New this week! SIDETRACKED: EXILE IN HOLLYWOOD by Alexander Voloshin, translation and introduction by @bdralyuk.bsky.social #poetry
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Happy publication day to the swarthy bather on the right, Alexander Voloshin, who has waited a long time for his moment in the sun…

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How a lost and forgotten LA writer is coming back into print after 36 years Boris Dralyuk, who has two new books coming out, talks about getting the poet Henri Coulette published again.

The great SoCal bookman @erikpedersen.bsky.social revisits his story about Henri Coulette, now that the poet’s work is back in print—and Alexander Voloshin makes a cameo, too.

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Thank you to @somejerrystahl.bsky.social for your kind words about SIDETRACKED! Officially publishing April 21, now shipping from Paul Dry Books @bdralyuk.bsky.social
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As always, @nadyawilliams81.bsky.social gets to the heart of the matter… I couldn’t have asked for a more sympathetic reading of Alexander Voloshin’s SIDETRACKED: EXILE IN HOLLYWOOD (@pauldrybooks.bsky.social).

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Pass and Stow: Poems Afterword by David Mason106-page paperback / 5.5" x 8.5" / ISBN 9781589882164Publication Date: 6/9/2026 (available for preorder)"Livewell’s lyrics, frequently set in his home city of Philadelphia, rem...

Happy to announce that @pauldrybooks.bsky.social is now sending out copies of my new poetry collection (officially out on June 9). Please tell your friends. Hope you enjoy it. share.google/TUl6WYgDg1lQ...

Dazzling, Immersive New Historical Fiction

Thrilled to see Devon Jersild's LUMINOUS BODIES on @nytimes.com list of "Dazzling, Immersive New #HistoricalFiction."
"Choosing to narrate Curie’s experiences in an inventive first-person voice adds immediacy to a story filled with dramatic triumphs and disappointments."
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The Marbles & the Muses | James Romm A.E. Stallings’s reflections on the Elgin Marbles illustrate how beautiful objects have the power to inspire both the noblest effusions and the pettiest efforts at acquisition.

The New York Review of Books calls FRIEZE FRAME by A. E. Stallings a "lively, ingenious, humane set of essays." @nybooks.com @consortiumbooks.bsky.social #elginmarbles #parthenon #Greece #BritishMuseum #poetry
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The Marbles & the Muses | James Romm A.E. Stallings’s reflections on the Elgin Marbles illustrate how beautiful objects have the power to inspire both the noblest effusions and the pettiest efforts at acquisition.

A.E. Stallings’s “Frieze Frame illustrates the power of beauty to inspire both the noblest effusions and the pettiest efforts at acquisition and ownership.” —James Romm

'A Dance of Frogs', Flemish, unknown artist Mid-17th century. (Victoria & Albert Museum, London)

My sincere thanks to Bob Blaisdell for his snappy early review of Alexander Voloshin’s SIDETRACKED! russianlife.com/the-russia-f...

New this week! From Deborah Warren, the author of STRANGE TO SAY, comes STREET SMARTS, an entertaining guide to nearly every road-related topic out there—from odonymy (the study of street names) to map-making techniques to the history of the world’s most celebrated lanes. shorturl.at/MNl6D

Alias O. Henry by Ben Yagoda Reviewed by James M. Fisher

Happy to see a novel I enjoyed, Ben Yagoda's imaginative telling of the life of O'Henry, "Alias O'Henry"—pub'd by @pauldrybooks.bsky.social—was reviewed appreciatively by James Fisher in @theseaboardreview.ca. For readers of Jack Finney's Time&Again! #Booksky www.theseaboardreview.ca/p/alias-o-he...

Don't miss the last day of our Spring Sale!
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Find yourself doomscrolling this morning? Alexander Voloshin was doing the same in 1936, down to the ads… @pauldrybooks.bsky.social

Why We’re Still Fighting Over Elgin’s Marbles In A.E. Stallings’s Frieze Frame, the poet retells the many conflicts, political and cultural, the ransacked portion of the Parthenon has inspired.

The Nation calls FRIEZE FRAME by A. E. Stallings "a brilliant riot of characters, personalities, and voices that jostle together across continents and centuries."
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Thank you @csmonitor.bsky.social for including Luminous Bodies on your list: "This captivating historical-fiction debut novel brings Nobel laureate Marie Curie to vibrant life."

Weep, Shudder, Die: On Opera and Poetry 220-page paperback / 5" x 8" / ISBN 9781589881969Publication Date: 12/3/2024A unique book about opera—personal, impassioned, and provocative.  Weep, Shudder, Die explores opera from the perspective by...

NOTES, the journal of the Musical Library Assoc., reviewed WEEP, SHUDDER, DIE, calling it "infectiously engaging" and saying "[Gioia] has the most profound understanding of the musical/poetic arts, and perhaps more importantly, displays a full existential love for them as well." shorturl.at/ZUVQa

Thank you @csmonitor.bsky.social for including Luminous Bodies on your list: "This captivating historical-fiction debut novel brings Nobel laureate Marie Curie to vibrant life."

Book Review: Novel ‘Luminous Bodies,’ Devon Jersild The Vermont author’s absorbing historical novel delves into the scientific discoveries and the tumultuous love life of the woman who discovered radium.

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Doing this next week in London:

What, you may ask, does a forgotten poem by a foreign-born Hollywood extra have to tell us now? All I can say is that Alexander Voloshin’s SIDETRACKED has been a source of comfort for me over the past few years—a sympathetic voice reaching across decades. “Been there,” he nods…

I hold in my hands a finished copy of the strangest and most wonderful little book, Alexander Voloshin’s SIDETRACKED: EXILE IN HOLLYWOOD. Not officially out until April 21, but I bet @pauldrybooks.bsky.social won’t stand on ceremony. Order it now, won’t you? www.pauldrybooks.com/products/sid...

Thank you @histnovsoc.bsky.social for selecting ALIAS O. HENRY by Ben Yagoda as an #EditorsChoice
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Happy pub day to Devon Jersild and LUMINOUS BODIES!
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LUMINOUS BODIES by Devon Jersild officially comes out next week, but is now shipping at our website:
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Wonderful launch event last night for LUMINOUS BODIES, Devon Jersild’s beautiful new novel about Marie Curie. Becky Dayton of the Vermont Book Shop channeled Terry Gross, interviewing Devon at Middlebury, Vermont’s Town Hall Theater, and Becky and Devin were incredibly entertaining.

Why We’re Still Fighting Over Elgin’s Marbles In A.E. Stallings’s Frieze Frame, the poet retells the many conflicts, political and cultural, the ransacked portion of the Parthenon has inspired.

The Nation calls FRIEZE FRAME by A. E. Stallings "a brilliant riot of characters, personalities, and voices that jostle together across continents and centuries."
@aestallings.bsky.social @thenation.com @consortiumbooks.bsky.social
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Chris Bohjalian calls LUMINOUS BODIES "historical fiction at its very best." Thank you, @chrisbohjalian.bsky.social !

LUMINOUS BODIES by Devon Jersild officially comes out next week, but is now shipping at our website: www.pauldrybooks.com/products/lum...