New Door Books

06/06/2026

What a great discussion! On “Creative Writing Life” Nathaniel Popkin & Paul Zeidman talk about a Spanish TV series, a yellow plastic typewriter, the author-editor relationship, and, oh yeah, Nathaniel's new novel, PARTLY STRONG, PARTLY BROKEN.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WBlquEhmTmw

06/03/2026

"Your reader will catch up, even to something challenging to understand, if you set something in motion."

A tip from Nathaniel Popkin, author of the new novel PARTLY STRONG, PARTLY BROKEN.

https://www.cleavermagazine.com/stay-in-the-now-a-writing-tip-by-nathaniel-popkin/

A Writing Tip by Nathaniel Popkin STAY IN THE NOW My editor and dear friend Ann de Forest knows my writing better than I do—especially when I’m being imprecise, obtuse, or long-winded. She straightens my metaphors, shortens my sentences, and holds me to point-of-view. During our most recent revi...

06/03/2026

We'll have a table at this event to help burn off some of the fog surrounding indie book publishing.

RSVP to bluestoop.org/events if you're coming. Hope to see you there!



P.S. According to Facebook, today is World Bicycle Day. This post has nothing to do with bicycles.

06/01/2026

ICYMI: Our latest newsletter describes how life imitated the plot of our new book.

https://www.newdoorbooks.net/so/b6PvWoA5P?languageTag=en

05/30/2026

"Because let’s face it, life is a puzzle, and we’re constantly invited to put together the pieces."

Janice Deal, interviewed by Colorado Review.

https://coloradoreview.colostate.edu/2026/05/a-conversation-with-janice-deal/

Editorial Assistant Gwynnivere Riethoven talks with Janice Deal about her story, BAE, featured in the Summer 2025 issue of Colorado Review. Janice Deal is the author of two short story collections and two novels, most recently the novel The Blue Door (New Door Books, 2025). She is the recipient of a...

05/27/2026

's Book Week 2026 Author Panel is now online. The four panelists offer serious thoughts about the state of literature in contemporary culture.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EQcdFcDo9jM

The 2026 BSR Book Week author panel, featuring four exciting Philly...

05/22/2026

As "the bold, compassionate voice this moment needs" (according to one reviewer), Nathaniel Popkin is picking up fans wherever he talks about his new novel, PARTLY STRONG, PARTLY BROKEN.

(Image from , courtesy of Joan Trachtenberg. The fan's name is Tink.)

More info about the book here:
https://www.newdoorbooks.net/partly-strong-partly-broken

05/19/2026

Hear from 4 great novelists without leaving your chair!

's Book Week Panel is online Wed. 5/20, 6pm.

Register here:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-2026-bsr-book-week-panel-tickets-1987636477209

05/18/2026

Hear from 4 great novelists without leaving your chair!

's Book Week Panel is online Wed. 5/20, 6pm.

Register here:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-2026-bsr-book-week-panel-tickets-1987636477209

Join us for the 2026 BSR Book Week author panel, featuring four exciting Philly novelists.

05/14/2026

Latest review of PARTLY STRONG, PARTLY BROKEN by Nathaniel Popkin:

"an important read, especially right now as fault lines continue to fracture with the recent war on Iran."

https://www.broadstreetreview.com/reviews/partly-strong-partly-broken-by-nathaniel-popkin

In the weeks leading up to October 7th, 2023, a progressive Rabbi struggles to keep her congregation together in Nathaniel Popkin’s Partly Strong, Partly…