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Debutiful @debutiful.bsky.social · 7d

Here are 12 debut books that will make your October spooky fun!

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Trio House Press @triohousepress.org · 7d

Happy Publication Day, @snajmi.bsky.social, @reneethewriter.bsky.social, and Elline Lipkin! See you tonight at the YouTube Release Reading!

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Debutiful @debutiful.bsky.social · 9d

In her debut memoir-in-essays, SING ME A CIRCLE, @snajmi.bsky.social, meditates on memory, displacement, and the enduring ties of family.

Discover the books that shaped her life and influenced her writing

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Trio House Press @triohousepress.org · 8d

Tomorrow, October 1 — join us on YouTube for this stellar @triohousepress release reading by Elline Lipkin, Samina Najmi (@snajmi.bsky.social) and Renee Gilmore (@reneethewriter.bsky.social)!

Trio House Press @triohousepress.org · Sep 4

Mark your calendars! Our fall release YouTube reading featuring @snajmi.bsky.social, @reneethewriter.bsky.social, and Elline Lipkin, October 1 at 7 pm Central! bit.ly/YouTubeTrio

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Trio House Press @triohousepress.org · 11d

Mark your calendars! Our fall release YouTube reading featuring @reneethewriter.bsky.social, @snajmi.bsky.social & Elline Lipkin is on Wednesday, October 1! 5 pm Pacific, 6 pm Mountain, 7 pm Central, 8 pm Eastern. See you there!

bit.ly/YouTubeTrio

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Samina Najmi @snajmi.bsky.social · 15d

What an honor for Sing Me a Circle to be included among Bonnie Hearn Hill's selections for the Great Day Book Club!

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Trio House Press @triohousepress.org · 23d

The Fall Trio House Press YouTube release happens October 1 — preorder from us before 9/20 and receive your copy of October releases by @snajmi.bsky.social, @reneethewriter.bsky.social & Elline Lipkin by October 1, so you can follow along!
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Trio House Press @triohousepress.org · 24d

So pleased to see @snajmi.bsky.social’s forthcoming Sing Me a Circle announced in @asianreviewofbooks.bsky.social! 💜💛💜💛

Asian Review of Books @asianreviewofbooks.bsky.social · 25d

New Book Announcement: “Sing Me a Circle: Love, Loss and a Home in Time” by Samina Najmi @triohousepress.org
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Samina Najmi @snajmi.bsky.social · 25d

Thank you, Theo Nestor!

Come read the full blurb at saminanajmi.com and preorder the book from @triohousepress.org and internationally from Amazon.

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Trio House Press @triohousepress.org · Sep 8

See what all the buzz is about — @snajmi.bsky.social, @reneethewriter.bsky.social and Elline Lipkin share the inspirations behind their forthcoming books, releasing October 1!
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Samina Najmi @snajmi.bsky.social · Sep 6

E-book alert - and it includes two additional essays!

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Trio House Press @triohousepress.org · Sep 4

Mark your calendars! Our fall release YouTube reading featuring @snajmi.bsky.social, @reneethewriter.bsky.social, and Elline Lipkin, October 1 at 7 pm Central! bit.ly/YouTubeTrio

Samina Najmi @snajmi.bsky.social · Sep 3

Samina Najmi @snajmi.bsky.social · Aug 30

Thank you, Angela Morales, for the inspiration that you and your book have been in my writing life. @professorbgirl.bsky.social

Hunger Mountain Review – VCFA Journal of the Arts

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Trio House Press @triohousepress.org · Aug 29

@snajmi.bsky.social reads from Sing Me a Circle in @pw.org!

Poets & Writers @pw.org · Aug 29

Introducing our 2025 #NewNonFiction authors: Sarah Aziza, Erika J. Simpson, Julian Brave NoiseCat, Amanda Hess, and Samina Najmi! Visit the link to read their essays and excerpts from their debut works, plus listen to audio clips of the authors reading from their books: at.pw.org/NewNonfiction2025

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Trio House Press @triohousepress.org · Aug 26

Only a few more days to get free shipping on all print titles, including pre-orders of books by @snajmi.bsky.social, @reneethewriter.bsky.social, Brother Anthony of Taize, and Elline Lipkin!

triohousepress.myshopify.com

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Samina Najmi @snajmi.bsky.social · Aug 25

In the countdown to publication, let me share some very generous blurbs my book received from six writers I admire. . . .

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Trio House Press @triohousepress.org · Aug 21

Sing Me a Circle by @snajmi.bsky.social is featured in @pw.org’s New Nonfiction! Read it here or in the print edition. Preorder from @triohousepress.org and get free shipping—book arrives in late September! 💜💛💜💛

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Davi Gray (she/they) @davigray.bsky.social · Aug 20

"When we cast our hollowings onto the page, we re-embody them. We give them shape and form. We re-member ourselves."

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Gorgeous essay by @snajmi.bsky.social (her memoir-in-essays out soon with @triohousepress.org)

Hunger Mountain is the VCFA Journal of the Arts

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Samina Najmi @snajmi.bsky.social · Aug 20

Thank you so much, Davi!

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Split Lip Magazine @splitlipthemag.bsky.social · Aug 18

SLM fam accomplishment alert!🚨Contributors @sfmontgomery.bsky.social and @snajmi.bsky.social will be featured at the Fresno Writers Summit! buff.ly/QrmgfWk

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Trio House Press @triohousepress.org · Aug 11

Celebrating a starred review in @publisherswkly.bsky.social of Sing Me a Circle by @snajmi.bsky.social! 💜💛💜💛
Read it here: www.publishersweekly.com/9781949487480

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Samina Najmi @snajmi.bsky.social · Aug 11

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