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Autumn House Press @autumnhousepress.bsky.social · 1d

We’re so proud to share this debut with the world. Please join us in celebrating Ren!

Autumn House Press @autumnhousepress.bsky.social · 1d

Prize judge Clifford Thompson said:

“Bigger offers the deep pleasure of experiences thoughtfully considered, emotions examined, and ideas explored, yet still left to us to ponder. This collection is a gem.”

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Autumn House Press @autumnhousepress.bsky.social · 1d

It’s pub day for BIGGER: ESSAYS by Ren Cedar Fuller, winner of the 2024 AHP Nonfiction Prize (selected by Clifford Thompson)!

This large-hearted debut collection is so generous and thoughtful!

https://loom.ly/JlgXrf4

#essays #nonfiction

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Autumn House Press @autumnhousepress.bsky.social · 2d

Read the full article here: www.ediblela.com/black-pot-su...

Black Pot Supper Club Magic

Black Pot Supper Club adds to our culinary history with the point of view of enslaved chefs.

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Autumn House Press @autumnhousepress.bsky.social · 2d

Thank you so much to chef Martin Draluck for featuring AHP author Cherene Sherrard's poems from her collection GRIMOIRE during his Black Pot Supper Club! We love his unique use of her work to inspire his own creation. Many thanks to the Black Pot Supper Club team and Edible LA for the write-up!

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Alternate Histories @alternatehistories.bsky.social · 2d

For the month of October, we’ll be donating 10% of all our sales to Pittsburgh Against Against Rape. This ties in with a donation that started last year during our VHS Pop-Up; a friend donated a bunch of old movie magazines to the studio and we decided to sell them and donate the proceeds to PAAR /

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Autumn House Press @autumnhousepress.bsky.social · 2d

Read the poem here: poems.com/poem/pelt/

Pelt

Menace in its drape, its feeble sag, my drowsy cape. Sleeves uneven, buttons like loose teeth. And me with nothing underneath.

poems.com

Autumn House Press @autumnhousepress.bsky.social · 2d

Read more about Erica's book here: www.autumnhouse.org/books/ghost-...

Ghost Man on Second - Autumn House Press

About the Book Erica Reid’s debut collection, Ghost Man on Second, traces a daughter’s search for her place in the world after estrangement from her

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Autumn House Press @autumnhousepress.bsky.social · 2d

Congratulations to AHP poet Erica Reid! Her poem, "Pelt," from her debut GHOST MAN ON SECOND, won a 2026 Pushcart Prize!

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Autumn House Press @autumnhousepress.bsky.social · 15d

Happy Pub Day to INTERLOCUTOR GODDESS by Jasmine Reid, winner of the 2024 CAAPP Book Prize, selected by aracelis girmay!

Join us in celebrating Jasmine and pick up your copy today: https://loom.ly/moLihEk

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Sherrie Flick @sherrieflick.bsky.social · 18d

I’m reading next Tuesday, September 23, at Upper St. Clair Township Library! Free, fun. 🐻 🏠 6:30 #essays #flashfiction #booksky

Registration: twpusc.libcal.com/event/153306...

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Autumn House Press @autumnhousepress.bsky.social · 19d

AHP was honored to publish Darius's debut collection, BOOK OF KIN, in Oct. 2024: www.autumnhouse.org/books/book-o...

Book of Kin - Autumn House Press

About the Book Darius Atefat-Peckham’s debut poetry collection follows a boy’s coming of age in the aftermath of a car accident that took the lives of

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Autumn House Press @autumnhousepress.bsky.social · 19d

"drawing breath, eating darkness.
each morning, rising, eyes
straining through a new light, turning
to dust."

Check out this beautiful poem by Darius Atefat-Peckham today on @poetrydaily.bsky.social!

Poetry Daily @poetrydaily.bsky.social · 19d

Today's Featured Poem:

"Book of Sleep" by Darius Atefat-Peckham from Book of Kin published by @autumnhousepress.bsky.social
Read here:
spare.poems.com/poem/book-of...

Book of Sleep

The Boy-Seeking will never understand how His father reads

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Autumn House Press @autumnhousepress.bsky.social · 19d

Thank you to Poetry Daily for featuring AHP author Darius Atefat-Peckham's "Book of Sleep" from his collection BOOK OF KIN!

Poetry Daily @poetrydaily.bsky.social · 19d

Today's Featured Poem:

"Book of Sleep" by Darius Atefat-Peckham from Book of Kin published by @autumnhousepress.bsky.social
Read here:
spare.poems.com/poem/book-of...

Book of Sleep

The Boy-Seeking will never understand how His father reads

spare.poems.com

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Autumn House Press @autumnhousepress.bsky.social · 20d

Be sure to visit their Greenfield studio this month and check out some incredible local art!

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Autumn House Press @autumnhousepress.bsky.social · 20d

Autumn House had a great time hanging out with @alternatehistories.bsky.social for National Read a Book Day! Thanks to Matt for hosting us and naming AHP as the nonprofit for the September "Give Back" program--this means they'll be donating 10% of their in-person sales to the press. 🧡

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Autumn House Press @autumnhousepress.bsky.social · 23d

Read the full interview here: underthesunlitmag.com/interview-wi...

Interview with Ren Cedar Fuller | Cindy Bradley - Under the Sun

Ren Cedar Fuller’s essay collection Bigger encourages readers not only look at the world they inhabit in a bigger way, but to expand their minds and hearts toward each other – neighbor, friend, family...

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Autumn House Press @autumnhousepress.bsky.social · 23d

Thank you to literary magazine Under the Sun and Cindy Bradley for their recent interview of AHP author and winner of the 2024 Autumn House Nonfiction Prize Ren Cedar Fuller on her upcoming AHP essay collection BIGGER!

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Autumn House Press @autumnhousepress.bsky.social · 23d

And you can preorder Lauren's collection here: www.autumnhouse.org/books/the-gr...

The Great Grown-Up Game of Make-Believe - Autumn House Press

About the Book Winner of the 2024 Autumn House Fiction Prize, these lyrical, haunting stories invite us to question the stories we tell ourselves and to

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Autumn House Press @autumnhousepress.bsky.social · 23d

Check out the review on the KIRKUS site: www.kirkusreviews.com/book-reviews...

THE GREAT GROWN-UP GAME OF MAKE-BELIEVE | Kirkus Reviews

An imaginative collection about the joy and sorrow of growing up.

www.kirkusreviews.com

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Autumn House Press @autumnhousepress.bsky.social · 23d

"The collection offers a unique vision into the ways we learn to live with our past, present, and future selves."

Congrats to @ladiwoods.bsky.social on a lovely review in KIRKUS!

AHP is pleased to be publishing Lauren's debut THE GREAT GROWN-UP GAME OF MAKE-BELIEVE next month!

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Lauren D. Woods @ladiwoods.bsky.social · 23d

Honored to have Kirkus review my book! "An inventive and heartfelt short story collection." I'll be at Kramers in DC with @laurascalzo.bsky.social on Oct 22 at 7 pm and Barnes & Noble Potomac Yard on Oct 26 from 1-3 with @stephliberatore.bsky.social. @autumnhousepress.bsky.social

THE GREAT GROWN-UP GAME OF MAKE-BELIEVE | Kirkus Reviews

An imaginative collection about the joy and sorrow of growing up.

www.kirkusreviews.com

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Cindy Bradley @cindybradleywriter.bsky.social · 26d

Check out my conversation with @autumnhousepress.bsky.social Nonfiction Prize winner Ren Cedar Fuller!

Under the Sun Online @underthesunonline.bsky.social · 26d

We're spreading the @autumnhousepress.bsky.social CNF prize winner Ren Cedar Fuller love with our conversation about Bigger! You can read it on our website here: underthesunlitmag.com/interview-wi...

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Autumn House Press @autumnhousepress.bsky.social · 26d

You can preorder Ren's fabulous debut essay collection here! www.autumnhouse.org/books/bigger...

Bigger: Essays - Autumn House Press

About the Book Winner of the 2024 Autumn House Nonfiction Prize, this large-hearted personal essay collection by Ren Cedar Fuller invites us to imagine a

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Autumn House Press @autumnhousepress.bsky.social · 26d

"A Swedish proverb says, “Every behavior happens for a reason.” I hope Bigger reminds readers that, despite the hurts and difficulties, they can choose to approach their loving-but-complex relationships with open-hearted curiosity."

Check out this lovely interview with AHP author Ren Cedar Fuller!

Under the Sun Online @underthesunonline.bsky.social · 26d

We're spreading the @autumnhousepress.bsky.social CNF prize winner Ren Cedar Fuller love with our conversation about Bigger! You can read it on our website here: underthesunlitmag.com/interview-wi...

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