New Books for November 2025
Small, Independent, and University Press, and Author-published Books
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November 2025 Featured Books
all one in the end—/water, Soham Patel, Delete Press
Patel’s poems foster community, challenge capitalist perspectives, and use inventive forms to reimagine care and accountability. Read the book review here.
Blade Work, Lily Brown, Parlor Press
This collection of poems navigate dream and reality, transforming memory into presence through precision, ambiguity, and lyrical tension. Read the book review here.
Diorama, Sandra Marchetti, Stephen F. Austin University Press
“Marchetti’s poems skillfully incorporate both overt and subtle metrics, end rhyme, alliteration, and assonance.” Read the book review here.
Empowered: A Woman Faculty of Color’s Guide to Teaching and Thriving, Chavella T. Pittman, The University of Oklahoma Press
Pittman empowers overworked women faculty of color with strategies to navigate bias, amplify voice, and reclaim joy. See Editor’s Choice blog post here.
Endangered Youth — Taiwan, Hong Kong, Ukraine, C. J. Anderson-Wu, Serenity International
A powerful short/micro fiction collection portraying youth in Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Ukraine resisting oppression and defending freedom. See Editor’s Choice blog post here.
ENTWINE, Mary Newell, BlazeVOX [books]
“An ‘anthropocentric lament,’ advocating for living deliberately and attentively within one’s environment.” Read the book review here.
even my dreams are over the constant state of anxiety, Irene Cooper, Airlie Press
Poetry in various forms that explores the interconnectedness of personal and collective stories. Read the book review here.
Queer as Folk Tales, Jame Penha, Deep Desires Press
Penha reimagines global folk tales with queer perspectives, blending modern sensibilities while preserving their original magic. See the sponsored blog post here.
Same As It Ever Was, Claire Lombardo, Doubleday
“Life is found in the struggles, as well as the moments of joy, especially in the quotidian nature of life…” Read the book review here.
Sanctuary School: Innovating to Empower Immigrant Youth, Chandler Patton Miranda, Harvard Education Press
‘An alternative model of inclusive, welcoming education…members are encouraged to work together and weigh in on all school governance decisions.’ Read the book review here.
Solidarity With Children: An Essay Against Adult Supremacy, Madeline Lane-McKinley, Haymarket Books
“…its overarching argument — that adults and children must be allies and collaborators in remaking the world.. ” Read the book review here.
A Spoonie’s Guide to Self-Acceptance, Kelly Esparza, Bottlecap Press, November
Poet Kelly Esparza chronicles grief, resilience, and hope while navigating life-changing chronic illness in her twenties. See the sponsored blog post here.
Stock, Jennifer Bowering Delisle, Coach House Books
Delisle uses stock imagery to critique clichéd narratives, gendered roles, digital artifice, and representation’s complexities. Read the book review here.
More Notable New Books
Poetry
A Door, a Window, Burt Kimmelman, Marsh Hawk Press
Elegies of the Earth: Selected Poems, Ahmad Shamlou, World Poetry
Homerica, Phoebe Giannisi, World Poetry
New Famous Phrases, Daniel Hinds, Broken Sleep Books
Poems on the Precipice, Elise Chadwick, Kelsay Press
Ruins and Other Poems, Samer Abu Hawwash, World Poetry
Screen Memories, Henry Sussman, BlazeVOX [books]
Smoke Drifts: Selected Poems, Nadia Anjuman, World Poetry
A Spoonie’s Guide to Self-Acceptance, Kelly Esparza, Bottlecap Press
Toss Repeat, John Monroe Johnson, SurVision Books
We Gladly Feast on Those Who Would Subdue Us, Roxanna Bennett, Gordon Hill Press
Wound Archive, Anna Vesprinka, Gordon Hill Press
Fiction
Across the Acheron, Monique Wittig, Winter Editions
An Aspiration To Lie Flat: A Terrence Novel, Stanton Fenwick, Author Published
The Cavalier, Nathalie Quintane, Winter Editions
The Christmas Wishmaster, Steve Hurley, Author Published
Coydog, David Tromblay, Dzanc Books
Entomology of the Pin-Up Girl, Lauren Osborn, Dzanc Books
Gitwaałtk, Crystal AJ Smith, Gordon Hill Press
The Glamorous Nineties: Kopp Chronicles, Gregory Kopp, Kopp Company
The Last Furies, John Biscello, Lost Telegram Press
The Lesbian Body, Monique Wittig, Winter Editions
Notes from Star to Star, Brian J. Dolan, Author Published
The Passion of Saint-Jablonski, Andrew Mondry, Silent Clamor Press
Soul Retrieval, Shanna McNair, High Frequency Press
The Soulmate Strategy: My Imperfect Plan to Conquer Heartbreak and Find True Love, Corey Seemiller, She Writes Press
A Splintering, Dur e Aziz Amna, Dzanc Books
Nonfiction
Fit Into Me, Molly Gaudry, Rose Metal Press
Living History, Jim Johnstone, Gordon Hill Press
Making Money Simple, Peter Lazaroff, Wiley
See October 2025 book titles here.
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