We publish books as a contribution to struggles for social and economic justice. We’re offering discounted books to grassroots organizations, unions, and reading groups.
Camonghne Felix’s debut book of poems, Build Yourself a Boat, has been longlisted for the 2019 National Book Award for Poetry. The book is an anthem of survival and a look at what might come after. A view of what floats and what, ultimately, sustains.
Everything Must Go, a new collaboration between poet Kevin Coval and illustrator Langston Allston, excavates and mourns that which has been lost in transition and serves as a template for understanding the process of displacement and reinvention currently reshaping American cities.
In 1919, award-winning poet Eve L. Ewing explores the story of the Chicago Race Riot of 1919—which lasted eight days and resulted in thirty-eight deaths and almost 500 injuries—through poems recounting the stories of everyday people trying to survive and thrive in the city.
Check out our Fall 2019 Catalog to see what’s coming up, and join the Haymarket Book Club to get these books delivered right to your door!