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Subject: Forthcoming

A Sun Behind Us / Un sol caído avanza

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Forthcoming: 12/2/25

An illuminating new collection from the latest winner of the Paz Prize for Poetry, selected by Germán Guerra and granted by the National Poetry Series; published in both English and Spanish.

A Sun Behind Us/Un sol caído avanza representa el iluminado poemario ganador del Premio Paz de Poesía otorgado por la Serie Nacional de Poesía. El libro premiado en el año 2024 ha sido seleccionado por Germán Guerra y será publicado en edición bilingüe (español-inglés).

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About Time (Paperback)

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Forthcoming: 9/1/26

Now in paperback with new poems: from acclaimed author, actor, and singer-songwriter David Duchovny, a deeply personal, existential, and insightful debut poetry collection

Now available for preorder. All preorders will ship on or before the September 1 publication date.

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Making Music: Conversations with Record Producers

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Forthcoming: 9/1/26

Groundbreaking conversations with the music producers behind the most successful recording artists on the planet, collected from Tape Op magazine

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Now available for preorder. All preorders will ship on or before September 1, 2026.

While supplies last, all copies of Making Music will be signed by Larry and John.

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The Vision Through My Lens: My Life in Basketball and Beyond

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Forthcoming: 9/15/26

Amid the current firestorm of interest in women’s basketball, Natasha Howard reveals the tremendous obstacles she overcame to become a three-time WNBA champion who continues to excel on the hardwood.

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The Angel at the Gates

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Forthcoming: 10/6/26

A man’s quest to resolve an inherited family trauma leads him to an enigmatic priory in a war-ravaged region, from which he’s not sure he will be able to flee

Now available for preorder. All preorders will ship on or before October 6, 2026.

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A Good Haunting: Stories

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Forthcoming: 11/3/26

A beautifully written and often speculative story collection infused with Caribbean and African myths and cultures, exploring love, betrayal, motherhood, death, and home

Now available for preorder. All preorders will ship on or before November 3, 2026.

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We’ve Got a Bigger Problem Now: The Dead Kennedys Photographs

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Forthcoming: 11/17/26

Glen E. Friedman’s most iconic images of Dead Kennedys, as well as many never-before-seen photographs; with words from Shepard Fairey, Ian F. Svenonius, and Jello Biafra

Now available for preorder. All preorders will ship on or before November 17, 2026.

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Wildest: Poems

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Forthcoming: 12/1/26

This National Poetry Series–winning debut collection asks how we can make meaning in our lives during a time of ecological crisis and rampant social injustice.

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All Hands on Deck

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Forthcoming: 2/2/27

After the death of her wife, retired marine biologist Sarah faces a startling set of choices in her pursuit of love, friendship, and harmony with the natural world

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Foreign Body

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Forthcoming: 2/14/27

Bee, a resilient young woman with an infectious narrative voice, travels from her Caribbean home to Brooklyn, in search of safety, employment, and a truly rewarding partnership

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Shore/Lines: poems

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Forthcoming: 4/6/27

The poet laureate of the British Virgin Islands ruminates on themes of love, faith, home, and self—each located at the intersection of history and the natural world

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The Book of Harlan

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Forthcoming: 4/7/26

This 10-year anniversary edition of Bernice L. McFadden’s NAACP Image Award–winning classic explores the Holocaust from the perspective of two African American musicians imprisoned at the Buchenwald concentration camp

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Stranded in the Future

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Forthcoming: 7/7/26

Hitchcock’s second memoir explores the formation of his seminal 1970s band the Soft Boys, and the obsessions that fueled his early creative output.

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