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Pantheon Books @pantheonbooks.bsky.social · 1d

"This is not a book about the 'Latino vote.' It is about how mythologies about Latino identity ignore the very real political and cultural changes brought about by the MAGA movement's efforts to court Latinos."

- @paoramos.bsky.social

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Pantheon Books @pantheonbooks.bsky.social · 1d

Banned Books Week may have ended, but the stories—and the reasons they’re challenged—are as urgent as ever.

These are just a few of the books that have been censored, questioned, or removed from shelves. We’re proud to stand by them.

📚 What banned book has stayed with you?

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Pantheon Books @pantheonbooks.bsky.social · 1d

COWBOYS AND EAST INDIANS by Nina McConigley is back in a stunning new edition!

Winner of the PEN Open Book Award, these Wyoming-set stories are tender, sharp, and unforgettable.

Cover designer Joan Wong

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Pantheon Books @pantheonbooks.bsky.social · 1d

Enter to win a copy of BLACK ARMS TO HOLD YOU UP, a boisterous, darkly funny, and sobering march through Black militant history by Ignatz and Eisner Award–winning graphic novelist Ben Passmore.

Ends 10/20.

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Pantheon Books @pantheonbooks.bsky.social · 1d

"So much sneering and posturing passes for radicalism at our uneasy political moment that it’s a shock to come across the real thing, but here it is..."

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Pantheon Books @pantheonbooks.bsky.social · 1d

Enter for a chance to win a hardcover copy of ACROSS THE UNIVERSE by @natanlast.bsky.social.

An entertaining and eye-opening look at the history of the crossword, who constructs them, and why crosswords.
Ends 10/20.

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Pantheon Books @pantheonbooks.bsky.social · 1d

Enter for your chance to win a hardcover copy of FOR THE SUN AFTER LONG NIGHTS, selected as a National Book Award longlist for nonfiction!
Ends 10/20.

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Pantheon Books @pantheonbooks.bsky.social · 1d

Preorder Mark Z. Danielewski's TOM'S CROSSING and you'll be entered to win a signed copy of HOUSE OF LEAVES. 📖

This genre-defying epic has it all: two horses, the ghosts of the past, and an unforgettable adventure that’s unlike anything you’ve read before.

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inky labyrinth 📖✨ @inkylabyrinth.bsky.social · 6d

I’m currently reading Nina McConigley’s upcoming novel How to Commit a Postcolonial Murder, about an Indian family living in Wyoming in the 80s and the two sisters who want to kill their uncle. So clever & readable so far!

(Thanks @pantheonbooks.bsky.social for an early copy!) #BookSky

My white hand holding a paperback “uncorrected bound proof” copy of the book mentioned. The cover is an illustration of a large container of green antifreeze on a table, with an ornate red and gold wallpaper design behind it.

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Pantheon Books @pantheonbooks.bsky.social · 8d

Day two of Banned Books Week, and we’re starting with a stack that says it all. 📚

This week (and every week) we stand by the books that make us confront history—and the artists who refuse to look away.

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Pantheon Books @pantheonbooks.bsky.social · 8d

GIVEAWAY ALERT! 🎉 56K+ followers in Instagram?! We’re officially the cool kids 😝

To celebrate, we’re giving away 10 books to 10 winners—because what’s cooler than sharing a seriously stacked TBR?

To enter head over to Instagram! You have until 10/11

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Pantheon Books @pantheonbooks.bsky.social · 8d

Black Speculative Fiction Month starts now—and CHAIN-GANG ALL-STARS is required reading.

Nana Kwame Adjei-Brenyah’s brutal, brilliant debut imagines a near-future prison system built on bloodsport.

📸 credit: literary_lys

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Pantheon Books @pantheonbooks.bsky.social · 8d

. @drashleydfarmer.bsky.social is going on tour! 🚗📚

Join us in celebrating QUEEN MOTHER—the definitive biography of Audley Moore, trailblazer in the fight for reparations and mother of modern Black Nationalism.

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Pantheon Books @pantheonbooks.bsky.social · 8d

Spooky season starts now—and A LAND SO WIDE is the perfect read to begin it. 🌲🦇

Erin A. Craig's gothic fairy tale is romantic, haunting, and national bestseller for a reason.

The Bright-Eyeds are watching. Will you dare cross the Warding Stones?

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Pantheon Books @pantheonbooks.bsky.social · 8d

🪾 Something wild is coming…

A viral tree scandal sparks a feral feminist eco-revolution in Hexes of the Deadwood Forest by Agnieszka Szpila (trans. Scotia Gilroy).

Olga Tokarczuk calls it “a torpedo of a book.”

Out 4.7.26

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Ashley D. Farmer @drashleydfarmer.bsky.social · 11d

Announcing the QUEEN MOTHER book tour, celebrating the life and legacy of Audley Moore—trailblazer, activist, and mother of modern Black Nationalism.⁣
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RSVP and more information: ashleydfarmer.com/events

Pre-order today: lnkd.in/g9_gC2UA

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Ashley D. Farmer @drashleydfarmer.bsky.social · 13d

“An excellent, comprehensive study of an unjustly forgotten civil rights legend.” — Library Journal Another

Queen Mother received another starred review! 🌟

I am grateful to all reviewers who are taking the time to read my biography of Audley Moore. 🙏🏾💙

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Pantheon Books @pantheonbooks.bsky.social · 15d

A queer anthropologist, a Catskills cult, and a monster named The Lamentation walk into a graphic novel… 😈🌲📚

National bestseller SIMPLICITY by @mattielubchansky.com is queer folk horror meets dystopian satire—and it’s gloriously weird.

Now available!

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Pantheon Books @pantheonbooks.bsky.social · 15d

Thinking about writing a nonfiction book? Start here.

TAKE IT FROM ME by literary agent Alia Hanna Habib is packed with real talk about the path to publishing.

Writers, your publishing roadmap has arrived and is available for preorder now.

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Pantheon Books @pantheonbooks.bsky.social · 15d

Ever feel like the news isn’t telling the full story?

MANUFACTURING CONSENT by Edward S. Herman & Noam Chomsky remains a must-read for understanding how power shapes the media—and how to read between the lines.

Swipe to learn more!

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Pantheon Books @pantheonbooks.bsky.social · 20d

To understand Iran’s past and present, start here.

KING OF KINGS traces the 1979 revolution.

FOR THE SUN AFTER LONG NIGHTS—a National Book Award longlist title—follows two journalists amid the 2022 women-led protests. cc: @ntabrizy.bsky.social

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Pantheon Books @pantheonbooks.bsky.social · 20d

Author Erin A. Craig wrote a gothic romance about cursed towns and monster-human love—so we asked her to rate iconic monster kisses. 💋👹

Watch the full video on YouTube & tell us your favorite. A LAND SO WIDE is out now!

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Erin A. Craig Reacts to Top Monster Kiss Scenes 🦇

YouTube video by Penguin Random House

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Pantheon Books @pantheonbooks.bsky.social · 20d

She and her sister killed their uncle. And they blame the British.

Set in 1980s Wyoming, How to Commit a Postcolonial Murder is a bold, unforgettable debut from Nina McConigley.

💫 "I loved it all the way." - Andrea Jones, Galaxy Bookshop, Hardwick, VT

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Pantheon Books @pantheonbooks.bsky.social · 20d

🌟 “Dr. Farmer's book pays homage not just to Queen Mother Moore, but also to the scores of Black women who have built movements and dreamt of transforming their worlds."

—Marcia Chatelain, Pulitzer Prize-winning author of Franchise

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Pantheon Books @pantheonbooks.bsky.social · 20d

🎉 GIVEAWAY TIME 🎉

Two unforgettable books. One lucky winner 😝 Head over to Instagram to enter! You have until 9/29.

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