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Lauren Cerand Public Relations @laurencerand.com · Sep 3

First day of the fall season and I’m thrilled to be working on these books — three cheers for independent small presses and the vibrant talent they spotlight, the bookstores that stock their titles, and the critics and readers that seek them out! It is a passion to which I have dedicated my life.

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Damian Barr @damianbarr.bsky.social · 18h

Now on! At Charleston in Lewes. The exhibition I’ve curated about the Two Roberts. I’m so proud of it! And don’t miss Trackie McLeod and Robert Montgomery while you’re there. Magic!

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The Librarians Film @thelibrariansfilm.bsky.social · 15h

Preserving the freedom to read defies borders, and we look forward to discussing and sharing what's happening in the United States so we may conquer this attack on intellectual freedom together, globally.

Tix:
filmguide.romacinemafest.org/en/detail/?i...

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Constance Grady @constancegrady.bsky.social · 19h

What are some good literary essays you've read recently? (Asking for a newsletter.)

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R&R @rnrmagazine.bsky.social · 1d

“I never felt anything. I had a hard time in high school, got bullied a lot. Dropped out of college after one semester. Then I started as a clerk at the grocery store.”

Read three new stories by Gabe Jimenez-Ekman:

www.relegationbooks.com/article/thre...

Three Stories

Founded in 2012 by Dallas Hudgens, Relegation Books works to connect readers and writers on a smaller, more intimate scale, understanding that success isn't always measured by sales numbers.

www.relegationbooks.com

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Lauren Cerand Public Relations @laurencerand.com · 9d

Lauren Cerand Public Relations @laurencerand.com · 5d

Join us at the Coffee House Club, in residence at Salmagundi Club, in New York on Nov. 12 for a celebration of @margarethutton.bsky.social’s debut novel, If You Leave ( @regalhouse.bsky.social), with Sarah Blakley-Cartwright, @jfkane.bsky.social, and Julian Tepper: www.eventbrite.com/e/author-mar...

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Lauren Cerand Public Relations @laurencerand.com · 7d

Very happy to boost the signal for another freelance literary publicist in Baltimore— check out gabyiori.com

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Juan Martinez @fulmerford.com · 6d

So #AWP26 in Baltimore is now officially the best AWP in AWP history.

awpwriter.bsky.social @awpwriter.bsky.social · 6d

We’re thrilled to announce our #AWP26 Conference & Bookfair keynote speaker, Baltimore’s own John Waters! Read more about the filmmaker, actor, author, and Charm City legend on our website. A heartfelt thanks to our premier sponsor, @jhu.edu, for making this address possible.

#AWP26 Keynote Address by John Waters, Sponsored by Johns Hopkins University

View the full line-up of amazing featured events from the 2026 AWP Conference & Bookfair literary partners!

conference.awpwriter.org

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Lauren Cerand Public Relations @laurencerand.com · 7d

Very happy to boost the signal for another freelance literary publicist in Baltimore— check out gabyiori.com

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Lauren Cerand Public Relations @laurencerand.com · 8d

Wow!!! Thank you for this close read, care and attention.

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Harare Review of Books @hararereview.bsky.social · 8d

For @thesundaylongread.bsky.social recently:

The Lives and Deaths of Véronique Bangoura
By Tierno Monénembo & Translated by Ryan
Chamberlain

From @schaffnerpress.bsky.social

The Lives and Deaths of Véronique Bangoura
By Tierno Monénembo & Translated by Ryan
Chamberlain
Véronique Bangoura, we learn, goes on daily jaunts in Paris
with her wheelchair-using husband, and on one of those
meets Madame Corre. It turns out Corre recognized the
language she heard Véronique speak on the phone as
originating from Guinea, and she wants Véronique to tell her
story-why she's in Paris, and how she came to be (as
Madame Corre mistakenly believes) a personal care
assistant to the man in the wheelchair. Madame Corre has
her own painful history to share, and suspects Véronique
does too. And it is indeed from this shared place of pain that
the women begin to bond--and even to understand one
another across their seeming divide.
The Lives and Deaths of Véronique Bangoura tells of the
atrocities that happened in Guinea under dictator Sékou
Touré from 1956 to 1982. After my initial struggles with
style, I began to enjoy the rhythm of this work and
Véronique's singular voice. She's the survivor of a
complicated past, who through a series of unlikely events
has escaped to that place in exile where she encounters
Madame Corre-a woman whose own past shares unlikely
parallels with Véronique's.
All stories of political turmoil make more sense to us on a
human level, and in this emotional and moving retelling of
the brutality of Touré through the lives (and many deaths) of
Véronique and Madame Corre, Tierno Monénembo brings
what would otherwise be a distant news story and past
history to the present experience of the reader. Excellent
and memorable

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Fall for the Book @fallforthebook.bsky.social · 8d

2/3 Wednesday is jammed packed with events at #fallforthebook festival. Check out the schedule: fallforthebook.org/oct8schedule/

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R&R @rnrmagazine.bsky.social · 8d

“Once you get them back to your place, you pet him and he curls up on your lap and then you see it: that sparkle in their eyes, the tenderness. Suddenly, they like you more just for petting a cat.”

Read fiction by Marta Jiménez Serrano:

www.relegationbooks.com/article/buddy/

Buddy

Founded in 2012 by Dallas Hudgens, Relegation Books works to connect readers and writers on a smaller, more intimate scale, understanding that success isn't always measured by sales numbers.

www.relegationbooks.com

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Maggie Stiefvater @maggiestiefvater.bsky.social · 9d

Fairfax, VA, come see me this Wednesday! fallforthebook.org/oct8schedule/

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Alexander Chee @alexanderchee.bsky.social · 9d

The Italian edition of my first novel, translated by the wonderful Chiara Buffa, is available later this week, 10/10/25, from NN Editore in Milan. And this cover makes my old teen witch heart glad.

www.nneditore.it/libro/979125...

An illustration of a fox dressed in the ribcage of a human, the eyes white with death or transfiguration, surrounded by red and blue-green leaves. The image has a large San serif bold N superimposed, with the image clear inside the letter and faintly colored by a rust orange fade otherwise, the trademark of the house, NN Editore.

The text in white reads ALEXANDER CHEE
Edimburgo
NNE

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The Librarians Film @thelibrariansfilm.bsky.social · 9d

Kim A Snyder's @nytimes.com Critics Pick documentary THE LIBRARIANS is now playing at @filmforumnyc.bsky.social, opens this Thursday Oct 9th at Laemmle Royal in LA plus many additional cities around the US. Join us in the fight for the freedom to read and see the film in theaters. Get tickets now!

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Lauren Cerand Public Relations @laurencerand.com · 9d

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The Librarians Film @thelibrariansfilm.bsky.social · 10d

The 2025 #BannedBooksWeek starts today! See THE LIBRARIANS in nearly 30 cities around the country for a special @bannedbooksweek.bsky.social screening plus Q&A's with grassroots #FreadomFighters and librarians near you.
Get tickets now: TheLibrariansFilm.com/screenings

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The Librarians Film @thelibrariansfilm.bsky.social · 12d

Our 7pm prime time Q&A’s at Film Forum have SOLD OUT! 🎉🎉

Be sure to grab tickets to one of the other screenings during our two week run in NYC- filmforum.org/film/the-lib...

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Lauren Cerand Public Relations @laurencerand.com · 13d

I’ll be in New York for the Deborah Pease Prize, honoring Ed Park at a benefit party for A Public Space, on October 20— will I see you there? apublicspace.org/store/produc...

Lauren Cerand Public Relations @laurencerand.com · 13d

I’ll be in New York for the Deborah Pease Prize, honoring Ed Park at a benefit party for A Public Space, on October 20— will I see you there? apublicspace.org/store/produc...

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The Librarians Film @thelibrariansfilm.bsky.social · Sep 5

As book banning sweeps across the U.S. at an unprecedented rate, brave librarians emerge as first responders in the fight for democracy. A film by Kim A. Snyder.

Opens UK 9/26 @berthadochouse.bsky.social, US 10/03 @filmforumnyc.bsky.social, rollout to follow.

Tix: TheLibrariansFilm.com/screenings

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Lauren Cerand Public Relations @laurencerand.com · 14d

A pleasure to read!

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Martha Anne Toll @marthaannetoll.bsky.social · 15d

Join us at the kickoff to PEN/Faulkner's new series THE BIG IDEA with a discussion about how music can both heal mourners and capture the profoundness of grief.

Doors at 5:45. RSVP required.

www.eventbrite.com/e/the-big-id...

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R&R @rnrmagazine.bsky.social · 15d

“He memorized pi to nine decimal places—3.141592654—and then he squared that. Another trick he did was he typed in this number that, when he turned the calculator upside-down, it spelled BOOBIES.”

Read six new stories by Paul Maliszewski on R&R:

www.relegationbooks.com/article/six-...

Six Stories

Founded in 2012 by Dallas Hudgens, Relegation Books works to connect readers and writers on a smaller, more intimate scale, understanding that success isn't always measured by sales numbers.

www.relegationbooks.com

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