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Subject: Forthcoming

STEWdio: The Naphic Grovel ARTrilogy of Chuck D

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Forthcoming: 6/6/23

Chuck D (Public Enemy, Prophets of Rage, etc.) brings his personal insights and social critiques to the page in fierce, passionate, and evocative visual art and prose

Now available for preorder. All preorders will ship on or before June 06, 2023.

Note: This page is for the regular, unsigned edition of STEWdio. To order one of the limited edition preorder options–a signed box set, or a signed set + an original portrait by Chuck D–click here.

Boom Chicago Presents the 30 Most Important Years in Dutch History

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Forthcoming: 7/4/23

An exciting history of the improv group you’ve never heard of that changed comedy in America—this is the story of Boom Chicago in Amsterdam as told by its founders and most famous alumni! Featuring a foreword by Seth Meyers and a backword by Jordan Peele.

Now available for preorder. All preorders will ship on or before July 4, 2023.

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The Gospel of The Hold Steady: How a Resurrection Really Feels

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Forthcoming: 7/25/23

An oral history (with photographs) of the greatest American bar band of the twenty-first century

Now available for preorder. All preorders will ship on or before July 25, 2023.

Note: This page is for the regular edition of The Gospel of the Hold Steady. To order the limited edition preorder package, featuring the photo chapbook TJK on THS, click here.

For a $75 SIGNED copy of the book, please select “SIGNED BY THE BAND” in the drop-down menu below and click “ADD TO CART.” Or for an unsigned book at its regular price, please select “Unsigned.”

Junk Science and the American Criminal Justice System (Paperback Edition)

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Forthcoming: 9/5/23

Innocence Project attorney M. Chris Fabricant presents an insider’s journey into the heart of a broken, racist system of justice and the role junk science plays in maintaining the status quo

This page is for the forthcoming paperback edition. Preorders will ship on or before September 5, 2023. If you’re looking for the published hardcover edition, please click HERE.

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The Last Election

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Forthcoming: 9/12/23

A gripping, intricately plotted political thriller set on the campaign trail of the USA’s next—and because of crucial flaws in the electoral system—its last election; from former presidential candidate Andrew Yang and author Stephen Marche

All preorders will be shipped on or before September 12, 2023.

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Just a Minor Threat: The Minor Threat Photographs of Glen E. Friedman

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Forthcoming: 10/3/23

This collection includes Glen E. Friedman’s most iconic images of Minor Threat, as well as many never-before-seen photographs.

Now available for preorder. All preorders will ship on or before October 3, 2023.

For a SIGNED copy of the book, please select “SIGNED BY GLEN E. FRIEDMAN” in the drop-down menu below and click “ADD TO CART.” Or, for a 25% discount off the list price, please select “Unsigned.”

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East Jerusalem Noir

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Forthcoming: 11/7/23

In East Jerusalem Noir—published simultaneously with West Jerusalem Noir—the Akashic Noir Series turns its gaze to one of the world’s most complicated locales, in this volume from the perspective of Palestinian writers; translated from Arabic

Now available for preorder. All preorders will ship on or before November 07, 2023.

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West Jerusalem Noir

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Forthcoming: 11/7/23

In West Jerusalem Noir—published simultaneously with East Jerusalem Noir—the Akashic Noir Series visits one of the world’s most complex locales, in this volume from the perspective of Israeli writers (translated from Hebrew by Yardenne Greenspan)

Now available for preorder. All preorders will ship on or before November 07, 2023.

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Tender Headed

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Forthcoming: 12/5/23

Tender Headed, selected by Camille Rankine as a winner of the 2022 National Poetry Series, is a musical and formally playful meditation on Black identity and masculinity

Now available for preorder. All preorders will ship on or before December 05, 2023.

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The Reservoir (Paperback Edition)

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Forthcoming: 1/2/24

Now in paperback, a former Wall Street veteran, quarantined by the coronavirus, becomes consumed with madness—or the fulfillment of his own mythic fate; from author, actor, and musician David Duchovny

The paperback edition (including the bonus short story “The Scare Owl”) is now available for preorder. All preorders will ship on or before January 02, 2024.

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THIS PAGE IS FOR THE PAPERBACK EDITION OF THE RESERVOIR; IF YOU’RE LOOKING TO PURCHASE A HARDCOVER COPY, PLEASE CLICK HERE.

The Hold Steady Limited Edition Book Preorder

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Forthcoming: 7/25/23

This LIMITED EDITION PREORDER PACKAGE for The Gospel of the Hold Steady includes a copy of the book signed by the band, and the signed chapbook TJK on THS—a behind-the-scenes photo journal by Tad J. Kubler that is currently only available as part of this package.

This page is for the PREORDER PACKAGE of The Gospel of the Hold Steady with the chapbook TJK on THS. To order The Gospel of the Hold Steady without the chapbook, Click here

All preorders will ship on or before July 25.