New Door Books

06/09/2025

"Writers are so much braver than any other artist," says Georgia Riordan in our latest newsletter, featuring thoughts from our interns.

Find out why she thinks so:

https://newdoorbooks.net/so/7fPTLaOoC?languageTag=en

05/19/2025

Ann & Jan on a walk, talking about WalkAbout Books.

The series page: https://www.newdoorbooks.net/about-1

And the Submittable page for those who want to pitch a manuscript that features walking:
https://newdoorbooks.submittable.com/submit

05/15/2025

arts & culture orgs to : “Hah, you can’t axe us! We’re powered by community.”

Today’s the last day of the fundraiser by . By donating, you can:

- Help us publish stories that need to be told and voices that need to be heard
- Grow ’s great cultural community

Our page: https://fundrazr.com/NewDoorBooks

Main page for all 22 participating orgs: https://fundrazr.com/cwlightninground25

Can you help fight the fund-slashers and art-deniers?

05/15/2025

Tonight in the heart of Wayne, PA!

Elise Juska and Janice Deal discuss their incisive and moving novels. A main theme in both is how parents relate to their kids - appropriate for .

Come to lovely Main Point Books to meet and chat with the authors.

Info here:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/janice-deal-elise-juska-tickets-1349914644039?aff=Authors

Join us for an evening of great fiction

05/14/2025

Two great novels about people balanced on a thin line between hope and despair. Yet somehow the characters prove resilient - a guide for all of us in these implausible times?

Come meet the authors at Main Point Books on Thursday night!

Details here:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/janice-deal-elise-juska-tickets-1349914644039?aff=Authors

05/14/2025

Stoked to take part in the 3-day by CultureWorks Greater Philadelphia, raising funds for cultural orgs in .

Not much time left! Can you spare a couple bucks for these great causes?

Our page is here:
https://fundrazr.com/newdoorbooks

And from there you can jump to the pages of colleagues who are building our vibrant community of artists, writers, performers.

Here's a thought to keep in mind:
Funds we raise ourselves can't be slashed by the government. We can thumb our nose at you-know-who.

05/14/2025

Tonight, 5/14, in after the rain lets up!

Come to Head House Books to meet two great authors, Janice Deal & Kate Brandes.

https://www.headhousebooks.com/event/evening-janice-deal-conversation-kate-brandes

05/13/2025

Yo, , we're taking part in the CultureWorks Greater Philadelphia fundraiser, concentrated on just 3 days!

Please be generous! Every little bit helps. And check out the other great orgs participating in this event to boost Philly's cultural community.

At New Door Books, we are writers first. We seek out stories that need to be told and voices that need to be heard. If you value your independence as a reader and value variety in the voices you read, consider investing in New Door Books.

05/12/2025

ICYMI: Our recent newsletter has info about THREE book events this week plus our Lightning Round fundraiser via .

https://myemail.constantcontact.com/The-news-from-New-Door-Books.html?soid=1134684059375&aid=wqOdTgfO1nE

05/12/2025

Coming Wednesday eve: Janice Deal with Kate A. Brandes at Head House Books!

Says BOOKLIST: "Deal’s vibrant novel grapples with the aftereffects of trauma on identity.… An engaging, briskly told tale of self-discovery, mother-daughter dynamics, and the complicated bonds of unsettling personal truths."

Info here:
https://www.headhousebooks.com/event/evening-janice-deal-conversation-kate-brandes

05/11/2025

Our fundraiser in the is already almost a quarter of the way to the goal!

In these dire days for the arts, with the federal gov. taking a meat cleaver to budgets, the Philly cultural community needs individual support more than ever.

Deadline is Thurs. 5/15 to contribute to the joint campaign sponsored by . Go here to add your two cents (or more) to help in :
https://fundrazr.com/NewDoorBooks

05/10/2025

Award-winning Chicago author Janice Deal comes to this coming week for 3 events.

Main Line folks, one is near you: Main Point Books, 6:30, May 15, with celebrated local writer Elise Juska, whose REUNION is just out in paperback.

Find out what great fiction can tell us in an era when reality has turned unreal.

Go here for details:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/janice-deal-elise-juska-tickets-1349914644039?aff=Authors