Red Hen Press

09/09/2025

FINAL CALL for tickets for our literary salon at the Commonwealth Club in San Francisco! Join us TOMORROW for this amazing discussion! Doors and reception at 5:30 PT, program starts at 6! (UPDATE! Previous posts have listed doors at 4:30 PT, but officially they're at 5:30 PT! Doors will still open at 4:30 to accommodate anyone who might've missed this post!)

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https://www.commonwealthclub.org/events/2025-09-11/fall-literary-salon-maxine-hong-kingston-aimee-liu-lily-hoang-and-pete-hsu

09/09/2025

HAPPY PUB DAY 🥳 Wishing a very happy Publication Day to BIND ME TIGHTER STILL by Lara Ehrlich.

The youngest of three siren sisters, Ceto trades her tail for life on land, only to find domesticity as dull as sirenhood. She flees with her daughter to the sea, builds a mermaid burlesque into the cliffs, and transforms Sirenland from roadside attraction to national sensation - until 15-year-old Naia begins to push back.

BIND ME TIGHTER STILL explores power and hunger, sacrifice and motherhood, and the fierceness of female strength in a male-dominated world. To read more and grab your own copy, follow the link here:
https://bookshop.org/a/177/9781636282800

09/09/2025

Why do we think readers will enjoy TREE SPIRITS AROUND THE WORLD?

It's a great read! Really, it is! Where else will you get a fresh take on an interactive world meant for engagement and conversations?

🌳 No need to rope in our phones or hide indoors. There are guided activities and pictures of nature with overlays for a fun reading experience.

🌎️ Readers get to travel and learn about different parts of the world. Take a trip to 10 different countries and visit 6 continents.

🌈 Expand the imagination and go full creative with the story! No idea is too small and no story is too big.

Just a week left to release...preorder your copy today!

https://indiepubs.com/products/tree-spirits-around-the-world?_pos=1&_sid=69314f81b&_ss=r

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*this title is brought to you by True Roses Books, an imprint of Red Hen Press

09/08/2025

Red Hen Press’s 31st Annual Benefit Dinner is happening on Sunday, October 26, 2025 🍷 We are pleased to announce Kim Dower, Katie Ford, Lily Hoang, and Ron Koertge as a few of our Silver Table Hosts this year!

🏵️Kim Dower, former City Poet Laureate for West Hollywood, is the author of six highly acclaimed poetry collections, including her newest book WHAT SHE WANTS.

🏵️Katie Ford, author of four highly praised poetry collections, is a renowned poet and professor at the University of California, Riverside.

🏵️Lily Hoang, author of five books including her recent collaborative release TIMBER & LUA, is a prize-winning writer and professor at the University of California, San Diego.

🏵️Ron Koertge is currently the Poet Laureate of South Pasadena, California and the sharp-witted author of more than a dozen poetry collections, including his latest release, PANDORA’S KITCHEN.

Be a guest at one of their tables at this year’s benefit! For more information, visit the link here for available tables and tickets!
https://e.givesmart.com/events/J63/

09/08/2025

We're just a few days away from our literary salon at the Commonwealth Club in San Francisco! It's not too late to get your tickets now! Doors and reception at 4:30 PT, program starts at 6!

https://www.commonwealthclub.org/events/2025-09-11/fall-literary-salon-maxine-hong-kingston-aimee-liu-lily-hoang-and-pete-hsu

09/07/2025

Red Hen Poet, Majid Naficy, recently read a few of his works at the Santa Monica Library! 📖

View the full recordings here:

09/06/2025

There's still time for that summer whirlwind romance ❤️

Take a trip into our submissions and have the time of your life!

Here's our info 😉 https://redhen.org/submission-guidelines/

09/06/2025

TOMORROW! Join Red Hen authors Adrianne Kalfopoulou and Helen Benedict Chicago, Sept. 6 as they talk about “Writing Refuge”, a timely panel on migration, belonging, & how stories of displacement help us understand our present. , at Grace Place, 1st floor (637 S. Dearborn).

Don't miss this incredibly relevant and much-needed discussion, Chicago!

09/05/2025

Red Hen Press’s 31st Annual Benefit Dinner is happening on October 26, 2025 🍷 We are pleased to announce Elise Paschen as one of our Gold Table Hosts this year! Elise’s riveting sixth poetry collection BLOOD WOLF MOON released April 8, 2025!

For more about our guests, follow Elise Paschen and check out her website https://elisepaschen.com/

Be a guest at Elise Paschen’s table at this year’s benefit! For more information, visit https://redhen.org/events/benefit/ for available tables and tickets!

09/04/2025

ONE WEEK AWAY! Tickets are still available for our literary salon at the Commonwealth Club in San Francisco featuring Maxine Hong Kingston, Aimee Liu, Pete Hsu, and Lily Hoang! Get your livestream or in-person tickets now!

https://www.commonwealthclub.org/events/2025-09-11/fall-literary-salon-maxine-hong-kingston-aimee-liu-lily-hoang-and-pete-hsu

09/04/2025

Red Hen Press’s 31st Annual Benefit Dinner is happening on October 26, 2025 🍷 We are pleased to announce Adela Najarro as one of our Gold Table Hosts this year! Najarro’s heart-led poetry collection VARIATIONS IN BLUE released March 18, 2025!

For more about our guests, follow Adela on Instagram and check out her website https://adelanajarro.com/

Be a guest at Adela Najarro’s table at this year’s benefit! For more information, visit https://redhen.org/events/benefit/ for available tables and tickets!

09/03/2025

Thank you Chicago Review of Books for featuring BIND ME TIGHTER STILL in your MUST-READ book list for September, labeling it as a "perfect reimagining of The Little Mermaid for the modern age." 🌊

📖 Dive deeper into Lara Ehrlich's BIND ME TIGHTER STILL here:
https://indiepubs.com/products/bind-me-tighter-still

🔗 Read the full feature and list here:
https://chireviewofbooks.com/2025/09/02/12-must-read-books-of-september-2025/

Here are the 12 books you need to read this September.