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Catapult Staff Picks
The Catapult team recommends books by José Saramago, Lucy Ives, Morgan Jerkins, and more.
The Literary Pet of the Month is Eleanor Roosevelt
Unlike our longest-serving First Lady, Eleanor Roosevelt the Dog was the shortest-serving bookshop dog.
A Toast to MONTPELIER PARADE
The debut novel that The Guardian called “pitch-perfect” is on sale today!
A Conversation with PEN America Best Debut Short Story Author Crystal Hana Kim
“Preserving a child’s viewpoint while attending to the adult reader seemed like a fun challenge.”
The EDISTO Reissue Is Here, and Roy Blount, Jr. Has Something to Say About It
From the Foreword by Roy Blount, Jr.: “This is the funniest damn book, and so adroit, and so serious, so full of unforced heart.”
Catapult Staff Picks
What do you do when you want a Flannery O’Connor book cover tattoo but hate birds?
A Conversation with PEN America Best Debut Short Story Author Grace Oluseyi
“The story had always been about two halves of a couple using each other to get what they want.”
TinyLetter of the Month: Jamila Osman, “Notes from Ramallah”
“Writing these letters is my way of laying siege to the silences that I have learned to harbor.”
A Conversation with PEN America Best Debut Short Story Author Ben Shattuck
“I like to think of the people I personally know placed in deep history.”
A Conversation with PEN America Best Debut Short Story Author Angela Ajayi
“I wrote almost euphorically, allowing my memories, my knowledge, and my imagination to meld endlessly, freely.”