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Subscription 2025-6

The subscription of 7 books prioritises women writers, BIPOC writers and queer writers from the US, continuing a long tradition of trans-Atlantic conversation. By bringing highly regarded literature from the US for readers based in the UK and Ireland we seek to enrich conversations around literature, cultural politics and global diasporas in a time of increased militarised borders and rising ethno-nationalism. 

  • Save 30% on RRP.

  • Complimentary delivery and tote bag.

  • Support a non-profit literary organisation.

  • Subscribe at anytime between July 2025 - March 2026 with a single one-off payment.

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the87press Poetry Book Subscription 2025-6
£80.99

This seven-book subscription prioritises women writers, BIPOC writers and queer writers, and also includes our beautiful Late Modernist tote bag made from recycled cotton. 

With a total RRP of £109.94, this subscription not only saves you money; your subscription will be posted for free as part of our recognition of your support.

Each book will be posted a minimum of 30 days prior to the release date of each book and your first parcel will include your totebag. Don't forget to share your subscription journey with us via Instagram, X (formerly known as Twitter), and/or Blue Sky.

Booklist

  • Dear Diaspora by Susan Nguyen (September 2025)

    This collection is an unapologetic reckoning with history, memory, and grief. It explores the intersections of girlhood, identity and selfhood against the backdrop of the Vietnamese diaspora.

  • Judas Goat by Gabrielle Bates (October 2025)
    Gabrielle Bates’ electrifying debut questions what it means to love another person and how to exorcise childhood fears. This collection wrestles with betrayal, forced obedience, violence and young womanhood.

  • Saints of Little Faith by Megan Pinto (November 2025)
    These poems’ meditative transformations engage with South Asian experiences of addiction, domestic violence, and mental illness, refusing to ignore narratives treated as unspeakable and overlooked by the English canon.

  • Something about Living by Lena Khalaf Tuffaha (December 2025)
    Something About Living explores Palestinian life through the lens of American language, revealing a legacy of obfuscation and erasure. What happens when language only permits ongoing disasters to be packaged neatly for consumption and subsequent disposal?

  • 回 / Return by Emily Lee Luan (February 2026)
    Through the recurrence of memory, myth, and grief, 回 / Return captures the elusory language of sorrow and solitude that binds Taiwanese diasporic experience.

  • The Museum of Unnatural Histories by Annie Wenstrup (March 2026)
    Debut poetry collection from Whiting Award recipient and Dena’ina indigenous nations poet Annie Wenstrup which reclaims the right of interpretation, reinvention, artifact and myth through the space of an imagined museum.

  • Selected Poems by Pat Parker (May 2026)
    A selection from the most vital poems of by Black, lesbian, feminist poet Pat Parker. During her lifetime, Parker was beloved in her communities for her extraordinary performances of poems.

  • Why subscribe? Save 30% on the RRP of each book with complimentary delivery and totebag; limited edition raw uncoated cover paperbacks with french flaps on bespoke PSC paper; support BIPOC writers, women writers, and queer writers; support the87press

  • Promotional graphic displaying a tote bag with 'Late Modernist' text, highlighting features such as seven books prioritising women, BPoC, and queer writers in the US, and a tote bag with a side pocket and made with recycled materials.

  • A timeline of releases: 2025: Aug: Tote bag Sept Dear Diaspora, Susan Nguyen Oct: Judas Goat, Gabrielle Bates Nov: Saints of Little Faith, Megan Pinto Dec: Something About Living, Lena Tuffaha 2026: Feb: Return, Emily Lee Luan March: The Museum of

  • The cover of a book titled 'Dear Diaspora' by Susan Nguyen, featuring an artistic painting of green lily pads and white and pink water lilies in a pond.

    Dear Diaspora

    Susan Nguyen

    This collection is an unapologetic reckoning with history, memory, and grief. It explores the intersections of girlhood, identity and selfhood against the backdrop of the Vietnamese diaspora.

  • The cover of a book titled 'Judas Goat' by Gabrielle Bates, featuring a pink background with red text and a silhouette of a goat under the word 'GOAT'.

    Judas Goat

    Gabrielle Bates

    Gabrielle Bates’ electrifying debut questions what it means to love another person and how to exorcise childhood fears. This collection wrestles with betrayal, forced obedience, violence and young womanhood.

  • Book cover for "Saints of Little Faith" by Megan Pinto, featuring a winter landscape with bare trees and a full moon in a cloudy sky.

    Saints of Little Faith

    Megan Pinto

    These poems’ meditative transformations engage with South Asian experiences of addiction, domestic violence, and mental illness, refusing to ignore narratives treated as unspeakable and overlooked by the English canon.

  • Book cover titled "Something about Living" by Lena Khalaf Tuffaha, featuring an abstract painted background with shades of blue, beige, and white.

    Something about Living

    Lena Khalaf Taffaha

    Something About Living explores Palestinian life through the lens of American language, revealing a legacy of obfuscation and erasure. What happens when language only permits ongoing disasters to be packaged neatly for consumption and subsequent disposal?

  • Book cover with a dark blue textured background, white abstract square logo at the top, the author's name Emily Lee Luan in white on the bottom left, and Chinese characters in black in the middle.

    回 / Return

    Emily Lee Luan

    Through the recurrence of memory, myth, and grief, 回 / Return captures the elusory language of sorrow and solitude that binds Taiwanese diasporic experience.

  • The Museum of Unnatural Histories

    Annie Wenstrup

    Debut poetry collection from Whiting Award recipient and Dena’ina indigenous nations poet Annie Wenstrup which reclaims the right of interpretation, reinvention, artifact and myth through the space of an imagined museum.

  • Selected Poems

    Pat Parker

    A selection of the most loved poems from African-American, lesbian-feminist poet Pat Parker—renowned for her invaluable contributions to social justice.

More About the Authors

  • Susan Nguyen

  • Lena Khalaf Tuffaha

  • Emily Lee Luan

  • Megan Pinto

  • Gabrielle Bates

  • Pat Parker

  • Annie Wenstrup

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the87press Poetry Book Subscription 2025-6
£80.99

This seven-book subscription prioritises women writers, BIPOC writers and queer writers, and also includes our beautiful Late Modernist tote bag made from recycled cotton. 

With a total RRP of £109.94, this subscription not only saves you money; your subscription will be posted for free as part of our recognition of your support.

Each book will be posted a minimum of 30 days prior to the release date of each book and your first parcel will include your totebag. Don't forget to share your subscription journey with us via Instagram, X (formerly known as Twitter), and/or Blue Sky.

Booklist

  • Dear Diaspora by Susan Nguyen (September 2025)

    This collection is an unapologetic reckoning with history, memory, and grief. It explores the intersections of girlhood, identity and selfhood against the backdrop of the Vietnamese diaspora.

  • Judas Goat by Gabrielle Bates (October 2025)
    Gabrielle Bates’ electrifying debut questions what it means to love another person and how to exorcise childhood fears. This collection wrestles with betrayal, forced obedience, violence and young womanhood.

  • Saints of Little Faith by Megan Pinto (November 2025)
    These poems’ meditative transformations engage with South Asian experiences of addiction, domestic violence, and mental illness, refusing to ignore narratives treated as unspeakable and overlooked by the English canon.

  • Something about Living by Lena Khalaf Tuffaha (December 2025)
    Something About Living explores Palestinian life through the lens of American language, revealing a legacy of obfuscation and erasure. What happens when language only permits ongoing disasters to be packaged neatly for consumption and subsequent disposal?

  • 回 / Return by Emily Lee Luan (February 2026)
    Through the recurrence of memory, myth, and grief, 回 / Return captures the elusory language of sorrow and solitude that binds Taiwanese diasporic experience.

  • The Museum of Unnatural Histories by Annie Wenstrup (March 2026)
    Debut poetry collection from Whiting Award recipient and Dena’ina indigenous nations poet Annie Wenstrup which reclaims the right of interpretation, reinvention, artifact and myth through the space of an imagined museum.

  • Selected Poems by Pat Parker (May 2026)
    A selection from the most vital poems of by Black, lesbian, feminist poet Pat Parker. During her lifetime, Parker was beloved in her communities for her extraordinary performances of poems.