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CONIUM @conium.bsky.social · 11/10/2026

Morghen Tidd’s “houses we die in” comes out next month! Love how the books turned out and can’t wait to see this title go out into the world. Pre-order from @bookshop.org or wherever kickass books are sold: bookshop.org/a/88673/9781... #books #fiction #smallpress #writing #reading

Photo showing a stack of books: Morghen Tidd's "houses we die in." Book cover features a woman underwater.

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CONIUM @conium.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

Cover reveal for "houses we die in" by Morghen Tidd! This triptych of experimental stories will be released in Fall 2026. Pre-orders go on sale next month. #books #writing #smallpress #reading #fiction #stories #shortstory #publishing

Cover reveal for Morghen Tidd's "houses we die in." Cover art features bold title typography and a young woman underwater.

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CONIUM @conium.bsky.social · 06/11/2025

Find us at the Twin Cities Book Festival! Exhibit hall table 619 on Nov 8th at Union Depot in St. Paul, MN. Discounts on books all day long, and author signings too: @jamesrgapinski.bsky.social at 1:00pm @rebeccafishow.bsky.social at 2:00pm Hope to see you there! twincitiesbookfestival.com

Decorative text over a white background reads "Find Conium Press at the Twin Cities Book Festival, table 619, November 8th, Union Depot in St. Paul, MN."

Decorative text over a white background reads "Sale prices and book bundle offers! Plus author signings: 1:00pm, James R. Gapinski, author of The Museum of Future Mistakes; 2:00pm, Rebecca Fishow, author of How to Love a Black Hole. Table 619, November 8th, Union Depot in St. Paul, MN."

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CONIUM @conium.bsky.social · 08/10/2025

It’s publication day for “How to Love a Black Hole,” by @rebeccafishow.bsky.social Get your copy today. The author will be celebrating this book at @madstreetbooks.bsky.social in Chicago this Thursday! 🎉🎊 www.coniumpress.com/how-to-love-... #books #reading #writing #authorevent #pubday

Graphic advertising “How to Love a Black Hole,” by Rebecca Fishow, available now from CONIUM Press. Text also mentions a launch event on October 9th, 2025 at 7:00pm at Madison Street Books in Chicago. The advertised book cover features a cockroach on a white circle.

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CONIUM @conium.bsky.social · 04/10/2025

Hey, Chicago! “How to Love a Black Hole” releases next week! Celebrate the launch at Madison Street Books with the author and special guest Anne Yoder! Thursday, October 9th at 7:00pm. madstreetbooks.com/events/35069... #books #reading #writing

Flyer advertising an event for How to Love a Black Hole, a new book by Rebecca Fishow. Event date is Oct 9th, 2025 at 7:00pm at Madison Street Books in Chicago, IL.

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CONIUM @conium.bsky.social · 29/03/2025

We’ve got ONE “We Are Still Here” and ONE “Girl & Flame” left! If you want either of these fantastic books, come get ‘em at #AWP25 table T937

Photo of two books: “We Are Still Here,” by Emily Koon and “Girl & Flame,” by Melissa Reddish.

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CONIUM @conium.bsky.social · 29/03/2025

Final day at #awp25. Discounts on everything. Don’t make me carry these books back home! Table T937.

Photo of the CONIUM Press table at AWP 2025

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CONIUM @conium.bsky.social · 29/03/2025

Congrats to CONIUM contributor Trista Hurley Waxali on last night’s reading and the launch of her debut short story collection (also featuring editor and professional microphone holder Chiwan Choi). Copies available at Writ Large (literally right next to our table).

Photo of Trista Hurley Waxali reading from her new book

Trista Hurley Waxali’s book, A Smoke Stained Cab.

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CONIUM @conium.bsky.social · 28/03/2025

Got $30? You could turn that into 3 books! Table T937 at #awp25

Photo of a sign that says “any 3 paperbacks for $30”

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CONIUM @conium.bsky.social · 28/03/2025

Copies of the “How to Love a Black Hole” limited edition hardcover still available at our #awp25 table (T937). We also still have a whopping THREE copies of the limited edition hardcover of “The Butter House” at the table (plus plenty of paperbacks, so take a deep breath if you miss the hardcover).

Photo of the book “How to Love a Black Hole”

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CONIUM @conium.bsky.social · 27/03/2025

Also…my #awp25 hotel room had corner windows on the 56th floor. So know that if you don’t buy any CONIUM books at the bookfair, I will literally be looking down on you in judgement all night long.

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CONIUM @conium.bsky.social · 27/03/2025

Table “T937” at #awp25 is Los Angeles. Come buy some books!

Photo of the CONIUM booth at the AWP bookfair

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CONIUM @conium.bsky.social · 07/03/2025

"How to Love a Black Hole," by @rebeccafishow.bsky.social is available now! Join the author for a reading at the Rare Nest Gallery in Chicago this weekend. Part of the Lovers Eye Press reading series. RSVPs required. More details here: www.loverseyepress.com/general-8

Flyer advertising The Lover's Eye Press Reading Series, with readings from Shirley Stephenson, Rebecca Fishow, and Margaret Hawkins. March 9th, 5:00 to 7:00pm at the Rare Nest Gallery in Chicago.

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CONIUM @conium.bsky.social · 04/03/2025

The hardcover of @rebeccafishow.bsky.social's "How to Love a Black Hole" drops today! And if you're in Chicago, the author will be reading from the collection at Madison Street Books at 6:00pm tonight. 🎉🍾

Flyer for a reading on March 4th, 2025 at 6:00pm at Madison Street Books in Chicago, IL.

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CONIUM @conium.bsky.social · 02/03/2025

March 4th! Learn more and get a copy of @rebeccafishow.bsky.social’s “How to Love a Black Hole” here: www.coniumpress.com/how-to-love-...

Photo of the short story collection, “How to Love a Black Hole,” by Rebecca Fishow

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CONIUM @conium.bsky.social · 01/01/2025

New year, new reading period! CONIUM is open through the end of Feb., 2025. Fiction only. We lean toward strange, unusual writing. Length is highly flexible, but we lean toward shorter works. Sliding scale reading fee (starting at zero dollars). Full guidelines here: www.coniumpress.com/guidelines

Text-based graphic reading "January 1st, 2025. Conium Press manuscript submissions are officially open."

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CONIUM @conium.bsky.social · 20/12/2024

Pre-orders on sale now for the limited-edition hardcover of Rebecca Fishow's "How to Love a Black Hole." Reserve your copy at most major retailers: bookshop.org/a/88673/9781... www.amazon.com/dp/1942387229 www.barnesandnoble.com/w/how-to-lov...

Photograph of the book "How to Love a Black Hole," with text that reads "coming March 2025 from Conium Press"

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CONIUM @conium.bsky.social · 03/11/2024

Official release dates for "How to Love a Black Hole," by Rebecca Fishow, with two editions! Hardcover March 4th, 2025 with launch party at #AWP25. Paperback on October 7th, 2025. Pre-orders for the limited-edition hardcover will be available soon! www.coniumpress.com/how-to-love-...

Text-based graphic advertising release dates for Rebecca Fishow's "How to Love a Black Hole." March 4th, 2025 for the hardcover. October 7th, 2025 for the paperback.

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CONIUM @conium.bsky.social · 31/05/2024

In 2025, our first title will be "houses we die in," by Morghen Tidd. Three stories on grief and loss from the author of "girl thing" (Long Day Press, 2023). More details here: coniumpress.com/houses-we-di...

A series of open doorways, with text that reads: "houses we die in, by morghen tidd. Coming in early 2025 from Conium Press."

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CONIUM @conium.bsky.social · 10/02/2024

And that’s a wrap! See you all in LA next year for #awp25

Photo showing an empty table with a sign that reads “Conium Press”

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CONIUM @conium.bsky.social · 10/02/2024

Also, our books are really pretty. Just sayin’.

Photo showing Conium Press books at the AWP Conference.

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CONIUM @conium.bsky.social · 10/02/2024

Final hours of the #awp24 bookfair! All titles $10.00 each. Don’t make me carry all these books back home. Table T1637. Get ‘em while they’re hot.

Photo of a sign showing all Conium Press titles on sale for $10 each at the 2024 AWP conference.

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CONIUM @conium.bsky.social · 09/02/2024

Two hours until Maria S. Picone signs copies of “This Tenuous Atmosphere.” Come get yours and meet the author. 2:00pm today at #AWP24 table T1637.

Stack of Maria S Picone’s book, “This Tenuous Atmosphere.”

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CONIUM @conium.bsky.social · 08/02/2024

Apparently, I don’t know what month it is. February? Yeah, sure. Sounds right.

Sign with corrected month: “February,” for the 2/8/24 author signing with Maria S. Picone.

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CONIUM @conium.bsky.social · 08/02/2024

Tomorrow! 2:00pm. Maria S. Picone signing copies of “This Tenuous Atmosphere.” AWP table T1637.

Photo advertising Maria S Picone’s author signing on 2/8/24 at the AWP bookfair.

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CONIUM @conium.bsky.social · 08/02/2024

All set up at AWP table T1637. Come say hello!

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CONIUM @conium.bsky.social · 30/01/2024

Big news! October 2024, we're publishing "How to Love a Black Hole," by Rebecca Fishow ( @rebeccafishow.bsky.social ). These eighteen thematically weird and formally innovative pieces make all those books with "a tour de force" on their covers sound like a whisper. coniumreview.com/blog/fishow-...

Abstract representation of a black hole. Text reads: "Coming October 2024. How to Love a Black Hole: Stories, by Rebecca Fishow. Conium Press. http://coniunreview.com"

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CONIUM @conium.bsky.social · 04/11/2023

Back issues of “The Conium Review” are all priced on a sliding scale for the #pdxbookfest. Come on by table 44 and pay what you want!

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CONIUM @conium.bsky.social · 04/11/2023

Signed copies of Sarah Gerard’s “The Butter House” at the #pdxbookfest. (And don’t worry, that obnoxious sticker is only on the display copy, you can get a signed copy that is less garish if you prefer). Table 44! Stop on by.

Photo of “The Butter House,” a book by Sarah Gerard.

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CONIUM @conium.bsky.social · 04/11/2023

Advance copy of Maria S. Picone’s “This Tenuous Atmosphere” at the #pdxbookfest table tonight! Not for sale just yet, but come page through it and salivate in anticipation for the February 2024 release!

Photo of the forthcoming book, “This Tenuous Atmosphere.”

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CONIUM @conium.bsky.social · 03/11/2023

All set up at the #pdxbookfest. Table 44 (third floor ballroom). Come say hello at tonight’s “Night Market,” or see us tomorrow during the main festival.

Photograph of the Conium Press table at the 2023 Portland Book Festival.

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CONIUM @conium.bsky.social · 28/10/2023

Check out these gorgeous advance copies of Maria S. Picon's "This Tenuous Atmosphere." Pre-orders will go on sale in mid- to late-November. If you're a reviewer interested in a copy (print or digital), contact us through this page: coniumreview.com/publications... #smallpress #books #reading

Photograph of advance review copies of Maria S. Picone's book "This Tenuous Atmosphere."

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CONIUM @conium.bsky.social · 27/10/2023

Next weekend, we'll be at the Portland Book Festival. Swing by booth 44 to chat and purchase some good books. See ya there! pdxbookfest.org #reading #writing #books #smallpress

Graphic advertising the PDX Book Festival on Saturday, November 4th 2023.

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CONIUM @conium.bsky.social · 30/09/2023

Come say hello at today’s Indie Author & Press Book Fait in Denver, Colorado. Stop on by!

Photograph of Conium Press’s table at Counterpath books.

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CONIUM @conium.bsky.social · 29/09/2023

Gonna be at the "Indie Author & Press Book Fair" tomorrow at Counterpath in Denver, Colorado. Starting at 9:30am. See you there!

Flyer advertising the Indie Author & Press Book Fair on September 30th in Denver, Colorado.

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CONIUM @conium.bsky.social · 27/09/2023

Check out the cover for Maria S. Picone's forthcoming "This Tenuous Atmosphere." @chelseastickle.bsky.social raves "Inventive and heartfelt, Picone’s prose could teach empathy to robots." Pre-orders go on sale in November. Learn more about this title at: coniumreview.com/publications...

Book cover for Maria S. Picone's "This Tenuous Atmosphere," which features stylized planets and stars.

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CONIUM @conium.bsky.social · 01/09/2023

CONIUM opens for submissions again on September 15th, 2023. Full guidelines here: coniumreview.com/manuscript-s... Reading for the 2025 publishing season. Fiction only. Send your weirdest, most lyric, genre-busting best. No min/max word count, but shorter fares better over here.

Graphic that reads: 9/15/23, Conium Press opens for submissions. http://coniumreview.com/manuscript-submissions

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CONIUM @conium.bsky.social · 07/08/2023

Reposting from that *other* social media site. Our next title will be Maria' S. Picone's THIS TENUOUS ATMOSPHERE, a series of linked speculative flashes about adoption, Korean identity, minor planets, spaceships, & ghost men! More info here: coniumreview.com/blog/picone-chapbo…

Photograph of earth from outer space. Text reads: "Forthcoming from Conium Press: This Tenuous Atmosphere, by Maria S. Picone"

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