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👀 Did you mean to submit your manuscript about music for the Nicholas Schaffner Award for Music in Literature, but you ran out of time?
If so, good news for you: we're extending this year's submission deadline until February 14th.
Please share and send us your work! schaffnerawards.com #booksky
If so, good news for you: we're extending this year's submission deadline until February 14th.
Please share and send us your work! schaffnerawards.com #booksky
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Happy #FridaytheThirteenth ! The only official and accurate picture of the Friday Thirteenth Jinx.
( #PhantomsFriday for good measure.)
( #PhantomsFriday for good measure.)
February 13, 2026 at 1:20 PM
Happy #FridaytheThirteenth ! The only official and accurate picture of the Friday Thirteenth Jinx.
( #PhantomsFriday for good measure.)
( #PhantomsFriday for good measure.)
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👀 Did you mean to submit your manuscript about music for the Nicholas Schaffner Award for Music in Literature, but you ran out of time?
If so, good news for you: we're extending this year's submission deadline until February 14th.
Please share and send us your work! schaffnerawards.com #booksky
If so, good news for you: we're extending this year's submission deadline until February 14th.
Please share and send us your work! schaffnerawards.com #booksky
February 1, 2026 at 3:24 AM
👀 Did you mean to submit your manuscript about music for the Nicholas Schaffner Award for Music in Literature, but you ran out of time?
If so, good news for you: we're extending this year's submission deadline until February 14th.
Please share and send us your work! schaffnerawards.com #booksky
If so, good news for you: we're extending this year's submission deadline until February 14th.
Please share and send us your work! schaffnerawards.com #booksky
Two more days to submit for the Nicholas Schaffner Award for Music in Literature: www.schaffnerawards.com #booksky
Schaffner Press Annual Book Awards
The Nicholas Schaffner Award for Music in Literature celebrates the life of the publisher’s brother Nicholas Schaffner, poet, musician, biographer and esteemed music critic, and the author of several ...
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February 12, 2026 at 2:01 PM
Two more days to submit for the Nicholas Schaffner Award for Music in Literature: www.schaffnerawards.com #booksky
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A fantastic piece by @karenattiah.bsky.social to read before or after you read Hostages: A Counter-History of Colonial Plunder by Taina Tervonen, translated by Sara Hanaburgh and out this month from @schaffnerpress.bsky.social: karenattiah.substack.com/p/the-return...
The "Return" of the Golden Sword
My grandfather guarded it. The British stole it. I'm named after it—and I'm going to fight for it.
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February 11, 2026 at 4:17 PM
A fantastic piece by @karenattiah.bsky.social to read before or after you read Hostages: A Counter-History of Colonial Plunder by Taina Tervonen, translated by Sara Hanaburgh and out this month from @schaffnerpress.bsky.social: karenattiah.substack.com/p/the-return...
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New on our database joining great books set in #CAIRO #EGYPT
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The Oud Player of Cairo by Jasmin Attia
"Vibrantly descriptive and evocative of the waning colonial world in Egypt.."
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The Oud Player of Cairo by Jasmin Attia
"Vibrantly descriptive and evocative of the waning colonial world in Egypt.."
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February 12, 2026 at 9:25 AM
New on our database joining great books set in #CAIRO #EGYPT
www.tripfiction.com/books/the-ou...
The Oud Player of Cairo by Jasmin Attia
"Vibrantly descriptive and evocative of the waning colonial world in Egypt.."
@schaffnerpress.bsky.social
#blueskybooks #booksky
www.tripfiction.com/books/the-ou...
The Oud Player of Cairo by Jasmin Attia
"Vibrantly descriptive and evocative of the waning colonial world in Egypt.."
@schaffnerpress.bsky.social
#blueskybooks #booksky
OUT NOW: "Hostages: A Counter-History of Colonial Plunder" by Taina Tervonen, translated by Sara Hanaburgh.
Tervonen, a Finnish journalist and filmmaker, investigates stolen artifacts and unravels a historic mystery.
Tervonen, a Finnish journalist and filmmaker, investigates stolen artifacts and unravels a historic mystery.
Hostages – Schaffner Press
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February 9, 2026 at 12:52 AM
OUT NOW: "Hostages: A Counter-History of Colonial Plunder" by Taina Tervonen, translated by Sara Hanaburgh.
Tervonen, a Finnish journalist and filmmaker, investigates stolen artifacts and unravels a historic mystery.
Tervonen, a Finnish journalist and filmmaker, investigates stolen artifacts and unravels a historic mystery.
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it's #SuperbOwl Sunday! Best day of the year. For your consideration, the Blakiston's fish owl. Largest owls in the world (six-foot wingspans, weigh close to a bald eagle), salmon eaters, live year-round in remote forests of northeast Asia. 🦉
February 8, 2026 at 10:15 PM
it's #SuperbOwl Sunday! Best day of the year. For your consideration, the Blakiston's fish owl. Largest owls in the world (six-foot wingspans, weigh close to a bald eagle), salmon eaters, live year-round in remote forests of northeast Asia. 🦉
Thank you! 📖
Today's listing of the day is: Schaffner Press @schaffnerpress.bsky.social #WritingCommunity
Listing of the Day
Today's listing of the day is: Schaffner Press @schaffnerpress.bsky.social #WritingCommunity
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February 5, 2026 at 3:58 PM
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Happy publication day to Hostages: A Counter-History of Colonial Plunder by #TainaTervonen, translated by Sara Hanaburgh for @schaffnerpress.bsky.social! Tervonen continues her work of excavating silent histories, after The Bone Whisperers (2024), which garnered her the Jan Michalski Prize…
February 3, 2026 at 7:38 PM
Happy publication day to Hostages: A Counter-History of Colonial Plunder by #TainaTervonen, translated by Sara Hanaburgh for @schaffnerpress.bsky.social! Tervonen continues her work of excavating silent histories, after The Bone Whisperers (2024), which garnered her the Jan Michalski Prize…
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Fantastic to see Hostages: A Counter-History of Colonial Plunder, out in February from @schaffnerpress.bsky.social, here! schaffnerpress.com/books/hostag...
February 1, 2026 at 2:29 PM
Fantastic to see Hostages: A Counter-History of Colonial Plunder, out in February from @schaffnerpress.bsky.social, here! schaffnerpress.com/books/hostag...
@harryskeeler.bsky.social Thank you––much appreciated!
February 1, 2026 at 3:28 AM
@harryskeeler.bsky.social Thank you––much appreciated!
👀 Did you mean to submit your manuscript about music for the Nicholas Schaffner Award for Music in Literature, but you ran out of time?
If so, good news for you: we're extending this year's submission deadline until February 14th.
Please share and send us your work! schaffnerawards.com #booksky
If so, good news for you: we're extending this year's submission deadline until February 14th.
Please share and send us your work! schaffnerawards.com #booksky
February 1, 2026 at 3:24 AM
👀 Did you mean to submit your manuscript about music for the Nicholas Schaffner Award for Music in Literature, but you ran out of time?
If so, good news for you: we're extending this year's submission deadline until February 14th.
Please share and send us your work! schaffnerawards.com #booksky
If so, good news for you: we're extending this year's submission deadline until February 14th.
Please share and send us your work! schaffnerawards.com #booksky
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Thank you to @opencountrymag.bsky.social for naming The Lives and Deaths of Véronique Bangoura (@schaffnerpress.bsky.social) one of 60 Notable Books of 2025! Need a review or booksellers copy? DM this account, or email [email protected] opencountrymag.com/60-notable-b...
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60 Notable Books of 2025
From Chimamanda Adichie, Abdulrazak Gurnah, and Stella Nyanzi to Alain Mabanckou and Siphiwe Ndlovu: the 60 notable African books of 2025.
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January 29, 2026 at 8:58 PM
Thank you to @opencountrymag.bsky.social for naming The Lives and Deaths of Véronique Bangoura (@schaffnerpress.bsky.social) one of 60 Notable Books of 2025! Need a review or booksellers copy? DM this account, or email [email protected] opencountrymag.com/60-notable-b...
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If you’re following this topic, Taina Tervonen’s new book Hostages: A Counter-History of Colonial Plunder ( @schaffnerpress.bsky.social, Feb) will be germane to your interests. DM me, or email [email protected] for an ARC: schaffnerpress.com/books/hostag...
January 29, 2026 at 9:15 PM
If you’re following this topic, Taina Tervonen’s new book Hostages: A Counter-History of Colonial Plunder ( @schaffnerpress.bsky.social, Feb) will be germane to your interests. DM me, or email [email protected] for an ARC: schaffnerpress.com/books/hostag...
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BTD - Paul Newman - Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid - 1969 - Polish release poster - art by Andrzej Pagowski
January 26, 2026 at 4:30 PM
BTD - Paul Newman - Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid - 1969 - Polish release poster - art by Andrzej Pagowski
The Nicholas Schaffner Award for Music in Literature is accepting submissions for book-length manuscripts about music and its influence: www.schaffnerawards.com
January 22, 2026 at 9:13 PM
The Nicholas Schaffner Award for Music in Literature is accepting submissions for book-length manuscripts about music and its influence: www.schaffnerawards.com
Did you all already know this emoji was called "hugging face"? 🤗
We think it looks more like jazz hands. Like "ta-da!"
We think it looks more like jazz hands. Like "ta-da!"
January 22, 2026 at 9:09 PM
Did you all already know this emoji was called "hugging face"? 🤗
We think it looks more like jazz hands. Like "ta-da!"
We think it looks more like jazz hands. Like "ta-da!"
Thank you so much, Lauren! We're excited. 🤗
Congratulations to @schaffnerpress.bsky.social for making the move to @ipgbook.bsky.social!
Ask me about GENERATOR, HOSTAGES, and BRAHMS COMES TO DINNER.
Ask me about GENERATOR, HOSTAGES, and BRAHMS COMES TO DINNER.
January 22, 2026 at 9:08 PM
Thank you so much, Lauren! We're excited. 🤗
Nicholas Schaffner Award submissions are open: www.schaffnerawards.com
January 14, 2026 at 9:17 PM
Nicholas Schaffner Award submissions are open: www.schaffnerawards.com
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Generator (@schaffnerpress.bsky.social), the new debut novel by Korean-Swiss author Rinny Gremaud, translated from the French by Holly James, is available now. DM me to request. I recommend it for anyone intrigued by autofiction and/or environmental themes, and fans of #AnnieErnaux and #HanKang.
January 13, 2026 at 5:15 PM
Generator (@schaffnerpress.bsky.social), the new debut novel by Korean-Swiss author Rinny Gremaud, translated from the French by Holly James, is available now. DM me to request. I recommend it for anyone intrigued by autofiction and/or environmental themes, and fans of #AnnieErnaux and #HanKang.
Thank you so much!
Fantastic read. Put it on your lists!
An excerpt from Rinny Gremaud’s “Generator” in @vol1brooklyn.bsky.social.
January 7, 2026 at 8:41 PM
Thank you so much!
Out today!
An excerpt from Rinny Gremaud’s “Generator” in @vol1brooklyn.bsky.social.
Presenting the Cover of, and an Excerpt From, Rinny Gremaud’s “Generator”
Today, we’re pleased to reveal the cover art for Rinny Gremaud’s forthcoming novel Generator, translated by Holly James. Scheduled to be published by Schaffner Press on January 7, 2026,…
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January 6, 2026 at 8:53 PM
Out today!
Out today: GENERATOR, the debut novel by Korean/Swiss journalist Rinny Gremaud. This book was translated by Holly James and designed by Hollis Duncan.
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January 6, 2026 at 8:43 PM
Out today: GENERATOR, the debut novel by Korean/Swiss journalist Rinny Gremaud. This book was translated by Holly James and designed by Hollis Duncan.
schaffnerpress.com/books/genera...
schaffnerpress.com/books/genera...
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Acre Books is reading queries and submissions for #poetry manuscripts during the month of January. To learn more, visit acre-books.com/submissions/. 📚🖊️ #booksky
January 1, 2026 at 8:46 PM
Acre Books is reading queries and submissions for #poetry manuscripts during the month of January. To learn more, visit acre-books.com/submissions/. 📚🖊️ #booksky
Coming soon! On January 31, Caroline Sutton discusses "EYES IN THE SOLES OF MY FEET: From Horseshoe Crabs to Sycamores, Exploring Hidden Connections to the Natural World" at the East Hampton Library.
Author Talk and Book Signing: "Eyes in the Soles of My Feet" • James Lane Post • Hamptons Event Calendar
Author Talk and Book Signing: "Eyes in the Soles of My Feet" • James Lane Post • Hamptons Events, Event Calendar, Culture & Lifestyle Publication & Media
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January 5, 2026 at 3:04 PM
Coming soon! On January 31, Caroline Sutton discusses "EYES IN THE SOLES OF MY FEET: From Horseshoe Crabs to Sycamores, Exploring Hidden Connections to the Natural World" at the East Hampton Library.