Final Thursday Press & Final Thursday Reading Series

12/19/2024

Check out the upcoming slate for spring!
Thursday, January 30
Gail Lynn, author of Bell Bottom Blues: A Memoir (BookBaby).

Thursday, February 27
Laura Farmer, author of the short story collection Direct Connection (Bridge Eight Press) and the novel Catch and Release (North Dakota University Press).

Thursday, March 27
Kristi Hemmer, author of the memoir Quit Being So Good: Stories of an Unapologetic Woman (Wise Ink Creative Publishing)
** this event is co-sponsored by the UNI Women’s & Gender Studies program as part of Women’s History Month.

Thursday, April 24
Bao Phi, author of the poetry collection Thousand Star Hotel (Coffee House Press) and the children’s book A Different Pond (Capstone Young Readers), a Caldecott Honor book.

12/17/2024

The latest issue of Little Village (check your local Eastern Iowa coffee shop) has a review of Vince Gotera’s Dragons & Rayguns.

11/26/2024

Some great news: I can now announce that Eddie Bowles will be a posthumous inductee into the Iowa Blues Hall of Fame! He'll be part of the Class of 2025 to be recognized in an official ceremony at the end of March. You can listen to the Best of Eddie Bowles on major streaming services and for free online at https://eddiebowles.hearnow.com/ (photo by Bill Witt)

11/24/2024

Final Thursday Press is happy to announce its 2024 Pushcart Prize nominations. Congrats to Amymarie Schmidt and Vince Gotera! Of course, FTP books make excellent holiday gifts, and you can order them at http://finalthursdaypress.com/

11/01/2024

Some accidental Dragons & Rayguns cosplay at the Halloween FTRS. If you don't get the joke, follow the link: https://checkout.square.site/merchant/MLG5YJ7P52SW8/checkout/ZKPVOMGG6JLKJYTBGGMIICOR

10/20/2024

FTP at the Iowa City Book Fair yesterday. Thanks to Vince Gotera and Grant Tracey for doing signings and to Tomiisin Ilesanmi for assisting throughout the day. As an added bonus, New Zealand Poet Laureate Chris Tse stopped by and we got a picture of the Laureates.

10/08/2024

Thanks to all who came out to Vince Gotera’s reading at the CF Public Library last night!

09/27/2024

Marc Dickinson had read at the FTRS way back when it was in Vibe Coffeehouse. It was great to have him back as a featured reader with his new book, Replacement Parts.

09/09/2024

Happy birthday to Amy Woscheck Schmidt! Her FTP poetry collection, Given Days, is now in its third printing. Find out why at: https://square.link/u/gntTzfRC .

08/31/2024

We had a great turnout for the launch of Vince Gotera’s new book, Dragons & Rayguns. Check it out: https://checkout.square.site/merchant/MLG5YJ7P52SW8/checkout/ZKPVOMGG6JLKJYTBGGMIICOR

08/26/2024

This one pops!

A new title shipped for Final Thursday Press & Final Thursday Reading Series, and we love this cover! Dragons & Rayguns, poems by Vince Gotera. With our FastTrack schedule, we shipped this 7 days after the proof was approved. More about Final Thursday Press at https://hubs.la/Q02M4BDj0

08/22/2024

Copies of Vince Gotera’s Dragons & Rayguns are now in place for the Aug 29 FTRS release reading! If you’d like to order a signed pre-release copy, you’ve still got time: https://checkout.square.site/merchant/MLG5YJ7P52SW8/checkout/ZKPVOMGG6JLKJYTBGGMIICOR