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sarabande books skip to content open menu close menu about mission masthead micro documentary books all titles new forthcoming poetry fiction nonfiction anthologies translation commonwealth collection quarternote series chapbooks merch community zine lunch zine lunch regulars for educators become a literary insider resources for booksellers for libraries support 0 0 donate about mission masthead micro documentary books all titles new forthcoming poetry fiction nonfiction anthologies translation commonwealth collection quarternote series chapbooks merch community zine lunch zine lunch regulars for educators become a literary insider resources for booksellers for libraries support 0 0 donate open menu close menu folder about back mission masthead micro documentary folder books back all titles new forthcoming poetry fiction nonfiction anthologies translation commonwealth collection quarternote series chapbooks merch folder community back zine lunch zine lunch regulars for educators become a literary insider folder resources back for booksellers for libraries support donate sarabande books is an award winning independent publisher of poetry short fiction and essay headquartered in louisville kentucky in 2024 sarabande books celebrated thirty years of independent publishing and innovative literary programs help us keep the celebration going with a tax deductible donation thank you for your continued support as we look toward the next thirty years all titles lucky creatures joseph trinidad 18 95 winner of the inaugural 2024 sarabande prize in the essay selected by alexander chee poets writers page one new and noteworthy lucky creatures is a bold and playful collection about rebuilding life after migration queerness and the transnational experience for readers of ocean vuong s the emperor of gladness in his debut essay collection award winning filipino kiwi essayist joseph trinidad explores the lessons of his grandmother s chicken farm and his grandfather s lucky fish ara the golden arowana the vibrancy of his home country and its rites of passage such as tuli beauty pageants and national boy scout jamborees the contradictions of aotearoa new zealand his adopted country which demands his family s labour and insists that they leave their mother tongues at the border and his own journey of coming out along with the hard work of actualization that follows as he and his partner grapple with the desire to have a baby inspired by the creatures of filipino folktales and immigrant touchstones such as facetime and that one cousin from the states lucky creatures answers every immigrant s question was the move worth it each resulting essay is an unforgettable exploration of life as a queer brown transnational hybrid filled with warmth grace and humour of the lucky creatures who can hear the call of home read an excerpt in adi magazine and longreads isbn 978 1 956046 61 8 236 pages publication date 6 16 2026 read more lake effect hillary behrman 18 95 winner of the 2024 mary mccarthy prize in short fiction selected by lauren groff autostraddle our most anticipated queer books for may 2026 a debut collection about the wild and hidden places in nature and the heart from seattle to istanbul lake effect the debut short story collection by hillary behrman takes you to unmapped mountain ranges wild urban places and the outskirts of a desert outpost dissecting the many ways we love labor and isolate ourselves from one another in these stories characters are rarely headed where they want to be paula s real and dream life become indistinguishable oliver can t shed the hold of family lore as he negotiates his love affair with daniel siblings alex and marcie are comforted and scraped raw by intimacy as they traverse the years from juvenile vandalism to a labor and delivery gone terribly wrong miles searches for his mother in a homeless encampment beneath a maze of freeways these stories exist at the intersection of social isolation and fierce intimacies and call into question the limits of our well intentioned efforts to care for each other isbn 978 1 956046 59 5 292 pages publication date 5 12 2026 read more intifadas edward salem 17 95 winner of the 2024 kathryn a morton prize in poetry selected by hanif abdurraqib publishers weekly top 10 poetry books coming out spring 2026 publishers weekly starred review booklist starred review a subversive collection about palestinian resistance liberation and art written across palestine and its diaspora from gaza and the west bank to the united states intifadas is a subtly transgressive poetry collection about uprising in its many forms in art politics and in our most personal relationships whether by dumping black paint on a park where a tank and fighter jet commemorate a war or by trying to rescue a moth trapped in a garage the defiant and resilient voices in this collection subvert traditional narratives of loss furious tender and darkly funny intifadas asks what art can do in the face of catastrophe and answers with poems that refuse easy consolations isbn 978 1 956046 69 4 118 pages publication date 4 21 2026 read more how to disappear and why kyle minor 17 95 from acclaimed fiction writer kyle minor emerges a collection of essays all about disappearing considering a wide scope of cultural historical spiritual and philosophical figures and ideas minor assembles a collection of essays centered on the concept of disappearance from subjects like ghosts think shakespeare and the sixth sense to lost temples and professional erasure to strategic exile these essays dig deep into the cultural and historical archives of our civilization minor s keen wit and perception ensure one thing readers will never forget this book isbn 978 1 956046 57 1 publication date 2 24 2026 214 pages read more letters of the alphabet go to war lesyk panasiuk trans katie farris and ilya kaminsky 17 95 a bilingual poetry collection translated from the ukrainian by ilya kaminsky and katie farris letters of the alphabet go to war is lesyk panasiuk s remarkable account of living in bucha ukraine during the apex of war and brutality at the hands of the russian military the result is a tremendous work that the guardian describes as embodying the idea of the rupture of language through the physical collapse of signs and lettering on buildings hit by missiles this slim book bears great weight read in the hospital rooms of my country from letters of the alphabet go to war in the atlantic isbn 978 1 956046 67 0 published january 20 2026 90 pages read more held essays in belonging kathryn nuernberger 18 95 from award winning author kathryn nuernberger held is a collection of essays about mutualisms mutual aid and ways of being together in a time of climate crisis held is a collection about living in and with the consequences of terrible mistakes and contemplates our collective experiences of loss in an age of climate change and mass extinctions as well as more personal tragedies each essay in this book describes a remarkable instance of symbiotic mutualism bobtail squid host glow in the dark bacteria behind their eyes so they can camouflage with moonlight on the water there is a surprisingly erotic encounter between ants and a rove beetle beavers and willow trees together turn deserts to verdant wetlands and many more to read held is to be reminded of one s humanity and of our interconnectedness with the world that surrounds us isbn 978 1 956046 47 2 publication date 11 11 2025 202 pages read more ancient algorithms katrine øgaard jensen 17 95 an utterly singular project from national translation award winner katrine øgaard jensen equal parts exercise and exorcism ancient algorithms recasts translation as an endlessly generative art form unto itself poet translator katrine øgaard jensen mistranslates rewrites and remixes her award winning translations of ursula andkjær olsen s poetry based on a series of self imposed rules and rituals in collaboration with poets sawako nakayasu aditi machado caconrad baba badji paul cunningham and ursula andkjær olsen herself watch the book trailer for ancient algorithms here isbn 978 1 956046 43 4 publication date 9 30 2025 114 pages read more jewish american dream danny caine 14 95 winner of the 2024 sarabande chapbook prize both a love letter and a provocation jewish american dream tackles the tangle of impossible questions at the heart of what it means to be jewish and american in these unprecedented times is it even possible to live authentically as a jew in the morass of contemporary suburban life what actually is antisemitism and who gets to answer that question why is the rabbi wearing dog tags how many jews have been to space what does a violent ethnostate have to do with any of this how can parents explain it to themselves let alone to their kids with danny caine s characteristic wit and humor these poems try to make sense of it all preview jewish american dream here available for retail and wholesale purchases exclusively through sarabande books for wholesale terms contact us at marketing sarabandebooks org isbn 978 1 956046 63 2 publication date 8 12 2025 101 pages read more s_mmer cr_sh stine an 14 95 winner of the 2024 sarabande chapbook prize written within the infinite space and delirium of a summer crush stine an s collection s_mmer cr_sh explores the depths and origins of desire taking you on a journey of self discovery and transformation moving beyond the individual and investigating the erotics of language writing and it s embodiment this collection of summer sestets inspired by kafka s the metamorphosis and korean folklore begs the question what are the possibilities of gender identity and community when you indulge a crush preview s_mmer cr_sh here available for retail and wholesale purchases exclusively through sarabande books for wholesale terms contact us at marketing sarabandebooks org isbn 978 1 956046 65 6 publication date 8 12 2025 49 pages read more the longest way to eat a melon jacquelyn zong li ross 18 95 a collection of short stories each more satirical and surreal than the last the new york times a cheeky debut of short fictions exploring the pitfalls and minor triumphs of the creative process equal parts melody and malaise the longest way to eat a melon charts the activities of a cast of speakers who all grapple in their own ways with what it takes to conjure a self in the midst of discordance a brain argues with a non brain about how to remain productive from a place of exhaustion two supernaturally inclined twins named han are separated at birth and an emerging artist overwhelmed by possibility considers how best to transform a melon into a breakthrough work of art incorporating elements of fable surrealism satire and art and cultural criticism these stories have a playful peculiarity to them an interweaving of self deprecation and curiosity of woe and hope of absurdity and humanity reader you will want to savor every bite read a brief history of feeling from the longest way to eat a melon in bomb isbn 978 1 956046 41 0 publication date 6 10 2025 240 pages read more new forthcoming more books view fullsize view fullsize view fullsize view fullsize view fullsize news updates illustrations by matt mcdole no results found quick links newsletter signup submissions editorial panel event requests press kits accessibility contact 2024 sarabande books louisville ky