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February 2026 Featured Books
The Andrew Wyeth Chronicles, Janée J. Baugher, Tupelo Press
Prize-winning ekphrastic poetry uses Wyeth paintings and footnotes to imaginatively chronicle life, loss, pleasure, deep-looking. See sponsor blog post here.
Souvenirs from Another Life: Stories by Leah Browning
Leah Browning’s debut story collection blends sharp, tender stories exploring love, family, and surreal everyday absurdities. See sponsor blog post here.
More Notable New Books
Poetry
Calling It Back to Me, Laurie D. Graham, McClelland & Stewart
Glassful of Prayer, Anthony Ceballos, Trio House Press
Horses, Jake Skeets, McClelland & Stewart
Interposition, Kaie Kellough, McClelland & Stewart
More Flowers, Susan L. Leary, Trio House Press
Fiction
Agathe, 6:00 pm to 7:27, Taylor Thornburg, Lost Telegram Press
Every Restaurant Tells a Story, Dianne Reeves Angel, Lost Telegram Press
Nokee, The Last of the Great Lakes Mound Builders, Stephen Rheaume, Mission Point Press
Punk Like Me, JD Glass and Kris Dresen, Street Noise Books
Slow Guillotine, Teo Rivera-Dundas, University of Nebraska Press
Nonfiction
The Altaire Manuals: Book Awards, Altaire Productions
Go-Between Girl, Andrea Gunraj, McClelland & Stewart
The Six-Lined Racerunner, Steven L. Orebaugh, Publisher Sunbury Press
The Soulmate Strategy, Corey Seemiller, She Writes Press
Starting From Paterson, Garret Keizer, EastOver Press
See January 2026 book titles here.
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