Pride Is a Year-Round Celebration at Unsolicited Press (But June Is Extra Sparkly)
At Unsolicited Press, Pride isn’t just a rainbow emoji in June or a momentary marketing strategy—it’s a year-round commitment to uplifting queer voices and publishing work that tells the truth in all its beautiful complexity. But during Pride Month? We turn the volume up to eleven.
We’re honored to publish a dynamic lineup of LGBTQ+ writers who crack open the world and show us what’s inside—raw, tender, funny, strange, real. Their books aren’t just stories; they’re revolutions on the page.
From Anthony DiPietro’s fiercely personal poetry to Lara Lillibridge’s genre-bending memoirs, our catalog is full of writers who refuse to be boxed in. Raki Kopernik invites us into dreamy, lyrical worlds shaped by displacement and queer longing, while Kimberly Ramos explores love and identity through intimate, finely tuned verse. Jonathan Lerner merges history, radicalism, and personal transformation with razor-sharp insight. Jennie Bricker writes with one eye on the river and the other on the soul, blending queer identity and environmental storytelling. And writers like Elisa Carlsen, Rhys Daly, and John W. Bateman each bring something wholly their own—be it speculative fiction, surrealism, or quiet, emotional punch. Elizabeth Jaeger’s work is lush and unflinching, beautifully layered with queerness and human complexity.
These authors remind us what literature can do: break open boundaries, confront injustice, and imagine better futures.
🎉 PRIDE MONTH DEALS: Because Queer Lit Deserves a Party
To celebrate Pride Month, we’re offering sweet deals to get queer lit into your hands and onto your bookshelves:
🌈 20% OFF all books through June 15 with code PRIDE2025
📚 Buy 2, Get 1 Free on any poetry titles
📦 Free shipping on all orders over $40
🔗 SHOP NOW
Whether you're adding to your TBR or gifting a friend something bold and brilliant, now’s the time.
📚 BRAND-NEW JUNE RELEASES: Fresh Off the Press
We’re thrilled to introduce three powerhouse books this month—each one deeply rooted in identity, memory, and transformation:
IN A BROKEN WINDOW by Anne Leigh Parrish
Sam Clark is a poet haunted by the wreckage of her past. When she moves to Boston with her promising (but complicated) partner Steven, she hopes for a fresh start. But the city—and her new relationships—uncover truths she’s not ready to face. With poetry as her compass, Sam must ask whether healing is possible when the past refuses to stay quiet.
FIREFALL by Heather Lang-Cassera
In this piercing ecopoetry collection, climate grief becomes art. Through lush free verse, rhyming couplets, and cyclical forms, Firefall captures the beauty and urgency of a world on fire. These poems will break your heart and make you feel more alive.
NO PLACE LIKE by Lexie Brooker
Lexie is a dog-loving, no-nonsense grandmother… who might be stuck in a parallel dimension. Her apartment is changing, dead people keep visiting, and nothing adds up. This surreal, funny, and moving novel is about memory, mortality, and finding yourself—even when the laws of reality go haywire.
📍NEW BOOKSTORE LOVE: Underground Yarn and Books in Pennsylvania
Shoutout to our new indie bookstore crush: Underground Yarn and Books, opening this month in Pennsylvania! They’re kicking things off by featuring a stunning lineup of our titles, including:
Intercede • Daughter Days • Can I Have a Hug First? • The Language of Love • Diary of a False Assassin • Mouth • Animal Husbandry • Pen & Pulse • Lines • Drowning Girl • The Cabin at the End of the World • Don't Pity the Desperate • Shotgun Woman • The Memory House • Lying Down with Dogs • Let Evening Come • The Truth about Unringing Phones • Unsettled • In Wells’ Time • A Symmetry of Husbands
If you’re in the area, stop by, browse the shelves, and support a local gem doing it right.
🌟 This Month (and Always), Celebrate Queer Lit With Us
Here’s how you can show up for queer writers this Pride Month:
Read books that reflect the real spectrum of love, identity, and joy.
Share your favorite LGBTQ+ titles with your circle (or shout them from the rooftops).
Support small presses doing the work—because corporate rainbows disappear in July, but we don’t.
Thank you for helping us build a world where queer stories aren’t just published—they’re celebrated.
Happy Pride,
— The Unsolicited Press Team
