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New Door Books @newdoorbooks.bsky.social · 1d

"In a life beset by loss and illness, she wrote through some dark days and moods in this house. 'All sorrows can be borne, if you put them into a story,' she once said."

@ellenpcampbell.bsky.social visits the Karen Blixen museum.

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Authors Against Book Bans @authorsabb.bsky.social · 1d

Oh hey! Thank you, so much to the folks at Ignyte! We love this because fighting books really & truly is a practice of inclusion & equity. Really meaningful to be recognized this way. Good work team!

The Ignyte Awards @theignyteawards.bsky.social · 2d

And the Community Award for Outstanding Efforts in Service of Inclusion and Equitable Practice in Genre goes to @authorsabb.bsky.social
#2025IgnyteAwards

2025 Winner of the Community Award: Authors Against Book Bans

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New Door Books @newdoorbooks.bsky.social · 2d

"The monster we’re told is just over the horizon is in fact already here, and has been for centuries, disguised as progress and the way things have to be."

@solarshades.club's interview with Lizzie Wade:
www.solarshades.club/p/against-th...

Against Thermocolonialism, feat. Lizzie Wade

a conversation about making the seasons make sense

www.solarshades.club

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Miriam Seidel @miriamseidel.bsky.social · 5d

Thanks for the boost, and thanks to Lewis Whittington for this great review of Tesla's Opera! Here's the book page at Fomite Press with ordering info: www.fomitepress.com/tesla-s-oper...

New Door Books @newdoorbooks.bsky.social · 5d

"Perhaps I was a little premature" - opening line of @miriamseidel.bsky.social's opera VIOLET FIRE about Nikola Tesla.

Now her volume with the libretto & commentary gets a rave review as "a fascinating, fun book about the world of science, opera and avian love."
culturevulture.net/books-cds/te...

Tesla’s Opera~ The real, stranger-than-fiction Nikola Tesla

Arts Journalist and novelist Miriam Seidel conceived her opera ‘Violet Fire’ in 2006 to commemorate the 150th birthyear of Croatian inventor Nikola Tesla. S

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New Door Books @newdoorbooks.bsky.social · 5d

"Perhaps I was a little premature" - opening line of @miriamseidel.bsky.social's opera VIOLET FIRE about Nikola Tesla.

Now her volume with the libretto & commentary gets a rave review as "a fascinating, fun book about the world of science, opera and avian love."
culturevulture.net/books-cds/te...

Tesla’s Opera~ The real, stranger-than-fiction Nikola Tesla

Arts Journalist and novelist Miriam Seidel conceived her opera ‘Violet Fire’ in 2006 to commemorate the 150th birthyear of Croatian inventor Nikola Tesla. S

culturevulture.net

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New Door Books @newdoorbooks.bsky.social · 7d

A book worth banning is a book worth reading.
#BannedBooksWeek

New Door Books @newdoorbooks.bsky.social · 7d

Today is the 2nd anniversary of Hamas's horrific attack on Israel.
In the spring we're publishing a novel that treats difficult conversations and conflicting perspectives on the Israel-Palestine question. We hope it will promote genuine discussion and healing.

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New Door Books @newdoorbooks.bsky.social · 7d

In @literaryhub.bsky.social, @devintoshea.bsky.social describes how movies are popularizing the classic #Pynchon theme: "The war between the powerful and the powerless."
lithub.com/thomas-pynch...

Thomas Pynchon Has Been Warning Us About American Fascism the Whole Time

Paul Thomas Anderson’s adaptations of Thomas Pynchon’s novels—first Inherent Vice in 2014, and now One Battle After Another in 2025—may be tipping the scales, with more first-time Pynchon readers f…

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New Door Books @newdoorbooks.bsky.social · 7d

For 2 days, @bookshop.org has an "anti-prime sale" with free shipping.`
bookshop.org

Bookshop: Buy books online. Support local bookstores.

An online bookstore that financially supports local independent bookstores and gives back to the book community.

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New Door Books @newdoorbooks.bsky.social · 8d

Ideas for observing #BannedBooksWeek:
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New Door Books @newdoorbooks.bsky.social · 8d

For #BannedBooksWeek an interactive map from @littlefreelibrary.bsky.social showing where the problem is worst:
littlefreelibrary.org/about/book-b...

Book Ban Map - Little Free Library

Find the areas hit hardest by book bans and the nearest Little Free Library book-sharing box locations! We developed this map in collaboration with PEN America and the American Library Association’s… ...

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New Door Books @newdoorbooks.bsky.social · 9d

For #BannedBooksWeek, @bookshop.org is offering discounts on selected banned books.
bookshop.org/info/banned-...

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New Door Books @newdoorbooks.bsky.social · 11d

Just arrived: first package of ARCs for PARTLY STRONG, PARTLY BROKEN by Nathaniel Popkin!

Photographed on the office's official Old Red Chair.

How does the cover look for this book we've dubbed the "most provocative novel of spring 2026"?

#novel #judaism #israel #palestine

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New Door Books @newdoorbooks.bsky.social · 13d

Here it is!

Our Monday newsletter formally announced our next book, due in May:
PARTLY STRONG, PARTLY BROKEN by Nathaniel Popkin.

We think it'll be the most provocative novel of the spring. Read the newsletter to find out why:
newdoorbooks.net/so/17Pc2UIcj...

#novel #judaism #israel #Palestine

New Door Books @newdoorbooks.bsky.social · 18d

#Chicago folks: Great lineup for Sunday Salon Chicago on (you guessed it) SUNDAY at @roscoebooks.bsky.social, including our own @janicemdeal.bsky.social. 7 PM, free!
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Pithead Chapel @pitheadchapel.bsky.social · 26d

Please join us in congratulating our Best of the Net 2026 Nominees! Good luck everyone!

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New Door Books @newdoorbooks.bsky.social · 26d

@publisherswkly.bsky.social summarizes the critical court cases on #bookbanning.
www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...

Books on Trial: 8 Freedom to Read Cases to Watch

These legal cases may determine which titles are available in public schools and libraries for years to come.

www.publishersweekly.com

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Tom McAllister @tmcallister.bsky.social · 27d

Next week, the great and talented students at the Rutgers-Camden MFA program are doing a reading at Tattooed Mom on South Street. I'll be there too. Come on out and hear from the future of Philly's lit scene. Also have some tots.

Flyer for the event with all the readers listed + location (530 South St). Doors at 6, event at 7. 21+ only. Sept 24.

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New Door Books @newdoorbooks.bsky.social · 29d

Virginia Woolf fans, already celebrating the 100th birthday of MRS. D., will appreciate this new scholarly edition, inexpensive at full price and currently on sale.
www.nyrb.com/products/mrs...

Mrs. Dalloway

Virginia Woolf's most famous novel, now in a new edition that reflects the author's own revisions to the work. This is the definitive edition of one of the most important novels of the twentieth centu...

www.nyrb.com

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New Door Books @newdoorbooks.bsky.social · Sep 12

#Chicago area folks:
Coming on 9/28, Sunday Salon Chicago at @roscoebooks.bsky.social.
Our author @janicemdeal.bsky.social will be part of a great lineup!
www.sundaysalon-chicago.com
#fiction #poetry #memoir

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New Door Books @newdoorbooks.bsky.social · Sep 5

Our book STRANGE ATTRACTORS by @janicemdeal.bsky.social is featured in @clmporg.bsky.social's Regional Spotlight for the Great Lakes area. This is the linked-story collection that's been compared to Sherwood Anderson, Chekhov, & Flannery O'Connor. Its sequel, THE BLUE DOOR, is available now.

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FairDistrictsPA.com @fairdistrictspa.bsky.social · Aug 15

Do Americans think gerrymandering is fair?
No. Most recognize it as cheating.
That's true in both parties, in all states, across the US. And increasingly true among younger voters.
Majorities think all gerrymandering should be illegal.
today.yougov.com/politics/art...

Large majorities of Americans say gerrymandering is a major problem, unfair, and should be illegal | YouGov

Less Republicans than Democrats oppose gerrymandering, though Democrats are more willing to use tit-for-tat gerrymandering in response to Republican partisan gerrymandering.

today.yougov.com

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Merilyn Jackson @merilynjj.bsky.social · Aug 29

More Than Just a Walk. A review of “The Blue Door" My guy, @AJSabatini reviews Janet Deal's book pubbed by @newdoorbooks.bsky.social @thirtywestph.com open.substack.com/pub/thirtywe... #Writingcommunity #Books

More Than Just a Walk. A review of “The Blue Door"

Written by Arthur J. Sabatini

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Thirty West Publishing @thirtywestph.com · Aug 28

Closing out August of Afterimages with an indie press book review!

Arthur J. Sabatini reviews THE BLUE DOOR by Janice Deal, out now through @newdoorbooks.bsky.social

Read it soon and consider purchasing a copy 💙📘

open.substack.com/pub/thirtywe...

More Than Just a Walk. A review of “The Blue Door"

Written by Arthur J. Sabatini

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New Door Books @newdoorbooks.bsky.social · Aug 28

Yeah, well, we knew this, but now the media are catching up.
www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...

Indie Presses Provide a Haven for Midlist Authors

More and more marquee names at major publishers are choosing to work with smaller, independent houses.

www.publishersweekly.com

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