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Catapult Book Group @catapultbooks.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
Congratulations to Emeline Atwood for making the The Center for Fiction 2026 First Novel Prize shortlist for her debut A REAL ANIMAL! Check out the complete list here: buff.ly/d0rpZS1
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Catapult Book Group @catapultbooks.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
On sale today! Happy book birthday to John Verdon's GHOST BARN and Matthew J. Prigge's DOG'S DAY 📚 🥳 #NewBookTuesday
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Catapult Book Group @catapultbooks.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Just in time for Halloween season—PLAYING WOLF is now available in paperback! 🐺🩸 🩸 "A dark beauty, a brutal and violent novel, but one that ensnares." — @bookriot.bsky.social 🩸 "A devilishly creepy work of folk horror." — @publisherswkly.bsky.social
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Catapult Book Group @catapultbooks.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Join us this weekend at @bkbookfest.bsky.social! 📚 📚 📚 Don't miss panels with Sarah Aziza, @daveydavis.bsky.social, and Hafeez Lakhani — more details available here: buff.ly/KWeCJiS
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Catapult Book Group @catapultbooks.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
Happy publication day to Amy Fusselman's CLOUD SIX! ☁️ 🐇 ☁️ "Fusselman’s absurdist novel about the afterlife is perfect for fans of David Sedaris and TV’s The Good Place. It deserves a spot in every collection." — @libraryjournal.bsky.social (starred 🌟 review)
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Catapult Book Group @catapultbooks.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
RED ANTS is a National Book Award Longlist Finalist! We are beyond proud. Huge congratulations to Kimberly Blaeser ❤️ ✨️
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Catapult Book Group @catapultbooks.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Happy paperback pub day to THE DEVIL'S CASTLE! 🧠 "A sober­ing and dis­heart­en­ing—yet impor­tant—text." — @jewishbookcouncil.bsky.social 🧠 "Unique in its tone and its passion, this is an arresting and deeply resonant book." — @publisherswkly.bsky.social (starred 🌟 review)
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Catapult Book Group @catapultbooks.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
Tonight with @blackwalnutbooks.bsky.social! Don't miss Amanda Peters' launch event for her new book THE BIRTHING TREE 🌳 📚 RSVP now: buff.ly/bNlyi31
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Catapult Book Group @catapultbooks.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Join us tonight!
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Catapult Book Group @catapultbooks.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
THE BIRTHING TREE is a Monthly Magic fiction pick at Books Are Magic! @amandapetersauthor.bsky.social stopped by the store today to sign. Buy a signed copy in the store while supplies last! 🌳 ✨️
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Catapult Book Group @catapultbooks.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
Since its original publication in 1977, THE UNSETTLING OF AMERICA has been recognized as a modern classic. This beautifully repackaged edition celebrates the book's 50th anniversary. "Clear-eyed and plainspoken, an urgent call to reexamine the origins of modern ills." — @publisherswkly.bsky.social
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Catapult Book Group @catapultbooks.bsky.social · 10/09/2026
NYC! Join us tonight Barnes & Noble - Atlantic Avenue to celebrate the release of Amanda Peters' THE BIRTHING TREE! 🌿 📚 Details here: buff.ly/ysZpfOG
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Catapult Book Group @catapultbooks.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
Don't miss Amanda Peters in conversation with Vanessa Lillie tonight in celebration of her new book THE BIRTHING TREE! Held at the @thecoolidge.bsky.social, cosponsored by @brooklinebooksmith.bsky.social! RSVP here: buff.ly/VP8b1BT
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Catapult Book Group @catapultbooks.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Happy publication day to Yukiko Motoya's LOVE AT LEAST! 📚 ✨ "Motoya balances a raw, unfiltered examination of a woman pixilated by mental illness with an anti-love story that unsettles and lingers." — @ala-booklist.bsky.social Grab your copy here: buff.ly/mHdsWeD
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Catapult Book Group @catapultbooks.bsky.social · 08/09/2026
Happy paperback pub day to MUSCLE MAN by Jordan Castro! 📚 💪 "MUSCLE MAN is a lot of fun." — @theatlantic.com 💪 "Nearly every one of Castro’s acerbic, unfiltered paragraphs contains a bristling insight about literature, weight lifting, or academic politics." — @newyorker.com
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Catapult Book Group @catapultbooks.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Joan Silber's MERCY is available now in paperback! 📚 🌟 Longlisted for the Joyce Carol Oates Prize ✨ "Joan Silber is one of America’s most underappreciated literary treasures, and she just keeps getting better." — @npr.org
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Catapult Book Group @catapultbooks.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
We're thrilled to share that Lara Vergnaud's UNTRANSLATABLE is an ABA Indies Introduce title of Spring '27! 🥳 Each year, the Indies Introduce program brings booksellers together from across the US for conversation and connection centered around exciting upcoming debut titles. buff.ly/t1BPNTu
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Catapult Book Group @catapultbooks.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Farewell to a beloved author, poet, and farmer. “In a world that feels under siege, Wendell's writing asks us to slow down, to focus on community, and to think seriously about what we owe each other as fellow humans." —Alyson Forbes, Counterpoint Publisher Our thoughts are with the Berry family.
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Catapult Book Group @catapultbooks.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Fans of THE BERRY PICKERS can rejoice! Award-winning and bestselling author @amandapetersauthor.bsky.social's sophomore novel THE BIRTHING TREE is finally here! 🥳 📚 ✨ Grab a signed copy from @barnesandnoble.com, Books-A-Million, and select indies near you! 📚
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Catapult Book Group @catapultbooks.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
💐 COVER ANNOUNCEMENT 💐 We’re thrilled to share the cover of Tria Wen's ALL OF US WILDFLOWERS, designed by Nicole Caputo! ALL OF US WILDFLOWERS goes on sale on 3/9/27 and is available to preorder now. Check out Tria's mini interview on the cover design via @debutiful.bsky.social: buff.ly/Bhn4z7b
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Catapult Book Group @catapultbooks.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Happy pub day to Peter Rock's latest novel MAKESHIFT! 📚 Don't miss out on Peter's previous titles as well—now beautifully repackaged in paperback format! ✨ "A touching story of faith and trust and of young lives braving the unknown." —Kirkus Reviews
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Catapult Book Group @catapultbooks.bsky.social · 19/08/2026
🦚 COVER ANNOUNCEMENT 🦚 We're thrilled to share the cover of Kiyoko Murata's ISLAND OF THE BIRD FOLK, designed by Victoria Maxfield with art direction by Nicole Caputo! ISLAND OF THE BIRD FOLK hits bookstores on January 19 and is available to preorder now! www.counterpointpress.com/books/island...
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Catapult Book Group @catapultbooks.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
NYC! Don't miss @dannyramadan.com in conversation with Alejandro Heredia at @strandbooks.com next Tuesday at 7pm! RSVP now: buff.ly/vtDOyDa
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Catapult Book Group @catapultbooks.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Happy pub day to Mariana Salomão Carrara's THE LONELIEST TREE IN THE WORLD! ✨ "Carrara makes clever use of her narrator’s birds-eye view on the family . . . An arresting exercise in naturalism." — @publisherswkly.bsky.social buff.ly/oULRTHE
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Catapult Book Group @catapultbooks.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Today is pub day for @dannyramadan.com's CROOKED TEETH! ✨ ✨ "It’s for anyone who has been on the outskirts of the community they were born into, and, with that, Ramadan writes a tender exploration of diaspora. A vital addition to queer Arab lit." —Kirkus Reviews softskull.com/books/crooke...
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Catapult Book Group @catapultbooks.bsky.social · 14/08/2026
🔥 COVER ANNOUNCEMENT 🔥 We’re thrilled to share the cover of Lauren Friedlander's SENSUAL WORLD, designed by Victoria Maxfield with art direction by Nicole Caputo. Check out Lauren's mini interview on the cover design via @debutiful.bsky.social! debutiful.net/2026/08/14/s...
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Catapult Book Group @catapultbooks.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
Big news! Signed copies of @amandapetersauthor.bsky.social's THE BIRTHING TREE are available now for preorder from Books-A-Million! Grab yours now: buff.ly/dfI70qz
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Catapult Book Group @catapultbooks.bsky.social · 13/08/2026
✨ COVER ANNOUNCEMENT ✨ We're thrilled to share the cover of Maureen O'Leary's forthcoming novel THE ONES WHO LOVED YOU, designed by Nicole Caputo! THE ONES WHO LOVED YOU goes on sale officially on 1/5/27, but you can preorder your copy now! buff.ly/L68Kdnj
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Catapult Book Group @catapultbooks.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Happy publication day to James Queally's SURVIVING THE LIE, the exciting final installment of the Russell Avery trilogy! Grab the latest novel now, along with beautifully repacked paperback editions of the previous two installments 📚 Buy now: buff.ly/VQiTeCg
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Catapult Book Group @catapultbooks.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
THE BIRTHING TREE is a September 2026 @americanbookseller.bsky.social Indie Next Pick! Thank you SO much to all of the indie booksellers who nominated us. 🫶 THE BIRTHING TREE hits bookstores officially on 9/1 and is available to preorder now! buff.ly/HdOxDHU
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Catapult Book Group @catapultbooks.bsky.social · 11/08/2026
Don't miss THE FLAYED MAN author Chloe Lauter in conversation with Kerry Cullen this Friday at Books Are Magic! And if you can't make it in person, you can always tune in via YouTube live. RSVP here: buff.ly/DNMjcMc
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Catapult Book Group @catapultbooks.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Signed copies of @amandapetersauthor.bsky.social's new novel THE BIRTHING TREE are now available to preorder from @barnesandnoble.com! Head here to grab yours now: buff.ly/SPcNteT
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Catapult Book Group @catapultbooks.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
Wishing our beloved author Wendell Berry a happy 92nd birthday! 🥳 We're so grateful to have him as a cornerstone of our list, and we hope you'll check out some of his many celebrated works! 📚
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Catapult Book Group @catapultbooks.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Happy paperback pub day to @victorsuth.bsky.social's HOLLOW SPACES! 🌟 A @nytimes.com Notable Book of the Year & Editors' Choice 🌟 "If Suthammanont’s debut is anything to go by, he is destined for a major career as a novelist." — @nytimes.com buff.ly/Hq2pTD1
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Catapult Book Group @catapultbooks.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
4 weeks out from the hotly-anticipated release of @amandapetersauthor.bsky.social's THE BIRTHING TREE! 🌳 Last week, she made her way down from Canada(!) to the PRH warehouse to sign thousands of copies that will soon be available at @barnesandnoble.com, BAM, and select indies near you on 9/1!
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Catapult Book Group @catapultbooks.bsky.social · 31/07/2026
✨ COVER ANNOUNCEMENT ✨ We are so thrilled to partner with @debutiful.bsky.social to share the cover of Lara Vergnaud's forthcoming memoir UNTRANSLATABLE. Design by Victoria Maxfield with art direction by @nicolecaputo.bsky.social. Available 2/16/27. Preorder now: buff.ly/vDe5p1S
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Catapult Book Group @catapultbooks.bsky.social · 28/07/2026
Happy paperback pub day to THE DANCE AND THE FIRE! 🔥 🔥 "THE DANCE AND THE FIRE is an evocative portrait of sexuality, friendship, and art, amongst a setting of nearby destruction." — @ourculture.bsky.social books.catapult.co/books/the-da...
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Catapult Book Group @catapultbooks.bsky.social · 24/07/2026
Buzz for the SHARED LIFE OF EGAN AND LUCIAN is growing! 🐝 Here’s Rose signing some tip ins for her signed first editions, which will be available at select indies on 11/3! Keep your eyes peeled 👀
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Catapult Book Group @catapultbooks.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Congratulations to @pcverrone.com and Emeline Atwood for making the Center for Fiction First Novel Prize longlist! 🥳 Inaugurated in 2006, the First Novel Prize honors the best debut novel of the year and supports emerging voices in fiction. buff.ly/CO9ts7W
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Catapult Book Group @catapultbooks.bsky.social · 21/07/2026
Happy pub day to THE FLAYED MAN! This one is for all the readers dying for Halloween in the middle of summer...🧛‍♀️ "Brutal, horrific, disturbing, yet amazingly heartfelt and touching, THE FLAYED MAN deserves a spot on your summer reading list." — Gruesome Magazine softskull.com/books/the-fl...
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Catapult Book Group @catapultbooks.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
If you've been meaning to read @amandapetersauthor.bsky.social's THE BERRY PICKERS, now is the time! For just one day only, grab your ebook copy for $1.99 AND read an exclusive excerpt from Amanda's forthcoming novel THE BIRTHING TREE included for free! The ideal summer read ☀️ 📚
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Catapult Book Group @catapultbooks.bsky.social · 14/07/2026
Happy pub day to SISTERS OF THE MIDNIGHT SUN! 🌟 An Amazon Best Book of the Month ✨ "Written with curiosity, empathy, and humility, this is true crime, second-act reinvention, and extreme-landscape immersion in one crystalline package." — Oprah Daily buff.ly/tx1K3FB
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Catapult Book Group @catapultbooks.bsky.social · 09/07/2026
THE TILTING HOUSE is now availabe in paperback! Just in time for beach read season ☀️ 🏖️ 📚️ "Lush and lyrical . . . A sweeping exploration of immigration, exile, mother-daughter relationships, loss and home." — @msmagazine.com Read now: buff.ly/9tmnGP6
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Catapult Book Group @catapultbooks.bsky.social · 08/07/2026
So thrilled to see A REAL ANIMAL featured as a staff pick Thunder Road Books in Spring Lake, NJ! We love our indies 🫶 “I’m floored . . . unsettling, powerful, and unlike anything I’ve read before.” —Katherine Czyzewski
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Catapult Book Group @catapultbooks.bsky.social · 07/07/2026
THE DEBUT OF THE SUMMER IS FINALLY HERE! 🔥 ☀️ 🐚 Happy pub day to A REAL ANIMAL! 🔥 "An astonishing debut with a compelling voice." — @latimes.com 🔥 "Stirs with edgy sex, anger, and transcendence." —TIME 🔥 "Raw and captivating." — @vulture.com Read Now: buff.ly/MuTVFwL
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Catapult Book Group @catapultbooks.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
THE FLAYED MAN by Chloe Lauter is an August 2026 @americanbookseller.bsky.social Indie Next Pick! As always, a huge thanks to all of the booksellers who nominated us! ✨ THE FLAYED MAN hits bookstores officially on 7/21 and is available to preorder now! softskull.com/books/the-fl...
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Catapult Book Group @catapultbooks.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Thrilled to share that SISTERS OF THE MIDNIGHT SUN has been chosen as an Amazon best book of July in the Biography & Memoir category! 📚 ✨ This one will hit shelves on July 14th—preorder your copy now! buff.ly/ORnXNtO
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Catapult Book Group @catapultbooks.bsky.social · 30/06/2026
Happy pub day to Prudence Bussey-Chamberlain's BONE HORN! 🦴 "This eloquently written mystery is both thoughtful and compelling, and a win for a poet seemingly at the height of her artistic powers.” — @bayareareporter.bsky.social
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Catapult Book Group @catapultbooks.bsky.social · 23/06/2026
Happy publication day to MENDO! 🍃 "A freewheeling history of the grassroots marijuana industry in California’s rural Mendocino County . . . a raucous look at the renegades that built the Emerald Triangle " — @publisherswkly.bsky.social (starred 🌟 review) www.counterpointpress.com/books/mendo/
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Catapult Book Group @catapultbooks.bsky.social · 17/06/2026
✨ COVER ANNOUNCEMENT ✨ Anika Jade Levy's FLAT EARTH got a makeover for the paperback edition, arriving this November! Design by the fabulous @nlcaputo. ⭐ "Funny and sharp." — @nytimes.com ⭐ "Not to be missed if you want to keep up with the literary zeitgeist." — @gqmagazine.bsky.social
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