Light restocking for the road

The power of water is a sight to behold. Nothing is keeping you there but at one point, you must get moving. Just like the water.💦

August 7th is a big day in Thirty West history. 3 yrs: began distro with Asterism Books 4 yrs: limited edition bookplate & drying flowers for Lauren Saxon’s YOU’RE MY FAVORITE 5yrs: broadside contest winners 10yrs: limited edition chapbook by @joshdale.co, TRANSDIFFERENCE.

On the 22nd, Thirty West returns to the unique Fungadelphia outside of Philly. Many outdoorsy vendors and interactivity await you from 11-3. Visit our satellite table for a curated book selection and limited-edition Fungi + Book sampler, free for all attendees. Thank you, Phl Mycology Club!

Can’t wait until later this month when Thirty West travels to Montgomery/Williamsport for an OPEN AIR BOOK FAIR. Sponsored by Montgomery Area Public Library, featuring us, alongside scores of hard-working authors. We hope you find some nice reads and escape the mundane. See you on the 22nd! 10-1.

BEST OF THIRTY WEST VOL 1 CONTRIBUTORS @adamg.bsky.social @theoriginalison.bsky.social @keslentz.bsky.social @joshdale.co @rossmcmeekin.bsky.social @anniejowrites.bsky.social & Nicole Rivas Coming soon.

TW is pleased to welcome Jennivev Reyes as our new Publishing Assistant! As a notable writer and former managing editor for 2 literary journals, we're excited about her experience and future impact on our books, chapbooks, and Afterimages.

THE BEST OF THIRTY WEST VOL 1 coming soon. Curated by @joshdale.co Printed by and assembled by hand

New sticker drop! Our TW road sign, which you have seen at recent festivals, is now a crisp vinyl sticker. 30W Road Trip is available in Trail Packs.

Afterimages is back! August is slammed with an interview of @mallorysmart.bsky.social for her recent chapbook, @josephedwinhaeger.bsky.social, with another book review, and two new fictions by Yuna Kang and Stephanie Jones. Big newsletter on the 3rd. You're reading some quality literature here.

Another August means another #sealeychallenge We have many ePDFs of our classic chapbooks, and maybe some in-print discounted poetry titles on sale soon. Start now and early with TW!

Thirty West Publishing House updated HQ. Fast new desktop for all the design, printing, and multitasking work for another 10 years. Let’s create!

Taking a day off. A lot going on behind the scenes. Anyone want a book? Use code FREESHIP on any order over $30. Escape the mundane with a TW book. thirtywestph.com/shop

360+ buckaroos are being distributed and mailed to many authors under our glorious colophon. This month alone! A great way to increase this number is to buy a book. If you can't right now, the good way is to tell people to seek out these books instead. TW <3 U either way. thirtywestph.com/shop

The goal of the Thirty West vendor table is to be a colorful, enchanting bazaar stand with exotic trinkets & woodland elements picked from the earth. Our wares: Texts from scholars and polymaths across the known continent. We want to connect you to nature & escape the mundane. We’re getting closer.

It’s a joy when we get book pics particularly at the most sought-after Featured Small Press shelf in Powell’s FACE-TO-FACES by @keslentz.bsky.social is but one of select Thirty West titles that have made it. Cheers to better reading days for all & the folks that grab them. 📸: Erica Abbott

Humid and overcast summer day in Pottstown, for the inaugural Uplifting Voices Project till 4 PM. Happy to share our handmade chapbooks, various books of poetry and fiction, and the best part: none made with AI!

Dozens of chapbooks bound in an evening. Best job in the world.

Afterimages is thriving. We sincerely thank the following 5 recent paid subscribers who believe in our literature; they're putting their wallets to good use. One is a forthcoming TW author! Want to keep us paying and growing writers? Upgrade/sign up now! thirtywest.substack.com

Last week, Thirty West travelled to Asbury Park at the supremely unique Kula Farm on behalf of Climate Revolution NJ Liz deBeer was in attendance to sign copies of FAREWELL TO EMPTINESS & @joshdale.co advocated not using AI in book writing & publishing. The panel was awesome. Great camaraderie!

ARCs are ready! THROUGH THE LENS OF TIME is the next book by @shannonfrostgre.bsky.social Historical fiction meets speculation meets heartfelt literary prose. A perfectly-sized ~200 pg story collection. Cover and presale coming later this summer. Get in touch. It's out on 11/20/26

Welcome our latest member to TW! Dan Jones is an author of lyrical, voice-driven fiction & numinous poetry concerned with grief, faith, violence, memory, & spiritual fracture. Writing as Damn Jones, he is the author of two novellas, two short stories, & a poetry chap. @damnjones.bsky.social

2026 Book Catalogs serve as business cards, galleries, and a style of art in a convenient zine form. These are free with large orders placed by our beloved readers. It’s free to booksellers & venues. This edition, we started adding chapbooks & marquee blurbs. Get acquainted with Thirty West

Afterimages fireworks?? Look at this stacked month of explosive literature! July is an eclectic mix of CNF, fiction, interviews with some recent chapbook authors, & the long-awaited 7/1 newsletter with publishing vignettes by our editor-in-chief. Let’s party this summer!

A SWITCH FLIPPED IN ME official cover reveal and presale launch is here. Cody Roggio has gone through hell and back with this book of fiction & poetry. Editorial mastery by Olivia Zarzycki The amazing young & old portraits & background painting by Avery Givens Nardone. Out everywhere on 8/28/26

Not me, tearing up into a book after reading the short story, "How It Ends", by @mg-allan.bsky.social Read it now in Afterimages, you won't regret it. thirtywest.substack.com/p/how-it-ends

One like= one line of code to break out our editor Olivia from the Submittable matrix

The final sample from A SWITCH FLIPPED IN ME is equally terrifying and occult. Cody's got such range in this collection, it's astounding. Cover reveal and preorder drops tomorrow, 6/26!

Hauling some books and chaps to Asbury Park tomorrow 6/25 for a panel discussion on AI in creative industries and these publications are proof you can make art with real talent, collaboration, and meticulous binding by hand.

Love when curious readers build brand new bundles @saraheedmonds.bsky.social @rossmcmeekin.bsky.social