Purse Book

"the subtle dimension of presence without insistence"

Sphinx by Anne Garréta, translated from French by Emma Ramadan, 5.4 x 8 x 0.4 inches & 152 pages.

Sep 24 • 

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August 2025

skin velvet

Ines Longevial Visage Théâtre, from 2025, has unmarked pages and a red velvet cover with a secret face on it.

Aug 28 • 

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"personal histories can turn on a dime"

David Wojnarowicz’s Memories That Smell Like Gasoline, from 1992, is 5.5 x 8 x 0.3 inches & 96 pages. Foreword by Ocean Vuong.

Aug 14 • 

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July 2025

“we don’t always have time to think, we just live!”

Fair Play, by Tove Jansson, translated by Thomas Teal, is 5 x 7.8 x 0.3 inches & 120 pages.

Jul 31 • 

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May 2025

"her dreaded sense of humor"

Pedro Lemebel's A Last Supper of Queer Apostles 5 x 7.5 x 0.4 inches & 272 pages.

May 27 • 

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art dogs

Jessica Poundstone's Museum of Dogs is 4.5 x 6 x 0.9 inches & 224 pages.

May 13 • 

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bursting silence

Helen Garner's The Spare Room is 5.2 x 8.3 x 0.4 inches & 175 pages.

May 7 • 

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April 2025

silence eater*

Caleb Femi's The Wickedest 5 x 7.6 x 0.4 inches & 96 pages.

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March 2025

loose change

Z. Hanna’s We’re Gonna Get Through This Together is 5 x 8 x 0.6 inches & 157 pages.

Mar 12 • 

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February 2025

"helen of troy avoids her school reunion"

Maria Zoccola's 'Helen of Troy, 1993' is 6 x 9 x 0.3 inches & a swift 96 pages.

Feb 25 • 

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“now, when i say chiffon, i do mean polyester”

Karla Cornejo Villavicencio's Catalina is 5.4 x 8 x 0.8 inches & 199 pages.

Feb 4 • 

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January 2025

a feeling hurt on every page

The Details, by Ia Genberg and translated by Kira Josefsson, is 5 x 8 x 0.6 inches & 144 pages.

Jan 21 • 

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