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Lauren Cerand Public Relations @laurencerand.com · 06/10/2026

Looking forward to the official launch of Sylvia Jones’s Dope Calisthenics @loyaltybooks.bsky.social next week—join us if you’re in DC and love poetry. Sylvia Jones is a star on the rise.

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Lauren Cerand Public Relations @laurencerand.com · 30/09/2026

Literary fiction I’m working on publicity for now that will be published in upcoming months, in November and January by @schaffnerpress.bsky.social and @coffeehousepress.bsky.social respectively, that should absolutely be on your cultural radar.

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Lauren Cerand Public Relations @laurencerand.com · 18/08/2026

In Hostages: A Counter-History of Colonial Plunder, Paris-based Finnish journalist Taina Tervonen returns to Senegal, where she was raised, to tell a story about people and cultural artifacts that were forcibly taken and trace their silent histories to the present day. @schaffnerpress.bsky.social

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Lauren Cerand Public Relations @laurencerand.com · 11/08/2026

Near Sag Harbor? Join us this Saturday for the grand opening of author Joanna Margaret‘s Beach Book Club, a pop-up bookshop inside of the boutique, Sage & Madison: www.eventbrite.com/e/j-margaret...

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Lauren Cerand Public Relations @laurencerand.com · 06/08/2026

The Bullet Inside Me (November, @schaffnerpress.bsky.social). Absolutely searing fiction out of Buenos Aires, set during the World Cup of 1978, and translated by Andrea G. Labinger.

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Lauren Cerand Public Relations @laurencerand.com · 06/08/2026

Dope Calisthenics (October, Relegation Books) by Sylvia Jones, a Baltimore poet generating serious buzz. I loved personally pressing this one into booksellers‘ hands this week at New Voices, New Rooms.

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Lauren Cerand Public Relations @laurencerand.com · 06/08/2026

Pre-publication publicity that I’m working on this month: Any Kind of Known Tomorrow (September, @bettybooks.bsky.social) is Australian writer in Boston @ldeforest.bsky.social‘s debut novel, set in early pandemic New York.

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Lauren Cerand Public Relations @laurencerand.com · 23/06/2026

Signing on to the plane wifi somewhere over the Atlantic to say I’d love to see everyone in Baltimore who loves books on Sunday at the violet hour @greedyreads.bsky.social as I help to host a stop for my dear friend, LA author and former NYLON editor-in-chief Gabrielle Korn on her East Coast tour.

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Lauren Cerand Public Relations @laurencerand.com · 09/06/2026

Happy Publication Day to Boman Desai & Brahms Comes to Dinner, out now @schaffnerpress.bsky.social! "By dramatizing the high-voltage, yet tender, minds of three legendary musicians, Boman Desai has written a When We Cease to Understand the World for 19th-Century classical music." —The Brooklyn Rail

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Lauren Cerand Public Relations @laurencerand.com · 29/05/2026

A beautiful evening in Baltimore, catching up with friends at the launch party for the new issue of @bmoreart.bsky.social

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Lauren Cerand Public Relations @laurencerand.com · 28/05/2026

There’s a very good new newsletter “On Books” from Bloomberg, edited by @silviakillings.bsky.social. I received it automatically as a subscriber, and I like the mix. Worth it. www.bloomberg.com/newsletters

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Lauren Cerand Public Relations @laurencerand.com · 18/05/2026

And just added: www.ipgbook.com/the-bullet-i...

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Lauren Cerand Public Relations @laurencerand.com · 18/05/2026

📌Independently published: 9/9 📌Works in translation: 3/9 📌Books written by authors born outside of the U.S.: 5/9 (2/3)

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Lauren Cerand Public Relations @laurencerand.com · 18/05/2026

Putting all of my #laurencerandpublicrelations books in one place for 2026, and you can DM or email me (LaurenCerandPR@gmail.com) anytime for review copies, details, and more. You can also always find my latest list of projects at LaurenCerand.com. #booksky (1/3)

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Lauren Cerand Public Relations @laurencerand.com · 15/05/2026

Chic new edition coming Tuesday, and @rodman.bsky.social’s national tour kicks off next week, too: www.simonandschuster.com/books/The-Gr...

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Lauren Cerand Public Relations @laurencerand.com · 11/05/2026

“I always love librarians as heroes, particularly in a thriller.” —WHMP Listen to Joanna Margaret (The Daughters) discuss the setting, researching witch trials, and more: m.soundcloud.com/whmp/novelis... She’ll be at the Odyssey Bookshop in South Hadley, MA, Wednesday, with @joybaglio.bsky.social

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Lauren Cerand Public Relations @laurencerand.com · 14/04/2026

Need some insight in a manageable way? I’m offering a few slots for one-hour consultations with me in the first week of May. Email LaurenCerandPR@gmail.com.

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Lauren Cerand Public Relations @laurencerand.com · 07/04/2026

Then you’d love this cover with art by c. 17th C woman artist Clara Peeters!

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Lauren Cerand Public Relations @laurencerand.com · 06/04/2026

Happy to help get the word out about “How to Read a Poem,” close reading sessions with the Pulitzer Prizewinning Irish poet, Paul Muldoon, that bestselling novelist Jean Hanff Korelitz — yes, a cousin to Helene, of 84, Charing Cross Road fame — is organizing via her Book the Writer platform. (1/2)

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Lauren Cerand Public Relations @laurencerand.com · 03/04/2026

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Lauren Cerand Public Relations @laurencerand.com · 03/04/2026

Looking forward to CityLit Festival in Baltimore’s Mount Vernon arts district next weekend (April 11), where I’ll be representing and sharing the power of Relegation Books, which features nearly fifty voices, in at least three languages, in three titles! (@radixcoop.bsky.social made the bookmarks)

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Lauren Cerand Public Relations @laurencerand.com · 31/03/2026

Join us on April 9 at Creative Alliance in Baltimore for an evening of readings responding to the exhibition, Time’s Breath, with books for sale courtesy of @greedyreads.bsky.social

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Lauren Cerand Public Relations @laurencerand.com · 19/03/2026

Delightful working lunch with my publicity client, Kirmen Uribe, whose work has been translated into more than twenty languages, in Fort Greene today. I’m looking forward to working on Life Before Dolphins with him ( @coffeehousepress.bsky.social, January).

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Lauren Cerand Public Relations @laurencerand.com · 13/03/2026

Happy Friday the 13th #booksky! Preorder Joanna Margaret’s The Daughters and receive this indie exclusive enamel pin! Participating bookshops include @greedyreads.bsky.social @mysteriousbookshop.com @bookpassage.bsky.social @poisonedpenbooks.bsky.social & more www.joanna-margaret.com/books2/the-d...

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Lauren Cerand Public Relations @laurencerand.com · 06/03/2026

Just announced: @rnrmagazine.bsky.social and Relegation Reader contributor Sylvia Jones, whose DOPE CALISTHENICS is up next from Relegation later this year, will sign copies of the Reader on Saturday morning from 11-11:30am in booth, T708 at #AWP26.

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Lauren Cerand Public Relations @laurencerand.com · 05/03/2026

At #AWP26 in Baltimore? Come see @spellswrite.bsky.social and yours truly at the Relegation Books booth, T708. Free tote for the first five people who mention #booksky today!

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Lauren Cerand Public Relations @laurencerand.com · 03/03/2026

And if you’re going to the #AWP26 Bookfair (open to the public in Baltimore for $25 on Saturday), stop by the Relegation Books booth T708 for some very limited edition merch, including @rnrmagazine.bsky.social tees, as well as lots of copies of The Relegation Reader, and more! #booksky

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Lauren Cerand Public Relations @laurencerand.com · 03/03/2026

Coming to #AWP26? Join us on Saturday night for a closing night celebration hosted by a constellation of stars on the Baltimore literary scene with free food, drinks, and dancing! I’m happy to be a sponsor. Open to all.

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Lauren Cerand Public Relations @laurencerand.com · 24/02/2026

Generator by Rinny Gremaud, translated by Holly James, is out now: schaffnerpress.com/books/genera... #booksky

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Lauren Cerand Public Relations @laurencerand.com · 17/02/2026

And HOSTAGES: A COUNTER-HISTORY OF COLONIAL PLUNDER by Paris-based journalist Taina Tervonen, translated by Sara Hanaburgh (published this month): schaffnerpress.com/books/hostag...

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Lauren Cerand Public Relations @laurencerand.com · 17/02/2026

Ask me about GENERATOR, a debut novel by Korean-Swiss writer Rinny Gremaud, translated by Holly James, and available now (published in January): schaffnerpress.com/books/genera...

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Lauren Cerand Public Relations @laurencerand.com · 17/02/2026

Happy 25th anniversary to @schaffnerpress.bsky.social, which celebrates with a new colophon and more! I’m thrilled to have three titles from them on my list for the first half of this year! mailchi.mp/9de6277fe603...

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Lauren Cerand Public Relations @laurencerand.com · 15/02/2026

Saturday night, I’ve signed on as a sponsor of a big party closing out the festivities at 2640space and spotlighting local Baltimore literary organizations. Free and open to the public. Come join us! I will not be at any other events.

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Lauren Cerand Public Relations @laurencerand.com · 15/02/2026

Friday night, I’ll be at Creative Alliance for the opening reception of Time’s Breath, with a talk featuring #DeborahBrownEnglish, @margarethutton.bsky.social and @leahdeforest.bsky.social. Expect an engaging and honest discussion on creating art, debuting after 40, and more. Free & open to all.

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Lauren Cerand Public Relations @laurencerand.com · 15/02/2026

Getting daily messages about #AWP26 next month in Baltimore, so putting my official goings-on in one place 📌 By day @awpwriter.org, you can find me at the conference at the Relegation Books booth. Per their website, you can buy a pass for Saturday only for $25.

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Lauren Cerand Public Relations @laurencerand.com · 10/02/2026

Then join us at Deborah Brown English’s Time’s Breath exhibition opening at Creative Alliance, where we’ll have a special #AWP26 offsite talk on visual art & fiction practices, focusing on debut novelists, featuring English and @margarethutton.bsky.social in conversation with @ldeforest.bsky.social.

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Lauren Cerand Public Relations @laurencerand.com · 10/02/2026

Planning on being in Baltimore for #AWP26? I’ll be at the Relegation Books booth with copies of The Relegation Reader, international contemporary literary fiction (Roundabout, The Trees), @rnrmagazine.bsky.social tees with a poem by Baltimore poet Donald Berger on them and more! Stop by & say hello.

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Lauren Cerand Public Relations @laurencerand.com · 07/02/2026

Thank you to J.M. Ó Faoláin for covering The Relegation Reader U.S. launch hosted by the Coffee House at the Salmagundi Club , and to Zona Motel for publishing it, and for everyone in the room and in the world who gets what Relegation Books is about...

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Lauren Cerand Public Relations @laurencerand.com · 03/02/2026

…those following art crime and provenance discussions in the museum world and art market, and fans of narrative nonfiction. DM me for a review or bookseller’s copy. The author is available for interviews in English. #booksky Author photo: Chloé Vollmer-Lo

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Lauren Cerand Public Relations @laurencerand.com · 03/02/2026

(You can read an excerpt @crimereads.bsky.social, or DM me for a review copy.) Tervonen’s voice as an independent journalist is singular, and we’re working to amplify it here. In her new book, Hostages, out today…

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Lauren Cerand Public Relations @laurencerand.com · 03/02/2026

Happy publication day to Hostages: A Counter-History of Colonial Plunder by #TainaTervonen, translated by Sara Hanaburgh for @schaffnerpress.bsky.social! Tervonen continues her work of excavating silent histories, after The Bone Whisperers (2024), which garnered her the Jan Michalski Prize…

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Lauren Cerand Public Relations @laurencerand.com · 02/02/2026

Planning to be in Baltimore #AWP26? Join us for the opening of Time’s Breath author Deborah Brown English’s exhibition of art from her illustrated novel at Creative Alliance, featuring fellow debut novelists (and LCPR authors) @ldeforest.bsky.social, @margarethutton.bsky.social! Free & open to all.

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Lauren Cerand Public Relations @laurencerand.com · 29/01/2026

If you’re following this topic, Taina Tervonen’s new book Hostages: A Counter-History of Colonial Plunder ( @schaffnerpress.bsky.social, Feb) will be germane to your interests. DM me, or email LaurenCerandPR@gmail.com for an ARC: schaffnerpress.com/books/hostag...

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Lauren Cerand Public Relations @laurencerand.com · 29/01/2026

Delighted to add Kirmen Uribe to my LCPR list for future projects. A New York–based transnational writer, Uribe works across Basque, Spanish, and English, reflecting the multilingual intelligence of the city itself.

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Lauren Cerand Public Relations @laurencerand.com · 22/01/2026

Congratulations to @schaffnerpress.bsky.social for making the move to @ipgbook.bsky.social! Ask me about GENERATOR, HOSTAGES, and BRAHMS COMES TO DINNER.

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Lauren Cerand Public Relations @laurencerand.com · 13/01/2026

In Hostages (2/2), Finnish journalist and filmmaker Taina Tervonen, author of The Bone Whisperers, returns to her roots in Senegal to investigate the mystery behind a group of culturally sensitive artifacts that had been captured by the French army in the late 19th century. Trans. by Sara Hanaburgh.

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Lauren Cerand Public Relations @laurencerand.com · 13/01/2026

Gorgeous ARCs of The Daughters (Mysterious Press, 3/17), the new thriller by Joanna Margaret (The Bequest) going out this week— DM me to request yours! I’ll send out with “Welcome New Witch” pins while they last. Meet Joanna in Brooklyn at Books Are Magic on 3/19, and in LA at Chevalier’s on 3/25!

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Lauren Cerand Public Relations @laurencerand.com · 13/01/2026

Generator (@schaffnerpress.bsky.social), the new debut novel by Korean-Swiss author Rinny Gremaud, translated from the French by Holly James, is available now. DM me to request. I recommend it for anyone intrigued by autofiction and/or environmental themes, and fans of #AnnieErnaux and #HanKang.

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