Spring 2026: 'When the Museum Is Closed' and 'The Doorman' Ballerina Book Club's spring picks are "When the Museum Is Closed" by Emi Yagi and "The Doorman" by Chris Pavone.

We're so excited that WHEN THE MUSEUM IS CLOSED is a Ballerina Book Club Pick! www.allarts.org/2026/04/ball...

THE MIGRANT RAIN FALLS IN REVERSE by Vinh Nguyen is available now in paperback! 📚️

An unconventional memoir of conjuring the uncertain past and a long-lost homeland, and a vital document of one family’s journey through world history

Happy publication day to THE DEAD RINGER! ✨

✨ "Full of suspense and action, this captivating Montana Western, set largely in 1935, will have readers’ hearts pumping." — @altajournal.bsky.social

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Congratulations to Catapult author Sarah Aziza on winning the Anisfield-Wolf Book Award for Memoir! If you haven't read her brilliant book THE HOLLOW HALF, it's out now in paperback 📚️✨️

Come see these incredible authors and more at the L.A. Times Festival of Books this weekend! Or catch our editors at Booth #925 📚️

Elizabeth Rosner, "Third Ear: Reflections on the Art and Science of Listening" (Catapult, 2025) - New Books Network Support Kritika | Support H-Net | Buy Books Here | Join the NBN and NBN en Español on Patreon | Visit New Books Network en Español!

Check out this great interview with Counterpoint author Elizabeth Rosner about her book, THIRD EAR, with @NewBooksNetwork newbooksnetwork.com/third-ear

THE HOLLOW HALF by @sarahazizawrites is available now in paperback! 📚️

🌿 “A powerhouse of a memoir.” — ELLE

🌿 “A remarkable achievement, formally inventive, refreshingly honest, and politically sharp.” — @vulture.com

💀 Happy publication day to EMPIRE OF SKULLS! 💀

💀 "Fascinating, entertaining, and enlightening." — @libraryjournal.bsky.social (starred 🌟 review)

💀 "Captivatingly bizarre . . . A morbidly fascinating tale of obsession." — @publisherswkly.bsky.social

"A thoroughly researched and intriguing work." We're excited to see EMPIRE OF SKULLS in @nybooks ! www.nytimes.com/2026/04/11/b...

GLORIA is now on sale in paperback! 🌼

🌼 "GLORIA captures the lightness, the wonder, the refreshing breath of youth’s horizon. Like a melody, it leaves an impression but with a light touch." —Asymptote Journal

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Disorientation and Uncanny in Hanna Johansson’s “Body Double” - Chicago Review of Books Our review of Hanna Johansson's new book, "Body Double."

"What if you actually disappeared when you lost your sense of self? What if it were physically dangerous?"

Elisa Shoenberger's interview with Hanna Johansson on "Body Double" (Translated by Kira Josefsson, @catapultbooks.bsky.social) is out now.
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HUGE congratulations to FLAT EARTH author Anika Jade Levy for being selected as a "5 Under 35" honoree by the @nationalbook.bsky.social!

See the official announcement here: buff.ly/kT5oQyU

Book Review: Star Power - Our Culture Sam Franzini reviews Ann Scott's "Superstars" and Lauren J. Joseph's "Lean Cat, Savage Cat," who deal with unstable musicians.

"LEAN CAT, SAVAGE CAT's dramatic flair and Joseph’s clear talent for storytelling offer something new to the story of admiration mixed with proximity (as well as her affinity for raunchy sex scenes that, surprisingly, are never corny)." — @ourculture.bsky.social

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Happy pub day to BODY DOUBLE! 🥳

🌟 "A strange, twisty story about obsession and identity and how easy it can be to lose yourself completely." — @literaryhub.bsky.social

🌟 “A dizzying hall-of-mirrors narrative . . . Readers will be entranced." — @publisherswkly.bsky.social

Celebrate Arab American stories with standout fiction and nonfiction. @atriabooks.bsky.social @catapultbooks.bsky.social @simonandschuster.bsky.social

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Thank you, @erinbiba.bsky.social My poetry collection, reissued last month by @catapultbooks.bsky.social. In many ways it’s the autobiographical companion to my novels, & there’s a lot about my Dad, who would have turned 97 today. So… happy birthday, Dad! www.counterpointpress.com/books/gravity/

Emma Straub Talks New Book, Shares Reading Recommendations Emma Straub, New York Times bestselling author, joins TODAY's Jenna Bush Hager and Sheinelle Jones to talk about her new book, "American Fantasy," that takes place on a '90s boy band cruise and has…

@emmastraub.bsky.social recommends THE RESERVATION by Rebecca Kauffman on the Today Show! She calls it Rebecca's "most fun" book to date!

Watch the full clip here:
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12 Must-Read Books of April 2026 - Chicago Review of Books It’s no prank: April is officially here and so are the spring-time books! This month features some of my favorite debuts of the year, a deeply moving anthology about estrangement, and a book that…

NO CONTACT is a must-read according to @chicagorevbooks.bsky.social!

"NO CONTACT is radically vulnerable and truly soaring in its compassion, as well as a powerful reminder that we are never truly alone."

Scott Broker's author headshot.

“Out there is a band of trusted writers who remind me, through their sheer originality of vision, language, and form(lessness), that any confined feeling about the page is just that—a feeling,” writes @scottjbroker.bsky.social (The Disappointment, @catapultbooks.bsky.social): at.pw.org/WRBroker

15 New April Books Here are works on and of the West, including The Oracle’s Daughter, Brand New Beat, and Questions 27 & 28 that we’re excited to see published this month.

So exciting to see THE DEAD RINGER featured in this roundup by @altajournal.bsky.social
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Happy Trans Day of Visibility! 🏳️‍⚧️ Here are just two of the many amazing books by trans & nonbinary authors we have on our list.

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Last night's poetry @jeredspottery.bsky.social. Very grateful to my publisher @catapultbooks.bsky.social, and to the many friends who showed up to celebrate the power of words and beauty and handmade things. @devislaskar.bsky.social @finishinglinepress.bsky.social

🪐 COVER ANNOUNCEMENT 🪐 We're excited to share the cover of @liekemarsman.bsky.social's forthcoming book ON ANOTHER PLANET THEY CAN SAVE ME, designed by Nicole Caputo with art by Caitlyn Grabenstein! On sale 10/13 — preorder now!

Learn more: books.catapult.co/books/on-ano...

Partially Devoured: How Night of the Living Dead Saved My Life and Cha Part memoir, part film analysis, and packed with wonderfully strange trivia, Partially Devoured proves there are still new ways to think about George A. Ro

Night of the Living Dead fans will want to pick up @danielkraus.com's PARTIALLY DEVOURED: HOW NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD SAVED MY LIFE AND CHANGED THE WORLD. Read what @smcclurg.bsky.social thought of this release from @catapultbooks.bsky.social! #booksky #horror

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Happy publication day to IN THE FIELDS OF FATHERLESS CHILDREN!

✨ "Vivid, atmospheric." — Kirkus Reviews

✨ "Gives eloquent voice to the hardships and resilience of rural Appalachian women." — @ala-booklist.bsky.social

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Lauren J. Joseph’s New Novel Turns the Trans Rock Muse Into an Erotic Phantasmagoria - Electric Literature “Lean Cat, Savage Cat” is fueled by sex, drugs, rock, and the seductive allure of self-creation

"An erotic phantasmagoria set in Berlin’s churching queer party world . . . Joseph’s writing, at turns lacerating and hysterical, keeps us on our toes." — @electricliterature.com

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The 2026 James Patterson and Bookshop.org Prize Shortlist Is Here — See the Nominees! The shortlist for the James Patterson and Bookshop.org Prize was announced on March 16. The new literary award, launched by the bestselling author and the online bookstore in late 2025, honors debut a...

We're so thrilled to see TWO of our books on the James Patterson @bookshop.org Prize shortlist! Congratulations to @todd-milo.bsky.social & @sarahaziza.bsky.social! 🏆📚

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In the Fields of Fatherless Children The bus ride home was hot and smelled of sweat and stale cigarettes. June had been to the lavatory twice, each time navigating the aisle on the verge of vomiting, hoping that she actually would so …

"The night before, in the parking lot of the Waffle House, she’d finally told Tom about the baby. After a few beats of silence, he’d asked, Are you sure?"

Read the full excerpt via @literaryhub.bsky.social:
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Events for GRAVITY @catapultbooks.bsky.social

March 28th, 7 pm: @jeredspottery.bsky.social in Emeryville, with Devi S Laskar.

April 18th at 2 pm in San Francisco, with a slideshow by artist Lola Fraknoi.

For the San Francisco event, send RSVP to receive details about the location.
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Announcing the Finalists for the 38th Lambda Literary Awards Read the announcement of the 2026 shortlist for the Lambda Literary Awards!

Congratulations to @todd-milo.bsky.social and @sarahaziza.bsky.social for being named finalists in the @lambdaliterary.org Awards! 🥳

Check out the full list here:
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