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ALL-AMERICAN DAD published November 5, 2026!

THEY TOLD ME BACK HOME WOULD BE BEAUTIFUL published October 27, 2026!

MONA: AN IMMODEST MEMOIR OF RACE AND REBELLION out on November 17, 2026!

LAMP BACK: PLAYS AND OTHER GRIEVANCES published October 15, 2026!

THE HOUSE BUILT ON ALLIGATOR BONES published on October 6, 2026

AGATE HEAD / STONE SOUP published October 6, 2026

Headshot of author Shelley Stoehr on the right with her book cover on the left. Shelley is smiling at the camera outside in a pink floral top with short red hair and pink cat-eye glasses. The cover of her book has a white background with pink text that looks like neon lights. The text reads: GIRLS GIRLS GIRLS. In smaller black text reads "One Woman's Experience as a Sex Worker in the 1990s. A memoir by Shelley Stoehr."

GIRLS GIRLS GIRLS published September 22, 2026

INCONCEIVABLE: THE IMPOSSIBILITY OF FAMILY IN AN AGE OF UNCERTAINTY published September 8, 2026

Composite of author Jason Prokowiew and his new book. Jason's headshot is on the left, where he is sitting outside in a blue jacket with his hands in front of him. The cover of his forthcoming book, WAR BOYS, is on the right. The cover shows a blue-toned image of his father as a child. White text at the top has a quote that reads "'Astonishing... a tour de force that is both compelling and deeply moving.' -Dan Chaon, author of ONE OF US." The title, WAR BOYS: A FATHER AND SON MEMOIR is in large white text.

WAR BOYS published July 1, 2026