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Emerging from our traveling social media break to celebrate the release of @awestfell’s Literary Voyagers! The perfect book for the wonderful Michigan fall day that I currently find myself in!

Relatedly, it was so great to meet so many wonderful bookstore owners/publishing folks at the recent Heartland Fall Forum! So many great conversations about this very book. by @beltpub

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A great new review of American Made over at @public_books! by @beltpub

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I love this map from the beginning of Literary Voyagers (publishing October 13!). Imagine spending a week on a boat in Lake Huron in 1837… not a trip for the faint of heart!

It shows the journey at the center of the narrative, Anna Jameson’s journey from Toronto to the Upper Peninsula, and back again.

In the summer of 1837, she departs from Toronto on a steamer before traveling over land to Chatham. She then takes a steamer to Mackinac, before making that long canoe/open boat trip up to the Sault and alll the way back to Penetanguishene. The whole journey takes just over two months (with a few extended stays here and there). by @beltpub

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The launch event for Literary Voyagers is a little over a month out!

Head over to @contentbooks at 7:00 for a reading from (and a celebration of) the new book!

The event is free and open to all, but RSVP on the Content site if you’re planning on coming out! by @beltpub

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14 days ago

NEW EPISODE! 🎧

BOOKS ON THE BED with Elizabeth Zaleski 📚

Listen to us talk all about Elizabeth’s superb six BOTBs + her exceptional debut book THE TROUBLE WITH LOVING POETS AND OTHER ESSAYS ON FAILURE, the beauty and absurdity of our doomed efforts, the importance of writing honestly, where to turn when you stop believing in God, why every child should study linguistics (and logic), how growing up in a Mennonite community shaped her life, celebration and skepticism of the humanities, Gloria Naylor reminding us what the point of writing really is, a reading from the best paragraph Elizabeth has ever written, and much more. Go listen now!!

Elizabeth’s Books on the Bed 📚

Elizabeth Costello by J.M. Coetzee

The Denial of Death by Ernest Becker

(Interlude) The Women of Brewster Place by Gloria Naylor

Language Myths (edited by Laurie Bauer and Peter Trudgill)

We Learn Nothing: Essays by Tim Kreider

In the Garden of the North American Martyrs by Tobias Wolff

The Periodic Table by Primo Levi taken in Wayne County by @beltpub

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Last week was a great week for our Chicago titles! Thanks to @cothrel and @newcitymag for this excellent interview with @wmoser on our latest Revival, The Pit! Loved the specific mention of the archival photos and how they make things feel a bit more real and lived in. by @beltpub

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Joe Engleman wrote a really great review for our new edition of The Battle of Lincoln Park for @chicago_reader! Slide two is one of my favorite quotes… an accurate assessment of the continued relevance and appeal of this book. by @beltpub

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Thank you to everyone who came out to one of our events last weekend (@printersrowfest and @literarycleveland’s Inkubator!)

Had so many conversations with longtime fans of Belt (and converted some new fans, hopefully). So many great reminders of why we all do this in the first place. We’re carrying your enthusiasm with us this week for sure!

Shout out to the Belt authors who stopped by the tables as well, great to see you all. by @beltpub

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The Twin Cities in 50 Maps is coming in November! Aesthetic and informative visualizations of so many characteristic quirks of Minneapolis and St. Paul. A great entry to the 50 Maps series! by @beltpub

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Big thanks to Brian O’Neill at @greatlakesreview for a really great review of The Pit (which has officially been on the shelves for two weeks today)! Brian does a great job laying out the contemporary appeal of the book and the world it depicts.

The photo in the background is one of many included in our Revival, showing State Street in 1900 (as described in the book)! by @beltpub

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Our interview with @awestfell is live on the Belt site! We talked about the background for the book, the editing process, ideal takeaways, and more. Check it out if you’re curious about Literary Voyagers! by @beltpub

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A rare month! We’re attending not one, but two fun literary events in September. Super excited to have tables at @printersrowfest and @literarycleveland’s Inkubator!

Both events are free! Come say hello to either Phoebe (Chicago) or Andrew (Cleveland)! by @beltpub

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