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Pre-Order - Short Story Collection by an Overlooked Woman Author, Available for the First Time in English

9/19/2023

Blessed Hands: Stories
by Frume Halpern
Translated by Yermiyahu Ahron Taub

These slice-of-life stories first appeared in the Yiddish radical press in mid-20th century New York. An over-looked master of the short story genre, Frume Halpern's fiction is now available for the first time, in its entirety, to English-language readers.

These psychologically insightful stories present the lives of protagonists who are working-class poor, social outcasts, and those experiencing illness, disability, and racism. Halpern worked as a massage therapist in a hospital and many of these stories are about those who work with their hands.

Available for pre-publication ordering at a 20% discount, now through October 16, 2023.

Select FEP Ebooks 50% Off During July

7/12/2023

Frayed Edge Press July Ebook Sale!

For the month of July! select full-length FEP ebook titles are only $2.99. Title include Loose in the Bright Fantastic, Songs for the Gusle, and DIG.

And, all individual Street Smart Series of short fiction titles are available only $0.99 each! See the complete list here:
https://www.frayededgepress.com/street-smart.html

Happy Summer Reading 2023 (or winter if you're down under)! This special pricing is available for the entire month of July, through our Smashwords partner only. See the full list of titles in our Smashwords store:
https://www.smashwords.com/profile/view/FEP2022

Interview with Robert Paul Moreira

6/22/2023

Interview with FEP author Robert Paul Moreira now available in THE MUSEUM OF AMERICANA: A LITERARY REVIEW.

"Characters under duress are the most exciting to read and write about."

"I wanted to stretch the boundaries of what a traditional book could accomplish by showcasing the two genres I write in."

His mixed genre collection, DIG, is available from Frayed Edge Press and other online and bricks and mortar retailers.

For more information and a link to the interview, see:
https://www.frayededgepress.com/dig.html

New Novel Addresses Family Issues and Dementia with Compassion and Humor

5/16/2023

Frayed Edge Press is pleased to announce the publication of Loose in the Bright Fantastic, a new novel by E.B. Moore. Gray-haired Maggie has fled the hospital wearing only her late husband’s ill-fitting wingtips and an ancient mink over her hospital johnny--going on a wild adventure through Boston as her family desperately searches for her.

Early readers have praised the compassion and sensitivity of Loose in the Bright Fantastic, as well as its humor and the centering of an older protagonist:

"[Maggie's] adventure through Boston is hilarious, heartbreaking, and ultimately hopeful. A fine, satisfying read!" -Juliette Fay, author of Catch Us When We Fall

"...a compassionate and, at times, laugh out loud hilarious tale of family, friendship, and a search for meaning." -Monica R., NetGalley

“...upends the expected story of a failing mind, gifting us with Maggie, a woman who never gives up her potent core of vibrancy and finds one more magnificent adventure.” Randy Susan Meyers, author of Waisted

More information and buying options are available on the book webpage.

20% Off Poetry Titles for April

4/15/2023

Happy National Poetry Month!

20% Off All FEP poetry titles during the month of April. Good for:

The Ghettobirds, speculative poetry by Bryant O'Hara
¿Cómo Hacer Preguntas? by Daniel Hales
The Splooge Factory by Christina Spring

Use Code POET23 at check out. Sale good through our distribution partner only.
https://frayededgepress.com/books.html

Pre-Publication Sale - Loose in the Bright Fantastic

4/11/2023

Loose in the Bright Fantastic
By E.B. Moore
Publication Date: May 16, 2023
Price: $18.00 pbk.
Pre-Pub Sales Price: $14.40

20% Off Pre-Publication Sales

"Where in the world is Maggie?"

Gray-haired Maggie has fled the hospital wearing only her late husband's ill-fitting wingtips and an ancient mink over her hospital johnny. Loose in the big city and in the early stages of dementia, she eludes both the police and her family for days--revisiting old haunts and finding shelter in a homeless man's squat.

Told with compassion and humor, this heartfelt story of aging and resilience, generational challenges, and the power of love will appeal to any reader who has ever been part of a family.

Songs for the Gusle - Now Available!

3/21/2023

Frayed Edge Press is pleased to announce the publication of Songs for the Gusle, the first-ever complete translation of Prosper Mérimée’s 19th-century French literary hoax. The widely-praised translation by Indiana-based translator Laura Nagle makes this exciting early example of “fakelore” available to English-language readers for the first time.

The volume also includes Mérimée’s preface to the 1840 edition of the work, in which he confesses to the deception, as well as a translator’s note by Laura Nagle in which she discusses the background of the work and some of the challenges of translating it.

More information and buying options are available on the book webpage.

Read an Ebook Week - March 5-11, 2023

3/5/2023

Read an Ebook Week - Discounts Available

March 5-11, 2023 is National Read an Ebook Week! To celebrate, we're offering 50% off all FEP ebooks available through our Smashwords partner!

All single-title Street Smart Series novelettes, regularly $1.99, now only $0.99 each. All full-length titles (including DIG by Robert Paul Moreira; In Madison's Cave by Douglas Anderson; Jeremiah Hacker by Rebecca M. Pritchard; and Street Smart x 7: A Street Smart Series Omnibus), regularly $5.99, now only $2.99 each.

Happy ebook reading!

Songs for the Gusle Now Available for Pre-Publication Sales

2/20/2023

Prosper Mérimée' classic volume of "fakelore" is now available for the first time in its entirety, in English-language translation.

Purported to be a collection of folktales, ballad lyrics, and travel narratives compiled and translated into French by an anonymous traveler returning from the Balkans. Before long, though, it was revealed that both the stories and their “translator” were the fictional creations of a young civil servant, Prosper Mérimée, who would later become one of the most accomplished French writers of his generation. In these dramatic tales of love, war, and encounters with the supernatural, Mérimée has given us both a treasure trove of “fakelore” and a satirical portrait of a self-appointed expert blissfully unaware of how little he understands the cultures he claims to represent.

Songs for the Gusle will be published on March 21, 2023 and is now available for pre-publication sales ordering.

Frayed Edge Now On TikTok

2/16/2023

Frayed Edge Press is now on TikTok, sharing our press news, new releases, and participating in #BookTok communities.

Give us a follow if you're on TikTok, too -- our handle is @frayed.edge.press!

More social media links for Frayed Edge Press can be found on our website header and footer, and on our Linktree links.

DIG Reviewed in HIVE Indie Book Reviews

1/9/2023

Robert Paul Moreira's mixed-genere collection DIG has been reviewed in HIVE Indie Book Reviews!

"From the start, it’s exceedingly clear that Moreira has a distinct, unique voice that the reader will either deeply love or abhor in its entirety. This concise manner of storytelling mixes modern individual culture with mythological and literary references in such a way that nearly raises a middle finger to the occasional snobbery of contemporary literary fiction and sets Dig apart from the very first. That is to say, this read was like nothing I’ve read before, and diving into it felt akin to a fully submersive dip in the strangest of pools."

Read the full review here!

Find out more about DIG!

Now Available! Street Smart x 7: A Street Smart Series Omnibus

11/15/2022

Now Available!
Street Smart x 7: A Street Smart Series Omnibus

Now together under the same cover for the first time: all seven numbers of Frayed Edge Press’ Street Smart Series of Short Fiction—novelette-length works featuring contemporary urban settings, well-drawn characters, and engaging plots.

This volume also includes a representative illustration from each story.

Learn more about the book, including options for print and ebook purchase, on its webpage.

DIG -- Four Star Review in Foreword Reviews

11/15/2022

"Dig is a gritty literary collection whose diverse entries concern finding one’s place within a family, a culture, and a country."

DIG by Robert Paul Moreira garners four stars in Foreword Reviews. Read the full review on their website.

Learn more about the book on its webpage, including options for print and ebook purchase.

Now Available for Pre-Order: Street Smart Series Omnibus

10/31/2022

Forthcoming -- Pre-Order Now for 20% Off

Now together under the same cover for the first time: all seven numbers of Frayed Edge Press’ Street Smart Series of Short Fiction—novelette-length works featuring contemporary urban settings, well-drawn characters, and engaging plots.

Stories include contemporary noir, coming-of-age, police procedural, and three stories featuring anarchists. Pre-publication sales pricing available now-- see the publication page for details.

Publication Date: November 15, 2022. Physical Description: 6x9; 210 p.; pbk.

New Fall Release - DIG by Robert Paul Moreira

10/11/2022

Now Available!

DIG by Robert Paul Moreira is now available from Frayed Edge Press!

This mixed-genre collection collection of short stories, microfiction, hybrid fiction, and drama features Latinx characters who are often caught between cultures, DIG explores themes of physical and emotional violence, human relationships, and the weight of politics, history, and culture on individuality and identity.

“Robert Paul Moreira is the most original voice coming from our nation’s southern border.”
--Brian Allen Carr, author of Opioid, Indiana

Read the press release and visit the book page for DIG to learn more!

DIG by Robert Paul Moreira - Now Available for Pre-Order!

9/13/2022

Pre-Order Now!

Pre-publication sale pricing is now available for Robert Paul Moreira’s forthcoming collection, DIG. Mixed-genre, short stories, flash, and drama combine in what American Book Award winner Stephen D. Gutierrez calls “a fantastic read--moving and comic and tragic, and infused with earned hope.” 20% off pre-publication sale pricing is available now through October 10, 2022.

DIG
Book description: 6x9, 185 p.
20% off sale price: $14.40
Publication date: October 11, 2022

PRE-ORDER NOW!

Now Available as Ebooks -- Street Smart Series Nos. 6 & 7

9/1/2022

Now Available as Ebooks! Street Street Smart Series #6 -- "Make the Bear Be Nice", by Stephen St. Francis Decky and Smart Series #7 -- The Day is Gone, by Shelonda Montgomery, are now available as ebooks! In addition to the usual availability on Amazon Kindle, we've expanded our ebook offerings onto new platforms -- including Apple iBooks, Kobo, B&N and more! Use the links on the book pages or search by ISBN on your favorite platform! Look for more FEP titles coming to a wider variety of ebook platforms soon!

Happy Women in Translation Month!

8/1/2022

August is Women in Translation Month!

Frayed Edge Press is happy to present a variety of under-represented world literature, translated for the first time into English. Check out our Translation page for new and forthcoming translated works from our press.

We're proud to be part of the effort to allow women writers from all countries to be read in English, and we salute the the work of women translations in helping to bring many of these works forward.

Celebrate Women in Translation Month by reading a translated woman author, or reading the work of a woman translator!

Cover Reveal for Forthcoming Title - DIG by Robert Paul Moreira

6/28/2022

Forthcoming in October, 2022!

This cross-genre collection of short stories, microfiction, and drama provides a kaleidoscope of modern human experience—from navigating fraught romantic relation-ships and definitions of masculinity, to dealing with the pull of family ties and the struggle to make one's way in the world.

Featuring Latinx characters who are often caught between cultures, DIG explores themes of physical and emotional violence, human relationships, and the weight of politics, history, and culture on individuality and identity.

Robert Paul Moreira earned his M.F.A. in Creative Writing from the University of Texas Pan American, and his Ph.D. in English from the University of Texas at San Antonio. He is the editor of ¡Arriba Baseball!: A Collection of Latina/o Baseball Fiction (2013) and author of the story collection Scores, winner of the 2016 NACCS Tejas FOCO Fiction Award.

FREE Sticker set with every purchase of Stephen St. Francis Decky's novelette, "Make the Bear Be Nice"!

6/15/2022

Summer Special! While Supplies Last!

Sticker set measures 4x6 inches and contains four main stickers and several smaller, snacky ones! Perfect for decorating your computer, phone, or book cover. Commemorates the "story within the story" of the summer kiddie blockbuster -- Make the Bear Be Nice!

"Make the Bear Be Nice" Book description: 5x7 inches; 45 p., 3 b&w illustrations Price: $6.50
A homeless teen working nights cleaning movie theaters at a South Jersey cineplex forms an unlikely friendship with a former high-school classmate and his sister. Their relationship—as well as his relationship with his estranged father—culminates with a chaotic uprising during a screening of an annoyingly ubiquitous summer blockbuster kids’ movie. BUY NOW!

Celebrate Short Story Month with FEP Street Smart Series

5/3/2022

Happy May! Celebrate Short Story Month with novelettes from Frayed Edge Press' Street Smart Series!

Seven short fiction titles featuring contemporary urban settings, well-drawn characters, and engaging plots.
These handy, pocket-sized reads are perfect for commuting or reading in one sitting!

You can find them all at:
https://www.frayededgepress.com/street-smart.html

Congratulations to FEP Author Bryant O'Hara on Rhysling Award Nomination!

4/18/2022

FEP Open Call for Submissions - 4/15/22 to 6/19/22

4/15/2022

Frayed Edge Press is now open for submissions in all categories! Submit your manuscript proposals for fiction, poetry, or non-fiction from April 15 - June 19, 2022.

Send us your writing "on the fringe"!

For more information, see our Guidelines at: https://www.frayededgepress.com/guidelines.html

Meet FEP Authors at AWP 2022

3/26/2022

Saturday, March 26, 2022 -- FEP Author Meet & Greets all day at AWP 2022!

Join us at Table 568 in the Main Exhibit Hall of the Philadelphia Convention Center. Meet:

Stephen St. Francis Decky, author of "Make the Bear Be Nice" - and pick up a free sticker set!
Bryant O'Hara -- author of The Ghettobirds poetry collection
Rebecca M. Pritchard -- author of Jeremiah Hacker: Journalist, Anarchist, Abolitionist
Robert P. Helms -- co-author of "Down and Out in Paris, With Cat" and co-translator of "Full Fare"

For more information on all our offerings, see:
https://www.frayededgepress.com/books.html

Frayed Edge Press at AWP 2022

3/22/2022

Frayed Edge Press will exhibit at the AWP 2022 Conference in Philadelphia from March 24-26, 2022.

Discount prices on all books and come meet some of our authors in person on Saturday, March 26th -- all day!

For more information and the full schedule, see: https://www.awpwriter.org/awp_conference/schedule_overview/2022_PHILADELPHIA