Ball, illus. Olly Costello
Haymarket Books • April 2025 • 9798888904411
★ “Striking paper collage illustrations against mostly blue and black backgrounds expertly convey the challenging subjects of prisons and prison abolition in this deeply affecting picture book.” — Booklist
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★ “The phenomenal English-language debut from Daanje weaves an affecting love story . . . as moving as it is unsettling, and it will keep readers wondering about the truth long after the final page. It’s a remarkable achievement.” — Publishers Weekly
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| | Unsex Me Here
by Aurora Mattia
Nightboat Books • April 2025 • 9781643622705
★ “Mattia dazzles with this genre-spanning collection of stories about queer and trans characters navigating desire and love. . . . Mattia’s narratives blend reality, magical realism, and autofiction to create a fever dream of yearning. Readers will be enthralled.” — Publishers Weekly
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| | The Best Enemy
by Sergio Olguin, trans. Miranda France
Bitter Lemon Press • March 2025 • 9781916725096
“Surprising (and juicy). . . . I’m late to Olguín’s series featuring the complicated, accomplished Argentine investigative journalist Verónica Rosenthal, but after tearing through The Best Enemy, I know I’ll be reading the three earlier installments immediately.” — New York Times Book Review
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“Among the ideas El-Kurd brilliantly and lyrically ties together is the role the media plays in denying Palestinians dignity and perpetuating the notion of a perfect victim.”— The Progressive
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“Witty, insightful, and lots of fun, these eleven stories probe the vitality and vibrancy of the trans community.”— Bay Area Reporter
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“‘This is Jewish comic grotesque . . . every line haunted by past horror,’ writes Valley in this new collection of political cartoons, which explores modern antisemitism and authoritarianism through classic woodcut-style illustrations.” — New York Times Book Review
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| | New Digital Review Copies
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Rodrigo Fresán’s Melvill, translated by Will Vanderhyden (Open Letter), is the winner of the the 2024 Republic of Consciousness Prize (US and Canada), selected for the honor by a jury of independent booksellers and small press enthusiasts.
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Publishers Weekly ran a story announcing the October publication of Jon Fosse’s Vaim, translated by Damion Searls (Transit Books), which will be Fosse’s first new work since winning the 2023 Nobel Prize in Literature. Look out for the novel in our forthcoming FW25 catalog.
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ABA, SCIBA, GLIBA, and Bookshop.org Bestseller
I Who Have Never Known Men
by Jacqueline Harpman, trans. Ros Schwartz
Transit Books • May 2022 • 9781945492600
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