Hub City Press
@hubcitypress.bsky.social
Nonprofit press publishing new and extraordinary voices from the American South. Learn more at hubcity.org/publishing. Shop our catalog at hubcity.org/books.
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NEA Funding and Hub City Writers Project | Update from Meg Reid
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On Friday, we received, along with 40+ other independent publishers, a notice that our NEA grant had been terminated. Here's a brief video from Executive Director/Publisher @megireid.bsky.social on how the termination affects us and what you can do to help. www.youtube.com/watch?v=o6Be...
Need a last minute gift before Christmas? We have SFA's Gravy Quarterly magazine subscriptions that will last the whole year and are the perfect gift for foodies and anyone interested in diverse food cultures of the changing American South. Subscribe over at hubcity.org/gravy
December 16, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Need a last minute gift before Christmas? We have SFA's Gravy Quarterly magazine subscriptions that will last the whole year and are the perfect gift for foodies and anyone interested in diverse food cultures of the changing American South. Subscribe over at hubcity.org/gravy
Last day of our 40% off backlist sale on hubcity.org/books! 📚🎁
Our biggest sale of the year starts today! 40% off all backlist titles (books published prior to this year) at hubcity.org/books. Most poetry is only $9.60; paperbacks $10.77; and hardcovers between $10-$17. If you want books to arrive in time for Christmas, place your orders ASAP! 🎄
December 15, 2025 at 2:48 PM
Last day of our 40% off backlist sale on hubcity.org/books! 📚🎁
A Christmas-y exclusive excerpt of forthcoming novel (out May 5, 2026) Hope House by Joe Bond in @people.com today! Read it here people.com/christmas-gr... & preorder your copy at hubcity.org/hopehouse!
'It Was Christmas 1988 And We Weren't Getting Anything:' It's Christmas at the Group Home (Exclusive)
In an exclusive excerpt from the new novel 'Hope House' by Joe Bond, see what Christmas is like at a treatment home for troubled teens.
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December 12, 2025 at 3:14 PM
A Christmas-y exclusive excerpt of forthcoming novel (out May 5, 2026) Hope House by Joe Bond in @people.com today! Read it here people.com/christmas-gr... & preorder your copy at hubcity.org/hopehouse!
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@hubcitypress.bsky.social’s Zora photographed today
December 10, 2025 at 7:40 PM
@hubcitypress.bsky.social’s Zora photographed today
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“Today’s poem looks at the word migrant and its meaning apart from the current political climate," shares host Maggie Smith in today’s encore episode.
Read “/’mīgrent/” by Tiana Nobile: bit.ly/4iVCRfg
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Read “/’mīgrent/” by Tiana Nobile: bit.ly/4iVCRfg
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December 11, 2025 at 9:26 PM
“Today’s poem looks at the word migrant and its meaning apart from the current political climate," shares host Maggie Smith in today’s encore episode.
Read “/’mīgrent/” by Tiana Nobile: bit.ly/4iVCRfg
📖: @hubcitypress.bsky.social
Read “/’mīgrent/” by Tiana Nobile: bit.ly/4iVCRfg
📖: @hubcitypress.bsky.social
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The teeny tiniest interview in PW to close out @hubcitypress.bsky.social 30th anniversary. In the newsletter today and in this week's print issue.
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December 8, 2025 at 6:49 PM
The teeny tiniest interview in PW to close out @hubcitypress.bsky.social 30th anniversary. In the newsletter today and in this week's print issue.
www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...
www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...
Fresh shirts are printing up now, so place your order before midnight if you were thinking about getting a super fun Hub City shirt (more colors available + a sweatshirt!) www.bonfire.com/hub-city-shi...
Hub City! Shirt | Bonfire
Show your love for Hub City with this retro-inspired design!. This is a Black Friday-Giving Tuesday special. Shirts will ship on December 20.
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December 8, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Fresh shirts are printing up now, so place your order before midnight if you were thinking about getting a super fun Hub City shirt (more colors available + a sweatshirt!) www.bonfire.com/hub-city-shi...
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Excited to share the new logo I designed for the awesome folks at @hubcitypress.bsky.social I had a great time working with @megireid.bsky.social & @katearden.bsky.social. If you’re into it, you can snag one of their dope new hats featuring the logo on the back. Link to hats in bio.
December 5, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Excited to share the new logo I designed for the awesome folks at @hubcitypress.bsky.social I had a great time working with @megireid.bsky.social & @katearden.bsky.social. If you’re into it, you can snag one of their dope new hats featuring the logo on the back. Link to hats in bio.
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It's @hubcitypress.bsky.social's biggest sale of the year!!! Now through December 15, 40% (!!) backlist titles, including some of our top-selling titles. You get gifts for all the readers in your life, and we empty our warehouse and end the year on a strong note!
www.hubcity.org/books
www.hubcity.org/books
December 5, 2025 at 5:12 PM
It's @hubcitypress.bsky.social's biggest sale of the year!!! Now through December 15, 40% (!!) backlist titles, including some of our top-selling titles. You get gifts for all the readers in your life, and we empty our warehouse and end the year on a strong note!
www.hubcity.org/books
www.hubcity.org/books
🌟 We're thrilled to share that LULLABY FOR THE GRIEVING by Ashley M. Jones was selected as one of @shelf-awareness.com's 2025 Best Books of the Year! We're so pleased this standout personal collection of poems made it into this top 10 selection of incredible books. Grab a copy at hubcity.org/lullaby
December 5, 2025 at 3:55 PM
🌟 We're thrilled to share that LULLABY FOR THE GRIEVING by Ashley M. Jones was selected as one of @shelf-awareness.com's 2025 Best Books of the Year! We're so pleased this standout personal collection of poems made it into this top 10 selection of incredible books. Grab a copy at hubcity.org/lullaby
Our biggest sale of the year starts today! 40% off all backlist titles (books published prior to this year) at hubcity.org/books. Most poetry is only $9.60; paperbacks $10.77; and hardcovers between $10-$17. If you want books to arrive in time for Christmas, place your orders ASAP! 🎄
December 5, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Our biggest sale of the year starts today! 40% off all backlist titles (books published prior to this year) at hubcity.org/books. Most poetry is only $9.60; paperbacks $10.77; and hardcovers between $10-$17. If you want books to arrive in time for Christmas, place your orders ASAP! 🎄
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Grateful to all who have already supported us this year. And! If you make a tax-deductible donation before the end of Dec., we'll send you a gift-wrapped hardcover copy of THAT'S HOW IT WORKS: 30 Years of Fiction from Hub City Press. Here's a pic of us wrapping:
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December 2, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Grateful to all who have already supported us this year. And! If you make a tax-deductible donation before the end of Dec., we'll send you a gift-wrapped hardcover copy of THAT'S HOW IT WORKS: 30 Years of Fiction from Hub City Press. Here's a pic of us wrapping:
www.hubcity.org/support
www.hubcity.org/support
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I try to keep a good disposition, but the reality is we've had over $75,000 in funding cut in the past 18 months. That's true of every literary nonprofit. We also have more recurring monthly donors than ever, which is good for our cash flow and helps us plan our way through....unprecedented times.
December 2, 2025 at 5:50 PM
I try to keep a good disposition, but the reality is we've had over $75,000 in funding cut in the past 18 months. That's true of every literary nonprofit. We also have more recurring monthly donors than ever, which is good for our cash flow and helps us plan our way through....unprecedented times.
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It's meaningful to me that @hubcitypress.bsky.social has over 500 individual supporters who donate each year to sustain our work. It's extra meaningful to me that 50% come from outside of Spartanburg. We saw our largest spike in non-SC giving ever after the termination of our NEA grant this year.
December 2, 2025 at 5:50 PM
It's meaningful to me that @hubcitypress.bsky.social has over 500 individual supporters who donate each year to sustain our work. It's extra meaningful to me that 50% come from outside of Spartanburg. We saw our largest spike in non-SC giving ever after the termination of our NEA grant this year.
Make a contribution to the Hub City Writers Project this #givingtuesday at hubcity.org/support and fund the future of Southern lit!
December 2, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Make a contribution to the Hub City Writers Project this #givingtuesday at hubcity.org/support and fund the future of Southern lit!
Sale ends tonight! Head over to hubcity.org/books to get books on your wishlist and for the readers in your life
Shop small this weekend + snap up some Hub City books! This is our biggest sale on 2025 titles, so if you've had your eye on Plum, Hothouse Bloom, World Without End, Lullaby for the Grieving, Junah, Bodock, past is a jean jacket, or That's How It Works (+ any older titles), head to hubcity.org/books
December 1, 2025 at 9:45 PM
Sale ends tonight! Head over to hubcity.org/books to get books on your wishlist and for the readers in your life
Read a little interview with Hub City's Publisher @megiris.bsky.social in @publisherswkly.bsky.social about celebrating 30 years of the press, the range of our catalog, and what we're looking forward to next: www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...
From the Ground Up: PW Talks with Meg Reid
The publisher of the Spartanburg, S.C.–based Hub City Press, which turns 30 this year, wants to help elevate the literary voices of the American South and rewrite the narrative surrounding the oft-mis...
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December 1, 2025 at 8:39 PM
Read a little interview with Hub City's Publisher @megiris.bsky.social in @publisherswkly.bsky.social about celebrating 30 years of the press, the range of our catalog, and what we're looking forward to next: www.publishersweekly.com/pw/by-topic/...
Shop small this weekend + snap up some Hub City books! This is our biggest sale on 2025 titles, so if you've had your eye on Plum, Hothouse Bloom, World Without End, Lullaby for the Grieving, Junah, Bodock, past is a jean jacket, or That's How It Works (+ any older titles), head to hubcity.org/books
November 26, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Shop small this weekend + snap up some Hub City books! This is our biggest sale on 2025 titles, so if you've had your eye on Plum, Hothouse Bloom, World Without End, Lullaby for the Grieving, Junah, Bodock, past is a jean jacket, or That's How It Works (+ any older titles), head to hubcity.org/books
For 30 years, Hub City Press has championed the finest voices of the American South. This year, we formed our first-ever National Advisory Council to help guide our next chapter. Together, we'll continue to shape the future of independent publishing. Learn more at hubcity.org/advisorycouncil
November 20, 2025 at 7:56 PM
For 30 years, Hub City Press has championed the finest voices of the American South. This year, we formed our first-ever National Advisory Council to help guide our next chapter. Together, we'll continue to shape the future of independent publishing. Learn more at hubcity.org/advisorycouncil
Thrilled about this collection that reads as if Denis Johnson wrote Over the Garden Wall--coming out in 2027!
November 18, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Thrilled about this collection that reads as if Denis Johnson wrote Over the Garden Wall--coming out in 2027!
Thanks @debutiful.bsky.social for include PLUM and THE PAST IS A JEAN JACKET on this best of list!
THE BEST DEBUT BOOKS OF 2025, according to @debutiful.bsky.social's @vitcavage.bsky.social
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November 17, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Thanks @debutiful.bsky.social for include PLUM and THE PAST IS A JEAN JACKET on this best of list!
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Finished PLUM days ago & can't stop thinking about it bookshop.org/a/25459/9798... @hubcitypress.bsky.social
A novel written entirely in 2nd person🤯🤯 POV underlines a young woman narrator's own numb distance from normalized abuse... Beautifully done, highly recommend (w/ trigger warnings) 💙📚👀
A novel written entirely in 2nd person🤯🤯 POV underlines a young woman narrator's own numb distance from normalized abuse... Beautifully done, highly recommend (w/ trigger warnings) 💙📚👀
November 16, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Finished PLUM days ago & can't stop thinking about it bookshop.org/a/25459/9798... @hubcitypress.bsky.social
A novel written entirely in 2nd person🤯🤯 POV underlines a young woman narrator's own numb distance from normalized abuse... Beautifully done, highly recommend (w/ trigger warnings) 💙📚👀
A novel written entirely in 2nd person🤯🤯 POV underlines a young woman narrator's own numb distance from normalized abuse... Beautifully done, highly recommend (w/ trigger warnings) 💙📚👀
SC and MS short story writers!! We open tomorrow! hubcity.org/shorts
🩳 We’re thrilled to announce a brand new initiative today: Hub City Shorts is a series of publications edited by @gabrielbump.bsky.social, Mesha Maren, and M. Randal O'Wain, coming in 2027 from Hub City Press! Up first: SC and MS! www.hubcity.org/news/hub-cit...
Hub City Press Announces Hub City Shorts, a New Series Celebrating Southern Storytelling | Hub City Writers Project
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November 14, 2025 at 8:25 PM
SC and MS short story writers!! We open tomorrow! hubcity.org/shorts
Catch @robertbusbywrites.bsky.social at the @miamibookfair.bsky.social in 10 days (Nov. 23 @ 12:30pm) on the "Struggles on the Periphery: Profundity in the Everyday" panel! www.miamibookfair.com/event/strugg...
STRUGGLES ON THE PERIPHERY: PROFUNDITY IN THE EVERYDAY – FICTION - Miami Book Fair
Carlos Manuel Álvarez’s False War: A Novel, translated by Natasha Wimmer, portrays ambivalent castaways living lives of deep estrangement from their home country. Álvarez links extraordinary stories o...
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November 13, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Catch @robertbusbywrites.bsky.social at the @miamibookfair.bsky.social in 10 days (Nov. 23 @ 12:30pm) on the "Struggles on the Periphery: Profundity in the Everyday" panel! www.miamibookfair.com/event/strugg...
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“Through personal essays, nuanced reporting, and original illustrations, Martha Park grapples with religious ambivalence and ecological care as she wonders how faith both compels and hinders our love for a planet in peril.”
– review by Annelise Jolley
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– review by Annelise Jolley
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Apocalypses all around us
Martha Park unearths surprising connections between the natural and the supernatural, the material and the...
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November 13, 2025 at 3:10 PM
“Through personal essays, nuanced reporting, and original illustrations, Martha Park grapples with religious ambivalence and ecological care as she wonders how faith both compels and hinders our love for a planet in peril.”
– review by Annelise Jolley
@hubcitypress.bsky.social
– review by Annelise Jolley
@hubcitypress.bsky.social