New Door Books

12/12/2025

Some perks available for supporting our fundraiser:

- Autographed books
- Author appearance at your book club
- Undying gratitude from our publisher, who is usually too grumpy to be grateful

Check it out!

https://fundrazr.com/HealingOurDivisions

At New Door Books—an Independent Press for Independent Readers—we believe in literature’s power to transform thinking and challenge the status quo. Our forthcoming book, PARTLY STRONG, PARTLY BROKEN, does exactly that.

12/10/2025

ICYMI: Our December newsletter, which includes a fundraising appeal (natch) and a holiday message from Yaacov Attai, a fictional character who ought to be real:

https://newdoorbooks.net/so/a5PhhBF-u?languageTag=en&cid=687856dd-7e2f-4ae8-a234-f42c5e31288b

12/07/2025

Here's the video for Ann de Forest's walking-art project "The Thing to Be Known Grows with the Knowing," shortlisted for the Marŝarto Awards. The project records her experiences in the Western Ghats of India.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L14ci3zn4Bs

Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.

12/04/2025

We've posted before about the adventures in India of our walking artist, Ann de Forest, editor of our book WAYS OF WALKING.

Now Ann's slide essay about the project is shortlisted for an award by .

https://walklistencreate.org/walkingpiece/the-thing-to-be-known-grows-with-the-knowing-walking-in-the-western-ghats-from-ignorance-to-intimacy/

“The Thing to Be Known Grows with the Knowing” reflects on my experiences walking in the rich and fragile environment of India’s Western Ghats propelled by the question: What does it mean to be a guest, a good guest, in an unfamiliar place?

12/04/2025

Nathaniel Popkin discusses the origin and evolution of his provocative forthcoming novel, PARTLY STRONG, PARTLY BROKEN.

With reflections on , , and .

Missed starts and at least two wandering roads

12/03/2025

We're very proud that this wonderful book acquired this wonderful distinction from Literary Hub.

https://lithub.com/100-notable-small-press-books-of-2025/

To order at a discount from Bookshop, click on the link in the LitHub article.

12/02/2025

In Center City the stuff in the air is just rain. Minor nuisance.

So come out to Barnes & Noble, 1708 Chestnut, 6pm, for our Small Press Night with 6 wonderful authors who will all remember to bring pens to sign their books for you.

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-write-stuff-small-press-night-on-december-2nd-at-6pm-tickets-1835298560399

Meet a panel of Philadelphia based small press authors on Tuesday, December 2nd at 6pm at B&N Philadelphia!

12/01/2025

If you're literarily inclined, please remember us on :
https://fundrazr.com/HealingOurDivisions

All giving levels include an autographed copy of our next book.

All proceeds go to out-of-pocket expenses, not salaries.

Donations are tax-deductible.

Muchas gracias!!!

12/01/2025

Guess which small press is honored on Literary Hub's 100 Notables for 2025?

"Well crafted and paced," the article says, Janice Deal's THE BLUE DOOR "is a beautifully told story of loss and escape."

We're also glad to see Philly's own Tom McAllister on the list.

https://lithub.com/100-notable-small-press-books-of-2025/

The idea of 100 Notable Small Press Books was born November 2024, after The New York Times’s annual 100 Notable Books list featured eighty-two books from the Big Five publishing houses (Pengu…

12/01/2025

Tomorrow! Tomorrow! The sun'll come out tomorrow.

Oh, wait, maybe the sun won't come out. Weather forecast looks iffy.

But who cares? We'll still be at Small Press Night at Barnes & Noble Philly PA with Lanternfish Press, Frayed Edge Press, Thirty West Publishing House, Fomite & 6 great authors!

It's free, but reservations are recommended:
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-write-stuff-small-press-night-on-december-2nd-at-6pm-tickets-1835298560399

11/29/2025

On , this article shows why "small-press publishers are the spirit that animates our literature."

Thanks to Literary Hub for flagging this piece.

https://www.thebookseller.com/comment/dont-invest-in-ai-invest-in-the-future-of-the-book

Why the publishing industry must back small presses, rather than LLMs.

11/26/2025

What to do AFTER Turkey Day:
Saturday!

In there are lots of neighborhood activities:
https://www.phila.gov/2025-11-17-list-of-2025-holiday-markets-and-locations-to-shop-small/

And, hey, we're a small business too, with online ordering, and our books make great !
https://www.newdoorbooks.net/catalogue