“In these forceful, freewheeling, and formally inventive poems, Leigh Sugar dramatizes what it’s like to stand on the outside looking in, to be in a relationship with someone who is incarcerated, to live within a love confined by the state. Freeland is a haunted and haunting book that won’t let you look away. It left me shaken and moved.”
—Edward Hirsch
"[Callier's] faith in the persistence of what’s unknown and her ability to plumb that mysterious realm delivers a series of intimate revelations throughout this book."
—Ron Charles, Washington Post Book Club
Lin debuts with an impressive collection that tells the story of an undocumented daughter of parents who flee Communist China and become fundamentalist Christians in America. ... These stunning poems breathe new life into the confessional form."
—Publishers Weekly Starred Review
"Unflinching and tender, this volume affirms Nienow’s distinctive poetic gifts."
—Publisher's Weekly, Starred Review
“Zombie Vomit Mad Libs by Duy Đoàn (Nov., Alice James) includes all the play, allusion, and potential violence of its title. It brings diacritics to English, suicides to lists, and screenplays to poems with a frantic, perplexed drive. … The volume cites movies and other texts with the scattered, interrupted brief thoughts that characterize its zombieness like a new genre of horror on the page."
—Poetry Northwest
NEW RELEASES:
NEWS:
Alice James Books will Publish Olatunde Osinaike’s next collection, Image + Likeness, in August of 2027.
Alice James Books will Publish Judith Vollmer’s next collection, The Pavese Stone, in March of 2026.
Alice James Books will Publish Carson’s Debut, The Laughing Barrel, in April of 2027.
Congratulations to Malvika Jolly & zakia henderson-brown, winners of the 2025 Alice James Award and Editor’s Choice.
The author of two previous books of poetry, Mörling will publish her third collection, Lumina Station, with Alice James Books in November 2026.
Alice James Books is elated to announce it has been approved by the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) for a Grants for Arts Projects award of $45,000.
No Ruined Stone author Shara McCallum’s Behold is forthcoming in September 2026 from AJB. Welcome home, Shara!
Father Dirt author Mihaela Moscaliuc’s Heartmoor is forthcoming in August 2026 from AJB. Welcome home, Mihaela!
Brother Sleep author Aldo Amparán’s second poetry collection The House Has Teeth is forthcoming in September 2026 from AJB. Welcome home, Aldo!
Established to provide a unique opportunity to women writers, the Jean Valentine Series will publish books authored by mid-career, women-identifying poets. Selected poets will receive a cash prize and publication by Alice James Books.
We are pleased to announce the winners of the 2024 Alice James Award.
Alice James Books is elated to announce it has been approved by the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) for a Grants for Arts Projects award of $45,000.
Alice James Books is thrilled to announce new titles forthcoming from Andrés Cerpa & Ina Cariño!
Iain Haley Pollock’s poetry collection All the Possible Bodies is forthcoming in September 2025. Welcome home, Iain!
Alice James Books is thrilled to announce new titles forthcoming from Leigh Sugar, Michael M. Weinstein, & Cecily Parks!
Alice James Books is thrilled to announce new titles forthcoming from Joan Larkin, Alicia Ostriker, Mia Ayumi Malhotra, and Ally Ang!
We are pleased to announce the winners of the 2023 Alice James Award.
Alice James Books will publish Alessandra Lynch’s 5th poetry collection, Wish Ave, in October 2024. Welcome back, Alessandra!
Alice James Books will publish Matthew Nienow’s poetry collection, If Nothing, in January 2025. Welcome back, Matthew!
Ayokunle’s poetry collection Autobiomythography of is forthcoming in September 2024. Big welcome, Ayo!
Alice James Books is a recipient of a Poetry Fund grant from the Amazon Literary Partnership and Academy of American Poets.
Jennifer’s poetry collection I Don’t Want to Be Understood is forthcoming in August 2024. Big welcome, Jennifer!
We are pleased to announce the winner of the 2022 Alice James Award.
Candace’s debut poetry collection I am the Most Dangerous Thing is forthcoming in May 2023. Big welcome, Candace!
We are pleased to announce that How to Not Be Afraid of Everything by Jane Wong has been longlisted for the 2022 Pen/Voelcker Award in Poetry.
Katie’s debut poetry collection Standing in the Forest of Being Alive is forthcoming in April 2023. Big welcome, Katie!
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