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AWP Member Bookshelf

Welcome to the AWP Member Bookshelf! Members are invited to list their new and forthcoming books on our AWP Member Bookshelf, up to six months before and after the publication date. Listings will also appear on our Bookshop.org affiliate page when available. Books added at least a week ahead of their publication date will receive a special pub day shout-out on AWP’s social media pages.

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The Geology of SecretsDebra HughesA unique addition to climate fiction and the literature of the Southwest, THE GEOLOGY OF SECRETS easily transcends these categories, promising to captivate a broad audience of readers." Melissa Pritchard, author of FLIGHT OF THE SWAN and A SOLEMN PLEASURELiterary Fiction

1/15/2027

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Motherline Grimoire: Spells, Rituals, and Ancestor Magic to Connect with Your Sacred LineageCairelle Crow PerillouxMOTHERLINE GRIMOIRE is a deeply researched guide to ancestral connection that blends genealogy, folklore, and magical practice through the lens of the motherline.Creative Nonfiction

12/7/2026

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Sonic WarfareAdeena KarasickThrough a language mired in interlingual insurrection, SONIC WARFARE negotiates the fraught reality of generative artificial intelligence, large language models and their impact on contemporary socio-philosophical, linguistic and political ethos.Poetry

11/28/2026

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All Different Kinds of FreeJessica McCann, with an introduction by Jewell Parker RhodesUpdated 15th Anniv. Ed. of McCann’s award-winning debut novel: Inspired by the true story of Margaret Morgan, a free woman of color kidnapped and sold into slavery, the novel restores a human face to one of the most consequential legal stories in pre-Civil War America.historical fiction

11/10/2026

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WinnowingSuzanne Matson“WINNOWING is beautifully done, personal and real, and especially appealing for the way it integrates theory with a light touch. I appreciate the way it moves across many pleasures and dilemmas of having and letting go.” —Elizabeth Chin, author of MY LIFE WITH THINGSNonfiction

11/3/2026

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FirebrandsVicky Oliver“In Vicky Oliver’s FIREBRANDS, Gilded Age high society and downtown grit mix in this electric novel about sisterhood, activism, and love.” —Luis Jaramillo Author, THE WITCHES OF EL PASO and the award-winning short story collection, THE DOCTOR'S WIFEHistorical Fiction

10/13/2026

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Can Writing Be Taught & Other Novel IdeasSean BernardA novel that takes readers into the dark and tender heart of writing, wandering the many minefields via the fraught tension of a long, complex relationship between a teacher and student, mentor and mentee, lover and lover. Plus a murder mystery spreading out from the center.Literature

10/8/2026

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Daughters of Stone and TideMaria (Mia) MillefoglieBoth intimate and historical, DAUGHTERS OF STONE AND TIDE is a meditation on identity, abandonment, and belonging—a fisherman’s daughter’s search to understand the forces that bind and break a family across generations and seas.Memoir

9/4/2026

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Tyger-TygerSiobhan Casey“Siobhan Casey’s TYGER-TYGER summons attention, tenacity, and tenderness to the work of hope. Exploring devotion and self-compassion, Casey’s poems link hands with their reader to form a “bridge that glows for miles.” —Violeta Garcia-Mendoza, author of SONGS FOR THE LAND BOUNDPoetry

8/14/2026

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MotherheadNicole ZwolinskiMOTHERHEAD opens with a Motherhood Manifesto declaring all mothers should be seen and heard. It is a love song to mothers. Barely scraping the surface of all things motherhood, the poems peel back the skin to reveal the nerves and the often-unseen experiences of motherhood.Poetry

8/14/2026

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National Parks and the Supreme Court: Groundbreaking Legal BattlesCarla Chung MattixThrough five pivotal cases, NATIONAL PARKS AND THE SUPREME COURT offers a new history about the contested terrain of the national parks, where legal, environmental, and cultural values collide.Non-Fiction

8/11/2026

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Unrest: Art in the Aftermath of the 1992 Los Angeles RiotsRose SalsedaUNREST recovers the experience of the 1992 Los Angeles Riots that has driven artists to address the police beating of Rodney King and related episodes of racial violence for over thirty years—underscoring unrest as the inability to rest in the face of ongoing state-sanctioned violence.Nonfiction

8/7/2026

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Sober Mom: A MemoirElizabeth JannuzziA raw and often funny memoir about one mother's journey from hiding vodka behind the coffee maker to rebuilding her life in recovery—one hard-won milestone at a time.Memoir

7/21/2026

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Frank Lloyd Wright's Illinois: Explore His Most Prolific State, From Prairie to UsonianKristine HansenOf Frank Lloyd Wright’s 532 completed projects, the highest concentration worldwide exists in Oak Park, Illinois, where Wright’s home and studio lies. Combining architectural history with human interest, explore 41 of the nearly 80 Frank Lloyd Wright-designed sites all within four hours of Chicago.non-fiction

7/7/2026

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Carlos Montoya: A NovelJohn Paul JaramilloWorld War I veteran and family patriarch, Carlos Montoya wanders the llano of New Mexico and Colorado, tormented by ghosts and struggling for spiritual and family unity.Literary Fiction

6/26/2026

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Wing HavenNaomi ShiblesWhen Almond Nettlesworth is taken from the Fairy Nook, she and a gang of cozy characters transform an abandoned dollhouse into a haven for tiny creatures. But when the Fairy Queen sends the Knight of the Nook to bring her back, Almond must decide between the home she knows and the home she’s built.Fantasy

6/24/2026

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And No One KnewJennifer ManocherianGertrude was born with a huge birthmark on her cheek that defined her life. Afraid of bullying, her entire life has been isolated and lonely. Now elderly, one day she accidentally stumbles upon a secret that upends her sense of identity and catapults her on a journey of self-discovery.women's fiction

6/15/2026

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Vamoose: StoriesKathy Anderson"In these amazing stories, told with such fierce humor and control, characters reckon with the end of things, the fallout, the cleaning up, but Anderson knows how that loss, that untethering, can create a feeling of ascendancy." —Kevin Wilson, author of NOTHING TO SEE HERELiterary fiction, short story collections, LGBTQ+

6/9/2026

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ConfidencesAdela Zamudio, translated by Laura NagleThe only novel written by acclaimed Bolivian feminist poet Adela Zamudio. Now available in English for the first time, this translation captures the lyrical qualities of Zamudio’s prose as it vividly depicts how sexism, religious dogma, and prejudice prevented women from shaping their own destinies.fiction

6/9/2026

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The Other Beautiful PeopleCaroline BockA workplace love story. "Aaron Sorkin, move over. Caroline Bock’s beautiful people are fast-talking, witty, and driven...an unstoppable ride, a thrilling read." —Virginia Hartman, author of THE MARSH QUEENLiterary Fiction

6/2/2026

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