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Join us in 2023 for a Monthly Publisher’s Spotlight Reading Group

First six titles in the 2023 Neglected Books Publisher's Spotlight reading group

Throughout 2022, I’ve been facilitating a monthly reading group working our way through Dorothy Richardson’s Pilgrimage, a book I often evangelize for. I’ve put together a special website — ReadingPilgrimage.com — to support readers tackling this remarkable but often daunting masterpiece.

This experience has been so enjoyable, I decided to organize another group for 2023. This time, however, instead of focusing on a single book and author, I’m teaming up with 12 publishers who specialize in reissuing the sort of books we feature on this site: fascinating and exceptional books that have, for no fault of their own, fallen out of print. This might well be a golden age for lovers of neglected books, as we have a wealth of publishers bringing an incredible range of terrific books back to print. So, to spotlight a few of these, I’ll be hosting a Zoom session during which we talk about a book that each publisher has chosen from their catalogs.

Here is our schedule:

MonthPublisherBookDate
JanuaryDean Street PressA Game of Snakes and Ladders, Doris Langley Moore31 January
FebruaryTough Poets PressThe Flutter of an Eyelid by Myron Brinig28 February
MarchEland BooksStamboul Sketches by John Freely30 March
AprilTurnpike BooksThe Emperor of Ice Cream by Brian Moore25 April
MayBoiler House PressTwo Thousand Million Man-Power by Gertrude Trevelyan30 May
JuneDaunt BooksToo Late to Turn Back by Barbara Greene27 June
JulySublunary EditionsTo be announced25 July
AugustBritish LibrarySally on the Rocks by Winifred Boggs29 August
SeptemberMichael WalmerTo be announced26 September
OctoberValancourt BooksTo be announced31 October
NovemberHandheld PressArmy Without Banners by Ann Stafford (forthcoming)28 November
DecemberFaberTo be announced19 December

Each session will be announced on this site, as well as via Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook. You’ll be able to register via Eventbrite and take part in our discussions on Zoom. And afterwards, the video of these discussions will be posted on the Neglected Books channel on YouTube.

I hope you’ll join us in these celebrations of great writing and great reading.

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