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OR Books @orbooks.bsky.social · Dec 10

Today is the day Thank you @dropsitenews.com @ryangrim.bsky.social @mosababutoha.bsky.social and everyone for pushing IF I MUST DIE up the rankings. Help make Refaat a bestseller! If you want to order from us: orbooks.com/catalog/if-i...

OR Books @orbooks.bsky.social · 2d

Eileen Myles on writing Inferno... a total pleasure to have them into the office last week. We are proud!

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Eileen Myles on Writing Inferno

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OR Books @orbooks.bsky.social · 3d

We’re Coming For You And Your Rotten System by @jonathan4212.bsky.social is publishing today!

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We’re Coming For You And Your Rotten System

From inside Kshama Sawant's historic tenure inside Seattle City Hall comes a blueprint for 21st-century socialists, a sharp counterpoint to the dead-end inside-the-party strategies favored by The Squa...

OR Books @orbooks.bsky.social · 4d

We received the first copies of THE OTHER ALMANAC for 2026 this morning. Pre-order now through the link in our bio for 15% off your copy!

OR Books @orbooks.bsky.social · 8d

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Inferno (Flames Cover)

From its beginning - "My English professor’s ass was so beautiful."-to its end-"You can actually learn to have grace. And that's heaven."-poet, essayist and performer Eileen Myles chronicle transmits…

OR Books @orbooks.bsky.social · 8d

I write slow and the books find their readers slowly... a total pleasure to have poet Eileen Myles speak last night as part of our Live on Avenue C speaker series, we are the proud publishers of their book Inferno (A Poet's Novel). Like all good writing, it is perennial

OR Books @orbooks.bsky.social · 8d

Eileen Myles on the making of Inferno (A Poet’s Novel), Winner of the Lambda Award for Best Lesbian Fiction.

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OR Books @orbooks.bsky.social · 8d

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Inferno (Flames Cover)

From its beginning - "My English professor’s ass was so beautiful."-to its end-"You can actually learn to have grace. And that's heaven."-poet, essayist and performer Eileen Myles chronicle transmits…

OR Books @orbooks.bsky.social · 8d

Writing heaven, hell, and purgatory.... Eileen Myles talks Inferno: (a Poet's Novel)

OR Books @orbooks.bsky.social · 9d

contributions by @aliabunimah.bsky.social
Noam Chomsky, Omar Barghouti, Norman Finkelstein, Rashid Khalidi, Ilan Pappe, Raja Shehadeh, Alice Walker and more: orbooks.com/catalog/midn...

Midnight on the Mavi Marmara

"We have been attacked while in international waters. That means the Israelis have behaved like pirates … The moment they start to steer this ship towards Israel, we have also been kidnapped. The whol...

OR Books @orbooks.bsky.social · 9d

Then and now: Israel’s deadly assault on the Gaza flotilla. Midnight on the Mavi Marmara looks at Israel’s illegal blockade and the attack on the 2010 Gaza Freedom Flotilla youtu.be/7atCghrAFZ0?...

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Democracy At Work @democracyatwork.bsky.social · 11d

All new episode of #EconomicUpdate today with @profwolff.bsky.social and Michael Steven Smith of @orbooks.bsky.social on #American Style #Fascism! @democracyatwork.bsky.social Watch it at 4:30 PM ET here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=q2Ue...

OR Books @orbooks.bsky.social · 11d

our author @willsloanesq.bsky.social presents Plan 9 from Outer Space at The Metrograph and signs copies of Ed Wood: Made in Hollywood USA — October 9th, 7PM

Watch the movie. Buy the book. Only then will Criswell’s prophecy make sense.

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OR Books @orbooks.bsky.social · 14d

Introducing a box of exquisite greeting cards from acclaimed artist and writer, @mollycrabapple.bsky.social's pioneering illustrated reportage

12 artworks, 24 cards, and a beautiful magnetic box! Perfect for marking birthdays, holidays, or worldwide revolution

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OR Books @orbooks.bsky.social · 15d

We made a zine to celebrate Luke O’Neil’s new short fiction collection featuring illustrations from inside the book! Order the book today: it's SHIPPING!

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OR Books @orbooks.bsky.social · 16d

Are we already in full-blown fascism—or some uncanny in-between? What separates authoritarianism from fascism, and does America add its own twist? These essays dig in.

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Washington Independent Review of Books @wirobooks.bsky.social · 17d

The activist founder of a DC fixture shares how it all began. www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/bookreview/a... @orbooks.bsky.social @busboysandpoets.bsky.social #booksky

A Seat at the Table: The Making of Busboys and Poets | Washington Independent Review of Books

The Independent is an important voice in the community of readers and writers dedicated to book reviews and writing about the world of books.

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Margaret Kimberley @margaretkimberley.bsky.social · 20d

From the Flag to the Cross: Fascism American Style, published by OR Books. Co-editor Michael Steven Smith, and contributor Bill Mullen discuss. I'm also a contributor. Listen on @blackagendareport.bsky.social radio.
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Fascism American Style

A new anthology, From the Flag to the Cross: Fascism American Style, was recently published by OR Books. We're joined by co-editor Michael Steven Smith, a retired attorney, former board member of the

OR Books @orbooks.bsky.social · 18d

From the Flag to the Cross: Fascism American Style
📍 Francis Kite Club, this Wednesday
🎤 Kshama Sawant, @margaretkimberley.bsky.social @profwolff.bsky.social & A.M. Gittlitz

The book unpacking how Christian nationalism is reshaping U.S. politics 👉 orbooks.com/catalog/from...

OR Books @orbooks.bsky.social · 21d

HARMONIA AXYRIDIS: On Living & Dying by Larissa Pham from The Other Almanac: Calculated for The Year 2026 orbooks.com/catalog/the-...

OR Books @orbooks.bsky.social · 22d

Di'i'tamah (horse | Caddo) and Iichíile (horse | Crow/Apsaalooké) by 𝗥𝗔𝗩𝗘𝗡 𝗛𝗔𝗟𝗙𝗠𝗢𝗢𝗡 for The Other Almanac: Calculated for The Year 2026, edited by Ana Ratner – available to pre-order now: orbooks.com/catalog/the-...

OR Books @orbooks.bsky.social · 23d

Remembering When Horse-Diving Was an Actual Thing by Diana Hubbel from The Other Almanac: Calculated for the Year 2026, edited by Ana Ratner

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OR Books @orbooks.bsky.social · 24d

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Using a cache of hitherto unseen documents and exclusive insider accounts, this sensational new book tells the story of how a shadowy group, Labour Together, came to the cusp of delivering Sir Keir St...

OR Books @orbooks.bsky.social · 24d

Paul Holden's blockbuster exposé, THE FRAUD, uses internal Labour Party files to lay bare the rotten foundations of the Starmer regime.

The book has already prompted one leading government advisor to resign—and it's not even out yet.

OR Books @orbooks.bsky.social · 24d

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Using a cache of hitherto unseen documents and exclusive insider accounts, this sensational new book tells the story of how a shadowy group, Labour Together, came to the cusp of delivering Sir Keir St...

OR Books @orbooks.bsky.social · 24d

We wish Paul Ovenden's comments about Diane Abbott were the most shocking revelations in Paul Holden's new book, THE FRAUD.

But the truth is, they're the tip of the iceberg: