West Margin Press

09/08/2022

Learn all about Paul Madonna's creative process in this interview with Bookfinity:

We sat down with Paul Madonna to talk about his new book, You Know Exactly, the Third Collection of All Over Coffee! We ask questions about his inspiration, ...

08/23/2022

Thank you to Bookshop for featuring our "Diverse Reads for Kids" list, featuring titles by Tina Wells, Amy Nielander - Illustration and Design, Angela Shanté, and more! Check it out:

An online bookstore that financially supports local independent bookstores and gives back to the book community.

08/17/2022

So excited to launch a new activity book series this October, the Totally Weird Activity Books by Mark Penta and T.M. Murphy!

You can preorder SUPER STRANGE STORY STARTERS and CREATIVE COLORING AND FAR-OUT FUN now wherever books are sold!

It’s an exciting day for the co-creators of the Totally Weird Activity Books series. Illustrator Mark Penta and writer T.M.Murphy received advanced copies of the first two books in the mail from their awesome publisher West Margin Press. They look and feel fantastic! Pre-order information coming soon. Meantime, be sure to follow our Instagram page at www.Instagram.com/totallyweirdactivitybooks We can’t wait to ! 

08/12/2022

Check out this blog takeover from Fiona Ostby Illustration, author-illustrator of SPACE STORY!

In this blog takeover, artist-author Fiona Ostby describes their creative process, from thumbnail to comic, for their new graphic novel.

08/12/2022

Special preorder offer for MY NAME IS NOT ED TUG from author-illustrator Amy Nielander!

08/08/2022

Congratulations to Super Jane and MISS MEOW! 🐈‍⬛

08/04/2022

Berkeley/East Bay: see you tonight at Mrs. Dalloway's Bookstore for an event with Paul Madonna for YOU KNOW EXACTLY! RSVP:

Join us Thursday Aug 4th when artist/author Paul Madonna comes to Mrs. Dalloway's to read from and discuss his latest book You Know Exactly.

08/03/2022

You can enter to win a giveaway copy of all the titles in the Mint Editions Fall 2022 Season through LibraryThing's Early Reviewers program!

Do you know about Mint Editions, Thingamabrarians? They're an imprint of West Margin Press, dedicated to bringing classic works and authors back into print. From vintage novels published many decades ago to original collections of magazine stories from famous authors, they have a lot to offer!

This month West Margin Press is giving away copies of ten different Mint Editions through our Early Reviewers program! Do you want to read a beautiful new edition of Langston Hughes' first poetry collection, or a selection of Bram Stoker's magazine tales? What about an anthology of vintage Hanukkah stories? Then come and enter to win! https://www.librarything.com/ner/publisher/2620/West-Margin-Press

Mint Editions Giveaways include:

Romantic and Horrific Stories by Bram Stoker
https://www.librarything.com/ner/detail/45298/Romantic-and-Horrific-Stories

The Weary Blues by Langston Hughes
https://www.librarything.com/ner/detail/45285/The-Weary-Blues

Mysterious and Horrific Stories by Joseph Sheridan le Fanu
https://www.librarything.com/ner/detail/45300/Mysterious-and-Horrific-Stories

The Blacker the Berry by Thurman Wallace
https://www.librarything.com/ner/detail/45287/The-Blacker-the-Berry-A-Novel-of-Negro-Life

Fantastic and Horrific Stories by Arthur Machen
https://www.librarything.com/ner/detail/45301/Fantastic-and-Horrific-Stories

Weird and Horrific Stories by H.P. Lovecraft
https://www.librarything.com/ner/detail/45294/Weird-and-Horrific-Stories

Africa for Africans by Marcus Garvey
https://www.librarything.com/ner/detail/45283/Africa-for-Africans-Or-The-Philosophy-and-Opinions-of-Marcus-Garvey

Scientific and Horrific Stories by H.G. Wells
https://www.librarything.com/ner/detail/45299/Scientific-and-Horrific-Stories

Black No More by George S. Schuyler
https://www.librarything.com/ner/detail/45286/Black-No-More

The Big Festival of Lights: Stories and Plays for Hanukkah
https://www.librarything.com/ner/detail/45296/The-Big-Festival-of-Lights-Stories-and-Plays-for-Hanukkah

07/29/2022

Congratulations to Kirsten & Mandy Dixon of Within The Wild Alaska Adventure Lodges! Their cookbook, LIVING WITHIN THE WILD, is a finalist in the 2023 IACP: The International Association of Culinary Professionals Cookbook Awards in the category for Culinary Travel!

See the full list of finalists:

Congratulations to the 2022 finalists for the IACP Awards! Winners To Be Announced in the Fall of 2022 at the

07/27/2022

Celebrate our bestselling book from West Margin Press The Bridge to Sharktooth Island, our new Challenge Island Shark Camp, and Discovery Shark Week by making your own Sharktooth Island shark bait sushi snacks! Here’s what you need:
• Gummy Fish Candies
• Mini Crispy Rice and Marshmallow Treats
• Green Fruit Rolls
Learn how to make Sharktooth Island shark bait Sushi rolls here: https://challenge-island.com/make-sharktooth-island-shark-bait-sushi-snacks-to-celebrate-our-bestselling-book-and-shark-week/

07/26/2022

Thank you Glass of Wine, Glass of Milk for this wonderful review of Brooke Hartman's THE LITTLEST AIRPLANE! ✈️
cc: Brooke’s Books

I missed posting this for T a few weeks ago when we were still doing paper and pencil and he wasn't typing yet. The Littlest Airplane Writte...

07/21/2022

Get a sneak peek of what's to come on our children's list in Spring 2023 👀 thanks to Publishers Weekly!
cc: Nora Nickum, Brooke’s Books, Matthew Lasley, Deb Vanasse - Author, and more:

Take a look ahead at some of the big titles for children and teens due out next spring, in our exclusive roundup.

07/18/2022

It's whale season in the Pacific Northwest! 🐋🐳 Sharon Mentyka, author of CHASING AT THE SURFACE, has done a guest blog for The Children's Book Council on her inspiration behind the middle grade novel and the research she did on whales. Check it out:

The CBC asked West Margin Press author Sharon Mentyka to tell us about her book Chasing at the Surface, a middle-grade, coming-of-age story about courage and the healing power of nature. This is the story of a young girl who struggles with feelings of loss after her mother unexpectedly leaves home ....

07/12/2022

Happy to ’s debut graphic novel, SPACE STORY! (How appropriate that we woke up this morning to the most beautiful, brilliant, and detailed photos of the solar system that have ever been taken!)
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SPACE STORY is a quietly powerful graphic novel of hope, separation, and perseverance in the journey to reunite with those you love. Available now wherever books are sold! 📚🚀🔭🪐💞

07/06/2022

Check out this fun interview with Super Jane about MISS MEOW:

MISS MEOW is a delightful picture book about imaginative and creative play, perfect for readers ages 4–6. You can find a copy wherever books are sold! 🐈‍⬛🐾📚😻

It’s time for ! Today’s interview is with Jane Smith. We talked about her purrrfectly delightful book MISS MEOW. 📚What song should be the theme song of your life? In the Middle&nb…

07/01/2022

In this blog takeover, illustrator and artist Evon Zerbetz talks about the process behind creating the work in her new children’s picture book, ALASKA IS FOR THE BIRDS!

In this blog takeover, artist and illustrator Evon Zerbetz takes us behind-the-scenes on how the art for Alaska is for the Birds was created!

06/23/2022

Learn more about our new Alaskan , ALASKA IS FOR THE BIRDS! in this blog takeover by author Susan Ewing:

Author Susan Ewing talks about how her new book with Evon Zerbetz, Alaska is for the Birds! came to be.

06/22/2022

Fiona Ostby's forthcoming debut graphic novel SPACE STORY is featured in the special Pride Month edition of The Southern Bookseller Review! 🏳️‍🌈

Check out the review through the link below, and then preorder a copy at your favorite LGBTQIA+ bookstore!

“Love him and let him love you. Do you think anything else under heaven really matters?” -James Baldwin, Giovanni's Room

06/22/2022

Happy pub week to Paul Madonna's YOU KNOW EXACTLY, THE THIRD COLLECTION OF ALL OVER COFFEE! 🎉

Read a review and interview with Paul at KQED Arts:

The San Francisco artist's new book, 'You Know Exactly,' is out June 21.

06/07/2022

New out today: ALASKA IS FOR THE BIRDS! FOURTEEN FAVORITE FEATHERED FRIENDS, for readers ages 5–8. Get a bird's-eye view of Alaska from forest treetops to open sea with Great Horned Owl, Tufted Puffin, Arctic Tern, and more in this playful celebration of northern birds. Written in witty verse by Susan Ewing and illustrated with gorgeous linocut art by Evon Zerbetz, ALASKA IS FOR THE BIRDS! is a fun and informative treasure. Available now wherever books are sold! 🦅🦉 Shop Bookshop: https://bit.ly/3zmkZ8q

06/07/2022

Available now: Book 2 in the Challenge Island HQ book series is THE RACE ACROSS ANACONDA SWAMP! You'll dash across the rainforest swamp with Daniel, Joy, and Kimani in this STEAM/STEM adventure, and learn about the rainforest habitat, weights, pulleys, and more along the way. This series is perfect for readers ages 7–10. 🐒📚🐍

You can find THE RACE ACROSS ANACONDA SWAMP wherever books are sold, and learn more about 🏝, the world's number 1 STEAM education enrichment program, at challenge-island.com.

06/06/2022

Anna Olswanger does a blog takeover to talk about her new graphic novel, A VISIT TO MOSCOW:

Author Anna Olswanger talks her new graphic novel, A Visit to Moscow.

05/25/2022

Nicole Hampton's (aka Dough-eyed) HIGH-ALTITUDE BREAKFAST is a Mountains & Plains Independent Booksellers Association's Reading the West finalist in the category Eating the West! Vote now until May 31: https://readingthewest.com/32nd-annual-shortlist-titles/.

05/24/2022

Happy to Anna Olswanger and Yevgenia Nayberg's new graphic novel, A VISIT TO MOSCOW, available now wherever books are sold!

In 1965, an American rabbi travels to the Soviet Union to investigate reports of persecution of the Jewish community.

05/18/2022

Book Riot featuring Fiona Ostby Illustration's SPACE STORY, coming this June!

You don't want to miss these! Add these eight forthcoming graphic novels to your TBR—and preorder lists—now.

05/12/2022

A great interview with Anna Olswanger on A VISIT TO MOSCOW in The Jewish Standard: https://jewishstandard.timesofisrael.com/a-visit-to-moscow/

You can pick up a copy of A VISIT TO MOSCOW wherever books are sold later this month!

Local writer tells a story about a story in her graphic novel

05/04/2022

Thanks Jewish Insider for highlighting our forthcoming graphic novel, A VISIT TO MOSCOW: https://jewishinsider.com/2022/05/ten-books-to-read-in-may/

Anna Olswanger
Yevgenia Nayberg

The books on JI’s shelf this month