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Alice James Books

Alice James Books is committed to collaborating with literary artists of excellence to publish books that matter.

We provide a platform from which to elevate key voices & is dedicated to helping writers achieve purposeful engagement with a broad audience. Alice James Books publishes the best contemporary poetry by both established and beginning poets. The press is an affiliate of the University of Maine at Farmington. Our office is located on the tranquil banks of Rollo Pond near Abbott Park in Farmington, Maine.

01/14/2026

Join us for a reading with Esther Lin, author of the award-winning collection COLD THIEF PLACE, in conversation with Christian Gullette at Green Apple Books on Tuesday, Jan. 27 at 7pm. Free to attend with RSVP. We hope to see you there 🫶

📍 Books on the Park on 9th Avenue, 1231 9th Ave., San Francisco, CA 94122
📆 RSVP at https://tinyurl.com/2s3vwdnc

01/07/2026

We're thrilled to reveal the cover art for Nick Martino's SCRAP BOOK, the 2024 Editor’s Choice, forthcoming June 16, 2026 🌟

Designed by Tiani Kennedy, the cover features "On Green" by Lizzie Buckmaster Dove, an artwork built from fragments and reassembly that mirrors the book’s reckoning with memory, loss, and the complicated work of piecing together family history.

We cannot wait to bring you this debut in June! SCRAP BOOK is now available for preorder at bit.ly/Scrap-Book 📚

01/06/2026

This January, Andrés Cerpa joins Isabella DeSendi and Shane McCrae for a Words Like Blades reading on Zoom.

Hosted by Jennifer Franklin, Jane Huffman, Nathan McClain, and Ren Wilding, the evening will include readings by each poet, followed by a Q&A.

📅 Thursday, January 22
⏰ 7:00–8:30 p.m. ET
🎟️ Free with registration (required)

Register at https://tinyurl.com/3235v74n

12/30/2025

Thank you for being part of Alice James Books in 2025. This year brought debut voices, award recognition, new readers, sold-out titles, and so many moments of connection across our community of poets and supporters.

We’re proud of what our authors accomplished and grateful for everyone who helped us bring these books into the world. Right now, donations are being matched up to $7,000, and we’re thankful for any support that helps us carry this work into 2026: give.classy.org/AJBMatch

Swipe through to revisit some of the highlights from 2025. 💛

12/27/2025

We’re excited to share book tour dates for Andrés Cerpa’s THE PALACE, starting with a launch at Books Are Magic on January 20, 2026, and featuring stops at KGB, Joe’s Pub, the University of Pittsburgh, and AWP! We hope you’ll join us as we celebrate this stunning new collection.

And if you’d like a copy waiting for you at the launch, Books Are Magic is also offering signed, personalized preorders through January 13.

📍 Tour details are on the graphic
🔗 Preorder link: tinyurl.com/PalaceMagic

12/22/2025

📣 Registration is now open for our 1-day generative masterclass with Shara McCallum and Brian Turner on Saturday, February 28, 2026!

This virtual workshop runs from 12–7pm EST and includes a bonus publishing Q&A with AJB’s Carey Salerno.

Registration is open now through February 23, and we’d love to have you join us.
🔗 Sign up at alicejamesbooks.org/masterclass.

You can also “Sponsor a Spot” by contributing $250 to help make this opportunity accessible to poets who may not otherwise be able to attend.
💓 Learn more at https://tinyurl.com/sponsoraspot

12/16/2025

We’re thrilled to be partnering with Books Are Magic on a special preorder offer for National Book Award finalist Andrés Cerpa’s THE PALACE, forthcoming January 20, 2026 🌟 Preorder by January 13th to receive your signed, personalized copy of the book.

A lovely way to support an indie and get something meaningful from Andrés at the same time 💓

🔗 Preorder at https://tinyurl.com/PalaceMagic

12/03/2025

So excited and honored that THE SEEDS by Cecily Parks is an NPR 2025 pick, with Craig Morgan Teicher calling the poems “dark, lavish, far-reaching and subtly layered.” 🌱🪻
🔗 More at https://tinyurl.com/59zwuc6f

12/02/2025

For the first time ever, a generous friend of AJB is matching every donation up to $7,000.
This support goes directly toward the work we do every day—publishing bold new voices, building space for poets, offering resources, and keeping our literary community alive.

If you’d like to be part of this work, here are a few ways you can get involved:
💓Make a direct donation (matched dollar-for-dollar)
→ give.classy.org/AJBMatch
📖sponsor a spot in our upcoming masterclass
→ tinyurl.com/sponsoraspot
📚Purchase—or gift!—a Subscribe + 100 subscription
→ tinyurl.com/subscribeplus100

Every contribution makes a real difference 💛

11/25/2025

Join us for a night of poetry! 🌙

Tuesday, Dec 2nd, Ally Ang will read from their newly released debut, LET THE MOON WOBBLE, at Green Apple Books on the Park with Sagaree Jain & Giovanna Lomanto! This event is free & open to the public—masks and RSVPs are both encouraged. Learn more at https://tinyurl.com/bdhtsp5x 💛

📆 Tuesday, December 2, 2025
🕖 7:00 PM
📍 Green Apple Books on the Park (Inner Sunset)

11/20/2025

Alice James Books is grateful to share that we’ve been awarded $30,000 in general operating support from the Poetry Foundation 💛

At a time when so many indie presses are navigating an exceedingly difficult financial landscape, this support provides vital stability and allows us to continue our mission of championing innovative poetry that inspires, and above all, matters.

🔗 More at the link in our bio!

11/19/2025

We’re thrilled to share this beautiful NPR review of THE SEEDS by Cecily Parks! ✨

Craig Morgan Teicher calls the poems “dark, lavish, far-reaching and subtly layered."

🔗 Read the full review at https://tinyurl.com/2vnhc7k2
🌱 Order THE SEEDS now at bit.ly/the-s33ds

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Tuesday	9am - 4pm
Wednesday	9am - 4pm
Thursday	9am - 4pm
Friday	9am - 4pm

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Alice James Books publishes the best contemporary poetry by both established and emerging writers. The press is an affiliate of the University of Maine at Farmington.