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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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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People Who Live Alone Talk Too MuchSofi StamboWinner of the 2024 Restless Books Prize for New Immigrant Writing, PEOPLE WHO LIVE ALONE TALK TOO MUCH pulls at the threads of daily life, unwinding the ordinary into scenes of humor, introspection, and surprising connection.fiction

5/26/2026

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Moody RoadChris KauzlarichMOODY ROAD is a slow-burn horror novella about the demons we carry into dark places—and about what happens when something out there decides to hold the door open for them.Horror

5/26/2026

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In the Arms of Mountains: A Memoir of Land, Love and Queer Resistance in Red AmericaCole Nicole LeFavourA powerful story of resilience & political courage where you least expect it. Haunting, hopeful & full of fight, this story reminds us of what’s possible when we look beyond red & blue, right & left, to meet each other at the edge of the wild.Non-Fiction

5/26/2026

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The Wildcraft DronesT. K. RexT. K. Rex's debut collection explores a turbulent timeline where the role of intelligent machines changes alongside nature and humanity, in fourteen tales from the climate crisis and beyond. "climate fiction with heart" — Publishers Weekly "a much-needed vision" — Kim Stanley Robinsonscience fiction

5/21/2026

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Mother AnonymousAmanda TilperMOTHER ANONYMOUS is a brutally honest, darkly funny memoir about drinking through diapers and depression, and what it takes to crawl out of the wreckage without losing your kids - or yourself.Memoir

5/19/2026

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Good Brown GirlsParul L. BhandariThis collection is a message of heart and relationships, culture and community, family and self, and sometimes just a bit of real life. It tells the stories of South Asian mothers, daughters, immigrants, 1st gens, and their community. It brings forward dark struggles to allow the light to stream in.Poetry

5/15/2026

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Where the White Light BendsTiffany BlaineMargaret Civil faces several unforeseen decisions when her husband goes missing right before a dinner party. Told through multiple perspectives over the course of one day, this provocative family portrait holds a mirror to the shifting and unsettled collective consciousness of early post-COVID.Literary Fiction

5/12/2026

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The Cemetery CureMiranda SchmidtTHE CEMETERY CURE is a small book of spells. An attempt to find language for the rough magic of the medicalized experiences of breast cancer treatment, poems weave through encounters with heritage, grief, folklore, sexuality, gender, and the more-than-human in an underworld journey.poetry

5/10/2026

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