news from sheer spite press
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Book Tour: The Politics of Lonely
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I am going on tour for my book The Politics of Lonely: Why Is Friendship So Hard? Here’s where you can catch me, details on all the events are below: Fri/Sat Sep 11-12: tabling at the Halifax Art Book Fair (more info) Sun Sep 13, 6:30 – 8 pm: Book launch at Venus Envy, Halifax (with…
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announcing the history zine series!
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I’m thrilled to announce the four projects selected for the zine series on 2SLGBTQIA+ history in “quebec”, funded by a Trellis microgrant from the English-Language Arts Network and selected by a jury of extremely cool and wise people. (note: I still need a name for the series. Send me your suggestions (need to work well…
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how (and why) should I preorder an author’s book?
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As someone presently in the weird liminal phase of having a book that is announced and up for preorder, but not out for another 2 months, I have been thinking a lot about preorders! If you have a lot of authors in your life or follow our newsletters and social media, you have probably seen…
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2SLGBTQIA+ “QC” history zines: Meet the project advisors!
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I’m thrilled to introduce the five project advisors who will be selecting projects for the series of four bilingual zines on 2SLGBTQIA+ history in so-called Quebec. They bring an abundance of experience across many types of artistic practice and I can’t wait to work with them. Je suis ravie de vous présenter les cinq conseiller.ere.s…
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Call for submissions: 2SLGBTQ+ history in “Quebec” // Appel à contributions : L’histoire 2SLGBTQ+ dans “Québec”
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cliquez ici pour passer à la version française Sheer Spite will be publishing series of four zines on 2SLGBTQ+ history in the region colonially known as the province of Quebec, each by a different author, and selected via an open call for submissions. This project is made possible by a Trellis microgrant from the English-Language…
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On writing The Politics of Lonely: Why Is Friendship So Hard?
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I have some pretty big Sheer-Spite-adjacent news: I (Lee, who runs Sheer Spite) have a book coming out, and I’m not publishing it myself??? The book is called The Politics of Lonely: Why Is Friendship So Hard? and it is now up for preorder, publishing September 10, 2026. You can preorder it here via Sheer…