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Kent State University Press @ksupress.bsky.social · 07/12/2025

As the year winds down, a note of thanks to some of the review outlets, literary organizations, and other partners who’ve helped celebrate Kent State University Press’s books and authors in 2025. We’re excited for even bigger things in 2026!

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Thanks to everyone who helped celebrate our books in 2025!
Boston Globe
New York Post
MSNBC
C-SPAN
Chronicle of Higher Education
Vox
Orion Magazine
Foreword Reviews
Costume Society of America
Baseball Almanac
Rust Belt Humanities Lab
Cleveland Magazine Pittsburgh Magazine
Columbus Book Festival
Lit Youngstown
North Water Brewing Company
Literary Cleveland and many more

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John Burroughs @jburroughs.bsky.social · 28/12/2025

I look forward to participating in @lityoungstown.bsky.social's free Winter Writing Camp on February 28th, where I'll present a generative workshop, "Beat Writer's Block," about using inspiration from Beat authors to jumpstart your stalled writing. Register at www.lityoungstown.org/winter-writi....

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Winter Writing Camp | Lit Youngstown

Winter Writing Camp is a fun day for writers ages 5 and up, no experience necessary.

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John Burroughs @jburroughs.bsky.social · 21/10/2025

One of many highlights at this past weekend's @lityoungstown.bsky.social Fall Literary Festival was the Saturday evening featured reading by Lauren Camp, Todd Davis, and Kortney Morrow. So many thanks to Karen Schubert and her team for making this one of the best fests ever!

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Black Earth Institute @blackearthinst.bsky.social · 29/10/2025

Congratulations to #BlackEarthInstitute Emeritus Fellow Lauren Camp, who was among the featured speakers at the 2025 @lityoungstown.bsky.social fall Literary Festival. Her book of #Poetry 'An Eye in Each Square,' was published by @riverriverbooks.bsky.social riverriverbooks.org/store/An-Eye...

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Bookstore

Bookstore selling contemporary poetry collections published by River River Books.

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Dr. Han VanderHart @hanvanderhart.bsky.social · 21/10/2025

Beautiful books from @lityoungstown.bsky.social bookfair— @wickpoetrycenter.bsky.social, @eulaliabooks.bsky.social, @poetcamp.bsky.social, @nightlightbooks.bsky.social, and more 📚💙 (Intermezzo picked up in the Orlando airport)

books on a flint blue blanket:

WAKING IN THE SAHARA
Zaira Pacheco
Mantited by Lauren Shapira
WINNER OF THE BARROW STREET PRESS POETRY PR
ALMA ALMANAC
Romina Freschi
Echo
2 of the Park
THE
DAUGHTER
OF
MAN
- LSsko
SALLY
ROONEY
INTERMEZZO
The
Mistaken
Place
TORNADO
TED LARDNER
Susan Sontag
iness as Metaphor and
AIDS and Its Metaphors
Things
Sleepless Nights Under Capitalism
from the poems of John Wendell
Gabriela Aguirre
SARAH ANN WINN
Edited by Keith Rosenthal
Álvaro Lasso
ErFP
Translated by Kelsi Vanada
SEVEN BOXES FOR THE COUNTRY AFTER
Juan Gelman
translated by Erin Moure
TETHERING WORLD
YOU KANAL
Capitalism
Disability
Selected Writings by Marta Russell
JANITYEADANE

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John Burroughs @jburroughs.bsky.social · 19/10/2025

Thanks to @mothergusa.bsky.social for this photo of me reading my protest poem "What They Did" on the opening night of this weekend's @lityoungstown.bsky.social Fall Literary Festival. Such a full and fulfilling several days!

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River River Books @riverriverbooks.bsky.social · 18/10/2025

Editor @amorak.bsky.social at the @riverriverbooks.bsky.social table today at @lityoungstown.bsky.social 🌊 🌊 📚 We had such a great day selling books!

Amorak and a blue River River table with books under a wall of art in McDonouhugh Museum of Art

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River River Books @riverriverbooks.bsky.social · 18/10/2025

With Lauren Camp at @lityoungstown.bsky.social, where we sold out of An Eye in Each Square! 💙📚

Han, Amorak, and Lauren camp selfie

everyone smiling. Han in jacket and Lit! blue lanyard, Amorak in pink tshirt and lanyard, Lauren in red sweater and lanyard

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Northeast Ohio Master of Fine Arts [NEOMFA] @neomfa.bsky.social · 18/10/2025

Spectacular NEOMFA poets El Bentivegna & Julia Cilano spotted at the @lityoungstown.bsky.social Fall Literary Festival 👀👀 Come say hi 👋 we’re here til 4pm 📚

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Dustin Brookshire (he/him) @dustinbrookshire.bsky.social · 18/10/2025

Looking forward to 3pm at @lityoungstown.bsky.social! Join Samantha Imperi for “Prosody and the Pleasure of Poetic Soundscapes,” & I’m presenting “Villanelle Exploration.” #poetrynews #poetrysky #poets #poetry

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Dustin Brookshire (he/him) @dustinbrookshire.bsky.social · 18/10/2025

Kerry & I have a contoured villanelle in the latest issue of Painted Pebble Lit Mag. & we met PPLM staff member Nikki “db” Fragala Barnes today at @lityoungstown.bsky.social. Read the issue here: paintedpebblelit.com/issue-5-fall.... #poetry #poem #poetrysky #poetrynews #poets

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Lawrence Coates📚🐦📚💙📚🖋️📚 @lwcoates.bsky.social · 17/10/2025

Enjoying the @lityoungstown.bsky.social Lit Youngstown literary conference. #booksky

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💕Regan Schell💕 @reganiswriting.bsky.social · 17/10/2025

I had such a wonderful time reading with @crayfishmag.bsky.social at @lityoungstown.bsky.social last night! It's always a pleasure to share my work & listen to others share theirs, & to be reminded of just how much goodness and beauty still lingers in the world.

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Kent State University Press @ksupress.bsky.social · 17/10/2025

Come find KSUP books—and @tottencs.bsky.social, our director—at the @lityoungstown.bsky.social Fall Literary Festival! If you’re not in Youngstown, you can still save 30% on titles from the exhibit (with free shipping, through 10/31). Use code LYF30 at checkout: www.kentstateuniversitypress.com

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Book List - Lit Youngstown Festival

Author
Title
Capuzza, Jamie
The Fifth Star
Fleming, Deborah
Ghosts of an Old Forest
Fleming, Deborah
Resurrection of the Wild (PB)
Lauck, Jon
Where East Meets (Mid) West
Livingston, Bill
The Promise of LeBron James
Malone, Charles et al
Light Enters the Grove
Belew, Terry
The Deep Blue of Neptune
Dekeersgieter, Colin
Opium and Ambergris
Terrell, Stephen
The Madness of John Terrell
Nite, Norman
The House That Rock Built
Ruffner, Howard
Moments of Truth
Vacha, John
Playhouse Square and the Cleveland Renaissance

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Vince Guerrieri @vinceguerrieri.com · 24/08/2025

I am delighted to announce I’m going to be one of the readers at next year’s @lityoungstown.bsky.social First Wednesday Series, in March.

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Northeast Ohio Master of Fine Arts [NEOMFA] @neomfa.bsky.social · 29/09/2025

So many NEOMFA students/alum/faculty involved in this year's @lityoungstown.bsky.social Fall Literary Festival 📝📚 We're leading workshops & discussions on The Necropastoral, Poetic Soundscapes, Small Press Ecologies, & more 💜 Learn more: www.lityoungstown.org/2025-fall-li...

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2025 Fall Lit Fest Registration | Lit Youngstown

Fall Lit Fest 2025 features Kortney Morrow, Todd Davis, Lauren Camp, David Huebert & Sean Prentiss, plus readings, workshops and craft talks by presenters from throughout the U.S. The bookfair hosts s...

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Kent State University Press @ksupress.bsky.social · 01/10/2025

New month, new chances to see KSUP authors! Our calendar’s been updated with festivals including @lityoungstown.bsky.social and the Buckeye Book Fair, plus appearances by Mary Noé, Charles Malone, Rebecca Jumper Matheson, and more: kentstatebooks.wordpress.com/2024/07/20/b...

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October 4, Mary Noé (The Man Who Shot J.P. Morgan), Monmouth County (NJ) Public Library, Local Author and Illustrator Book Expo

October 16-18, Lit Youngstown Fall Festival; details here
October 29, Mary Noé (The Man Who Shot J.P. Morgan), Glen Cove Public Library, NY; details here
November 1, Deborah Fleming (Ghosts of an Old Forest), Charles Malone (Light Enters the Grove), and Tom Batiuk (Funky Winkerbean series), Buckeye Book Fair, Wooster, OH
November 12, Rebecca Jumper
Matheson (Artisans and Designers), free online book launch with the Costume Society of America;
details here

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River River Books @riverriverbooks.bsky.social · 25/07/2025

We just registered for Lit Youngstown this morning! Early bird registration through September 15 🐦📚💙 @riverriverbooks.bsky.social author LAUREN CAMP is a featured speaker, and we can’t wait! 👇

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David J Bauman @davidjbauman.bsky.social · 25/07/2025

Who’s goin?

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Dustin Brookshire (he/him) @dustinbrookshire.bsky.social · 31/07/2025

WHEN I WAS STRAIGHT is the perfect size anthology for @sealeychallenge.bsky.social. (Poems by 24 contributors!) Order your copy today & enjoy this #Lammys2025 nominated book! www.smallharborpublishing.com/anthologies/... #sealeychallenge #poetrysky #poetrynews #poets

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When I Was Straight: A Tribute to Maureen Seaton — Small Harbor Publishing

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Lit Youngstown @lityoungstown.bsky.social · 08/06/2025

Fall Lit Fest in Youngstown, Oh! A close look at writer intent Writing for the Stage w/ Lilace Mellin Guignard, Judith Sornberger What the Writer Thinks They Wrote w/ Cherise Benton @ShantiArts @WilkesUWriting #WritingCommmunity #amwriting #writesky www.lityoungstown.org/2025-festiva...

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Festival Details | Lit Youngstown

Lit Youngstown's 2024 Fall Literary Festival laid out, day-by-day, presentation-by-presentation.

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Lit Youngstown @lityoungstown.bsky.social · 07/06/2025

Small Press Pitching & Publishing w/Jen McConnell Doron, Kim Jacobs-Beck Small presses are a wonderful way to get published. No agent, creative control, niche genres. Cons: author does most of the marketing #WritingCommunity @milkandcakepr @RoadSidePress www.lityoungstown.org/2025-festiva...

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Festival Details | Lit Youngstown

Lit Youngstown's 2024 Fall Literary Festival laid out, day-by-day, presentation-by-presentation.

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Lit Youngstown @lityoungstown.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

Bookfair! After Happy Hour, Brainchild, CLE State U Poetry Ctr, Crisis Chronicles, Dodge, Driftwood, Elizabeth's Bookshop, Eulalia, Last-Picked, Milk & Cake, Neighborhood Bookstore Pdcst, Painted Pebble, POP! Art Bks Culture, Rescue, 7 Kitchens, Wick, Wilkes MFA www.lityoungstown.org/2025-festiva...

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Festival Details | Lit Youngstown

Lit Youngstown's 2024 Fall Literary Festival laid out, day-by-day, presentation-by-presentation.

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Lit Youngstown @lityoungstown.bsky.social · 01/06/2025

Fall Lit Fest in Youngstown, Oh! New Mexico Poet Laureate Lauren Camp How to Make Luck: Writing in Praise of the Ordinary We need to keep finding joy and celebrating gratitude. @GCConservancy @POETSorg @BlackEarthInst @TheSchooner #poetrycommunity www.lityoungstown.org/2025-festiva...

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Festival Details | Lit Youngstown

Lit Youngstown's 2024 Fall Literary Festival laid out, day-by-day, presentation-by-presentation.

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Karen Schubert @karen-youngstown.bsky.social · 31/05/2025

Registration is open for Fall Lit Fest in Youngstown, Oh! Necropastoral: Poetry Workshop w/ El Bentivegna, Michelle Duke, Kristen Tetzmann Writing Poetry from Invisible Disabilities w/ Kate Caraballo #poetry #poetrycommunity #amwriting @NEOMFA www.lityoungstown.org/2025-festiva...

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Lit Youngstown's 2024 Fall Literary Festival laid out, day-by-day, presentation-by-presentation.

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University of Akron Press @uakronpress.bsky.social · 29/05/2025

We highly recommend learning about poetry chapbooks from Mary! She's amazing!

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Lit Youngstown @lityoungstown.bsky.social · 29/05/2025

Registration is open for Fall Lit Fest! Sessions like writing workshop Metaphor at the Root: Generate, Inspire, Activate w/ Holly M. Wendt. Use real objects to create grounded, substantive metaphors and explore generative possibilities. #amwriting www.lityoungstown.org/2025-festiva...

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Festival Details | Lit Youngstown

Lit Youngstown's 2024 Fall Literary Festival laid out, day-by-day, presentation-by-presentation.

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Lit Youngstown @lityoungstown.bsky.social · 27/05/2025

Registration's open for the Fall Lit Fest! Writing Minority Parenthood–Jewish Parents on Raising Minority Children w/ Allison Pitinii Davis, Carly Sachs, Philip Terman, @swerdlow_david Writing Jewish Summer Camp in Turbulent Times w/ @aaronkreuter www.lityoungstown.org/2025-festiva...

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Festival Details | Lit Youngstown

Lit Youngstown's 2024 Fall Literary Festival laid out, day-by-day, presentation-by-presentation.

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Lit Youngstown @lityoungstown.bsky.social · 24/05/2025

Researching & Writing the Past w/Christina Fisanick, Reframing Appalachian Stereotypes for Social Justice w/Susan Boser, Wide Branches, Deep Roots: How Appalachian Wisdom Can Help Us All in the Fight for a Sustainable Future w/Amanda Hayes, Jessica Jones www.lityoungstown.org/2025-festiva...

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Festival Details | Lit Youngstown

Lit Youngstown's 2024 Fall Literary Festival laid out, day-by-day, presentation-by-presentation.

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Lit Youngstown @lityoungstown.bsky.social · 24/05/2025

Hey writers who have read at any of our mics! We're putting together a 10 year anniversary anthology. Please send us your work! We're pretty excited about this. #FallLiteraryFestival #WinterWritingCamp #FirstWednesdayReaderSeries #YWCAWomensArtShow www.lityoungstown.org/lit-at-the-m...

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Lit At The Mic Anthology | Lit Youngstown

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Lit Youngstown @lityoungstown.bsky.social · 24/05/2025

Hey bird lovers, art lovers, lit lovers! Check out this raffle to win a stunning handsculpted birdbath. Your ticket purchase helps put some wind in our wings. Free shipping to lower 48 #tonyarmeni #sculpture #birds #birdbath #raffle www.lityoungstown.org/bird-bath-ra...

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Bird Bath Raffle | Lit Youngstown

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Lit Youngstown @lityoungstown.bsky.social · 24/05/2025

Hey literary writers, readers, educators, editors, students, program directors! Join us for the 9th annual Fall Literary Festival. Incredible featured writers, presenters from Canada and U.S. coast-to-coast, book fair, National Pasta Day, open mic. Yeah. www.lityoungstown.org/2025-fall-li...

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Emily Rae 📚 @emilyrae.bsky.social · 29/03/2025

I had the honor of teaching a course on author websites at the Lit Youngstown Winter Writing Camp. I had so much fun! Look at this beautiful location! 😍 @lityoungstown.bsky.social

Photo of me presenting in a ornate room.

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River River Books @riverriverbooks.bsky.social · 19/03/2025

Your mom called: she said to bring her back one of our AWP stickers 🍑 📚

a roll of 2x2 square stickers in River River green (it’s a thing) with I LIKE YOUR ASSONANCE text and a peach icon

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Mara Wilson @marawilson.bsky.social · 18/03/2025

I wrote about my kind, funny childhood friend Michelle Trachtenberg, and the group of friends that saved my life when I was a kid. www.vulture.com/article/mara...

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My Cool Friend Michelle

Other kids called Trachtenberg a bitch, but in our group of child stars, we all wanted to be like her.

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S.C. Flynn @scyflynn.bsky.social · 18/03/2025

Two poems just published in Orbis magazine #poetry

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