Wishing you all safe travels, good memory making, & tasty meals with those you love this week. We have a lot to be thankful for! As holiday shopping begins, we hope you'll do some 'small' shopping. Get 25% off all books on our website with code GIVEBOOKS at checkout. ❤️

Submissions are open! The Bakwin Award for Full-Length Prose opens today & closes 1/15/24 or until we reach 300 submissions. Novels, short story collections, memoirs, essay collections, & biographies are acceptable. Judged by Tiya Miles, $1k prize.

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'I think every parent trying to protect their child wants to be the bulletproof vest.'

'I Was Watching and You Were Clear': Hilary Nelson Jacobs in conversation with Carolyn Hays about LETTER TO MY TRANSGENDER DAUGHTER (@BlairPublisher).

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From Lee Smith Novel Prize winner and author of The Baddest Girl on the Planet comes a new novel, THE SADDEST GIRL ON THE BEACH by Heather Frese. Publishing in April 2024 and available to preorder now from your local indie bookstore or wherever y'all buy books!

'If you are someone who loves a child – any child, even a cis child – be prepared to have your heart fall out of your chest. Letter to My Transgender Daughter is an absolute read for parents and for trans adults.'
Love this heartfelt review in Out South Florida.

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Blair author Mary Kay Zuravleff (American Ending) interviews Blair author Mojgan Ghazirad about her book THE HOUSE ON SUN STREET for Washington Independent Review of Books! Check it out:

Have a new essay out at Still: The Journal about middle school fights and purple shorts and manhood:

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November is Indigenous Heritage Month, and we hope as part of the year-round honoring and celebrations, you'll enjoy the chorus of Native women's voices in UPON HER SHOULDERS, with stories, essays, and poems of justice, spirit, and community.

It's publication day for the paperback edition of LETTER TO MY TRANSGENDER DAUGHTER by Carolyn Hays! This PB release includes key additions: a reader's discussion guide, an interview with the author, and a list of resources and links for LGBTQ+ individuals, families, and allies.

Check out this interview with Mojgan Ghazirad and Deborah Kalb!

And if you're in NYC this Sunday 10/29, stop by RECIRCULATION on Riverside Drive for a convo with Mojgan and Mona Eltahawy hosted by Word Up Community Bookshop/ Librería Comunitaria.

.@PopSugar includes Mojgan Ghazirad's THE HOUSE ON SUN STREET on its 'New Historical Fiction Books Hitting Shelves This Year' roundup: buff.ly/443O0Sf

Sunday at 4 pm! Join Mojgan Ghazirad (The House on Sun Street) & Mona Eltahawy (Headscarves and Hymens: Why the Middle East Needs a Sexual Revolution) for a conversation at RECIRCULATION hosted by Word Up Community Bookshop/ Librería Comunitaria. $5 suggested donation & 50 person max.
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'Mojgan Ghazirad's debut novel is a polished gem for readers across age groups . . . an unforgettable journey through history, the pains of growing up, and the power of storytelling.'

THE HOUSE ON SUN STREET by Mojgan Ghazirad has a glowing new review up at Shelf Awareness!

This Thursday at 6 pm NYU Bookstores! Join Mary Kay Zuravleff and Stephen Policoff for a reading and discussion of AMERICAN ENDING (Zuravleff) and DANGEROUS BLUES (Policoff).
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Congratulations to Ciera Horton McElroy! Her novel ATOMIC FAMILY is a 2023 Great Group Reads pick by WomensNatlBookAssn Book Association. Go to the book's page on our website to download the book club kit, with questions for discussion, an interview with Ciera, retro drink recipes, & more!

Just dropping in to say I’ll be adding a new book to this book shelf in early 2025, because I just signed a contract with Blair to publish my second collection of poems.

Can’t wait to work with Robin Miura and all the wonderful editorial staff.

Listen to this interview about The House on Sun Street, writing fiction based on real experiences, and more with Mojgan Ghazirad and Megan at The Nerd Cantina.

And come out to The Ivy Bookshop TONIGHT for a conversation with Mojgan and Lauren Cerand!
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Mark your calendars for Tuesday, October 24, and come out to Farmville Public Lib Library at 11 am ET for an event with Tim Hatcher, author of Time and Tide: The Vanishing Culture of the North Carolina Coast.
Books will be available to buy from Page158books.

There's still time to register for tonight's VIRTUAL event celebrating The House on Sun Street with Mojgan Ghazirad and Amy Irvine, hosted by Northshire Bookstore! Event starts 6 pm ET.

*Free to attend, but registration required for the Zoom link.* northshire.com/event/northshi…