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Catapult Staff Picks

The Catapult team recommends books by José Saramago, Lucy Ives, Morgan Jerkins, and more.

Aug 29, 2017
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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.

Aug 24, 2017
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A Toast to MONTPELIER PARADE

The debut novel that The Guardian called “pitch-perfect” is on sale today!

Aug 22, 2017
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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.”

Aug 18, 2017
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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.”

Aug 15, 2017
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Catapult Staff Picks

What do you do when you want a Flannery O’Connor book cover tattoo but hate birds?

Aug 14, 2017
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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.”

Aug 9, 2017
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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.”

Aug 8, 2017
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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.”

Aug 7, 2017
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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.”

Aug 4, 2017