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𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘛𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘕𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭 by Lara Mimosa Montes is out today! Order via our website at the link in our bio, and join us for two launch events this week.

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𝘉𝘺 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘯𝘢𝘳𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘰𝘳, 𝘐 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘸 𝘢 𝘣𝘳𝘰𝘬𝘦𝘯 𝘣𝘰𝘵𝘵𝘭𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘷𝘰𝘪𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘐 𝘸𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘦𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘦𝘹𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘐 𝘩𝘢𝘥 𝘢𝘤𝘲𝘶𝘪𝘦𝘴𝘤𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘩𝘰𝘸: 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘰 𝘪𝘮𝘢𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥𝘴.

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A disaffected young woman seeking self-estrangement and withdrawal from the world decides to quit her day job as a bookseller to live out, or live in, an experiment: to become a full-time narrator. She moves through sentences, afternoons, a rented apartment, an artist’s studio, a party, the post office with the flowering focus of a realist novel, transposing physical and social life to the space of fiction. As she chronicles the process of becoming a subject in writing, the narrator confronts her fantasy of uninterrupted interiority—and its limits.

What is “fiction” and how does one “enter” into it? Composed in the tense of Literature, Lara Mimosa Montes’s 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘛𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘕𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭 is a book about detours, psychic swerves, and surprising encounters with the Real as it converges with the written.

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Passage Series #10
Softcover, 88 pages, 7.8 x 5.12 inches
Edition of 1,500
Design by @agirlchilling
Cover artwork by @bobby_marley_
Edited by @langue_pendue
Photos by @justinlube
Available from our distributors: @asterism_books (USA) @antennebooks (UK/EU)
#TheTimeOfTheNovel

⏰ OUT NOW 📝
𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘛𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘕𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭 by Lara Mimosa Montes is out today! Order via our website at the link in our bio, and join us for two launch events this week.

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𝘉𝘺 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘯𝘢𝘳𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘰𝘳, 𝘐 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘸 𝘢 𝘣𝘳𝘰𝘬𝘦𝘯 𝘣𝘰𝘵𝘵𝘭𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘷𝘰𝘪𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘐 𝘸𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘦𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘦𝘹𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘐 𝘩𝘢𝘥 𝘢𝘤𝘲𝘶𝘪𝘦𝘴𝘤𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘩𝘰𝘸: 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘰 𝘪𝘮𝘢𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥𝘴.

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A disaffected young woman seeking self-estrangement and withdrawal from the world decides to quit her day job as a bookseller to live out, or live in, an experiment: to become a full-time narrator. She moves through sentences, afternoons, a rented apartment, an artist’s studio, a party, the post office with the flowering focus of a realist novel, transposing physical and social life to the space of fiction. As she chronicles the process of becoming a subject in writing, the narrator confronts her fantasy of uninterrupted interiority—and its limits.

What is “fiction” and how does one “enter” into it? Composed in the tense of Literature, Lara Mimosa Montes’s 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘛𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘕𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭 is a book about detours, psychic swerves, and surprising encounters with the Real as it converges with the written.

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Passage Series #10
Softcover, 88 pages, 7.8 x 5.12 inches
Edition of 1,500
Design by @agirlchilling
Cover artwork by @bobby_marley_
Edited by @langue_pendue
Photos by @justinlube
Available from our distributors: @asterism_books (USA) @antennebooks (UK/EU)
#TheTimeOfTheNovel

⏰ OUT NOW 📝
𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘛𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘕𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭 by Lara Mimosa Montes is out today! Order via our website at the link in our bio, and join us for two launch events this week.

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𝘉𝘺 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘯𝘢𝘳𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘰𝘳, 𝘐 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘸 𝘢 𝘣𝘳𝘰𝘬𝘦𝘯 𝘣𝘰𝘵𝘵𝘭𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘷𝘰𝘪𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘐 𝘸𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘦𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘦𝘹𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘐 𝘩𝘢𝘥 𝘢𝘤𝘲𝘶𝘪𝘦𝘴𝘤𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘩𝘰𝘸: 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘰 𝘪𝘮𝘢𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥𝘴.

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A disaffected young woman seeking self-estrangement and withdrawal from the world decides to quit her day job as a bookseller to live out, or live in, an experiment: to become a full-time narrator. She moves through sentences, afternoons, a rented apartment, an artist’s studio, a party, the post office with the flowering focus of a realist novel, transposing physical and social life to the space of fiction. As she chronicles the process of becoming a subject in writing, the narrator confronts her fantasy of uninterrupted interiority—and its limits.

What is “fiction” and how does one “enter” into it? Composed in the tense of Literature, Lara Mimosa Montes’s 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘛𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘕𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭 is a book about detours, psychic swerves, and surprising encounters with the Real as it converges with the written.

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Passage Series #10
Softcover, 88 pages, 7.8 x 5.12 inches
Edition of 1,500
Design by @agirlchilling
Cover artwork by @bobby_marley_
Edited by @langue_pendue
Photos by @justinlube
Available from our distributors: @asterism_books (USA) @antennebooks (UK/EU)
#TheTimeOfTheNovel

⏰ OUT NOW 📝
𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘛𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘕𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭 by Lara Mimosa Montes is out today! Order via our website at the link in our bio, and join us for two launch events this week.

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𝘉𝘺 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘯𝘢𝘳𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘰𝘳, 𝘐 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘸 𝘢 𝘣𝘳𝘰𝘬𝘦𝘯 𝘣𝘰𝘵𝘵𝘭𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘷𝘰𝘪𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘐 𝘸𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘦𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘦𝘹𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘐 𝘩𝘢𝘥 𝘢𝘤𝘲𝘶𝘪𝘦𝘴𝘤𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘩𝘰𝘸: 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘰 𝘪𝘮𝘢𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥𝘴.

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A disaffected young woman seeking self-estrangement and withdrawal from the world decides to quit her day job as a bookseller to live out, or live in, an experiment: to become a full-time narrator. She moves through sentences, afternoons, a rented apartment, an artist’s studio, a party, the post office with the flowering focus of a realist novel, transposing physical and social life to the space of fiction. As she chronicles the process of becoming a subject in writing, the narrator confronts her fantasy of uninterrupted interiority—and its limits.

What is “fiction” and how does one “enter” into it? Composed in the tense of Literature, Lara Mimosa Montes’s 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘛𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘕𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭 is a book about detours, psychic swerves, and surprising encounters with the Real as it converges with the written.

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Passage Series #10
Softcover, 88 pages, 7.8 x 5.12 inches
Edition of 1,500
Design by @agirlchilling
Cover artwork by @bobby_marley_
Edited by @langue_pendue
Photos by @justinlube
Available from our distributors: @asterism_books (USA) @antennebooks (UK/EU)
#TheTimeOfTheNovel

⏰ OUT NOW 📝
𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘛𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘕𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭 by Lara Mimosa Montes is out today! Order via our website at the link in our bio, and join us for two launch events this week.

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𝘉𝘺 𝘣𝘦𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘯𝘢𝘳𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘰𝘳, 𝘐 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘸 𝘢 𝘣𝘳𝘰𝘬𝘦𝘯 𝘣𝘰𝘵𝘵𝘭𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘳𝘰𝘶𝘨𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘷𝘰𝘪𝘥 𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘩𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘐 𝘸𝘰𝘶𝘭𝘥 𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘦𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘦𝘹𝘤𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘦 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘐 𝘩𝘢𝘥 𝘢𝘤𝘲𝘶𝘪𝘦𝘴𝘤𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩𝘰𝘶𝘵 𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘩𝘰𝘸: 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘰𝘸𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘰 𝘪𝘮𝘢𝘨𝘪𝘯𝘦 𝘰𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘭𝘥𝘴.

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A disaffected young woman seeking self-estrangement and withdrawal from the world decides to quit her day job as a bookseller to live out, or live in, an experiment: to become a full-time narrator. She moves through sentences, afternoons, a rented apartment, an artist’s studio, a party, the post office with the flowering focus of a realist novel, transposing physical and social life to the space of fiction. As she chronicles the process of becoming a subject in writing, the narrator confronts her fantasy of uninterrupted interiority—and its limits.

What is “fiction” and how does one “enter” into it? Composed in the tense of Literature, Lara Mimosa Montes’s 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘛𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘕𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭 is a book about detours, psychic swerves, and surprising encounters with the Real as it converges with the written.

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Passage Series #10
Softcover, 88 pages, 7.8 x 5.12 inches
Edition of 1,500
Design by @agirlchilling
Cover artwork by @bobby_marley_
Edited by @langue_pendue
Photos by @justinlube
Available from our distributors: @asterism_books (USA) @antennebooks (UK/EU)
#TheTimeOfTheNovel

All of us at Wendy’s Subway are thrilled to share that Lara Mimosa Montes, author of 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘛𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘕𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭, published in 2025, is a winner of the 2026 Whiting Award in Fiction! 🎉 Congratulations Lara! (@laramimosa)

The Judges’ citation reads: 𝘓𝘢𝘳𝘢 𝘔𝘪𝘮𝘰𝘴𝘢 𝘔𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘱𝘵𝘭𝘺 𝘴𝘭𝘰𝘸𝘴 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘭𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘭𝘪𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴. 𝘏𝘦𝘳 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬 𝘪𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘪𝘯𝘯𝘰𝘷𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘯𝘢𝘳𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘶𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘦, 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘵. 𝘔𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘥𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨, 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬 𝘶𝘯𝘢𝘧𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘸𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘭𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘹 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘧𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘢𝘴, 𝘺𝘦𝘵 𝘥𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘰 𝘰𝘯 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘮𝘴.

🗣 Congratulations to all the Whiting winners in Poetry, Fiction, Drama, and Nonfiction. Join Lara and other awardees for an evening of readings, book signings, and more tonight at 7pm at Books Are Magic (@booksaremagicbk).

Learn more about 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘛𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘕𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭 and purchase a copy from our second printing of the book (!) on our website.
Booksellers and librarians: Reach out to our distributors in the US (@asterism_books) and the UK/Europe (@antennebooks).

#WhitingAwards2026

All of us at Wendy’s Subway are thrilled to share that Lara Mimosa Montes, author of 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘛𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘕𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭, published in 2025, is a winner of the 2026 Whiting Award in Fiction! 🎉 Congratulations Lara! (@laramimosa)

The Judges’ citation reads: 𝘓𝘢𝘳𝘢 𝘔𝘪𝘮𝘰𝘴𝘢 𝘔𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘱𝘵𝘭𝘺 𝘴𝘭𝘰𝘸𝘴 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘭𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘭𝘪𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴. 𝘏𝘦𝘳 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬 𝘪𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘪𝘯𝘯𝘰𝘷𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘯𝘢𝘳𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘶𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘦, 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘵. 𝘔𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘥𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨, 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬 𝘶𝘯𝘢𝘧𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘸𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘭𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘹 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘧𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘢𝘴, 𝘺𝘦𝘵 𝘥𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘰 𝘰𝘯 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘮𝘴.

🗣 Congratulations to all the Whiting winners in Poetry, Fiction, Drama, and Nonfiction. Join Lara and other awardees for an evening of readings, book signings, and more tonight at 7pm at Books Are Magic (@booksaremagicbk).

Learn more about 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘛𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘕𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭 and purchase a copy from our second printing of the book (!) on our website.
Booksellers and librarians: Reach out to our distributors in the US (@asterism_books) and the UK/Europe (@antennebooks).

#WhitingAwards2026

All of us at Wendy’s Subway are thrilled to share that Lara Mimosa Montes, author of 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘛𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘕𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭, published in 2025, is a winner of the 2026 Whiting Award in Fiction! 🎉 Congratulations Lara! (@laramimosa)

The Judges’ citation reads: 𝘓𝘢𝘳𝘢 𝘔𝘪𝘮𝘰𝘴𝘢 𝘔𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘥𝘦𝘱𝘵𝘭𝘺 𝘴𝘭𝘰𝘸𝘴 𝘵𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘭𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘭𝘪𝘮𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘳𝘪𝘵𝘰𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴. 𝘏𝘦𝘳 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬 𝘪𝘴 𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘮𝘢𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘪𝘯𝘯𝘰𝘷𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘷𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘱𝘭𝘢𝘺𝘴 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘱𝘰𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘣𝘪𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘯𝘢𝘳𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯, 𝘢𝘭𝘭 𝘸𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘧𝘶𝘭𝘭𝘺 𝘵𝘢𝘯𝘨𝘪𝘣𝘭𝘦, 𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘦𝘯𝘵. 𝘔𝘰𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘥𝘢𝘳𝘪𝘯𝘨, 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬 𝘶𝘯𝘢𝘧𝘳𝘢𝘪𝘥 𝘵𝘰 𝘸𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘭𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘴𝘵 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘦𝘹 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘧𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘥𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘪𝘥𝘦𝘢𝘴, 𝘺𝘦𝘵 𝘥𝘰𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘴𝘰 𝘰𝘯 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘰𝘸𝘯 𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘮𝘴.

🗣 Congratulations to all the Whiting winners in Poetry, Fiction, Drama, and Nonfiction. Join Lara and other awardees for an evening of readings, book signings, and more tonight at 7pm at Books Are Magic (@booksaremagicbk).

Learn more about 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘛𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘕𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭 and purchase a copy from our second printing of the book (!) on our website.
Booksellers and librarians: Reach out to our distributors in the US (@asterism_books) and the UK/Europe (@antennebooks).

#WhitingAwards2026

BALTIMORE!! 🦩🦩🦩🦩🦩

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this year was all the things. thank you and GOODNIGHT 🌘

this year was all the things. thank you and GOODNIGHT 🌘

this year was all the things. thank you and GOODNIGHT 🌘

this year was all the things. thank you and GOODNIGHT 🌘

this year was all the things. thank you and GOODNIGHT 🌘

dreamy, foggy weekend in the Bay ✈️🌀💙

1 - Rose D' Amato at Et al
2 - SPT archives
3 - East Bay booksellers
4 - Lola the Interpreter
5 - Berkeley Bowl
6 - Stephanie Syjuco at BAMPFA
7 - Alluring Dream 🫦

also... would love to return april 2026 to see the upcoming theresa hak kyung cha exhibition ... if you need a house / plant / cat sitter, let me know 🐈‍⬛

dreamy, foggy weekend in the Bay ✈️🌀💙

1 - Rose D' Amato at Et al
2 - SPT archives
3 - East Bay booksellers
4 - Lola the Interpreter
5 - Berkeley Bowl
6 - Stephanie Syjuco at BAMPFA
7 - Alluring Dream 🫦

also... would love to return april 2026 to see the upcoming theresa hak kyung cha exhibition ... if you need a house / plant / cat sitter, let me know 🐈‍⬛

dreamy, foggy weekend in the Bay ✈️🌀💙

1 - Rose D' Amato at Et al
2 - SPT archives
3 - East Bay booksellers
4 - Lola the Interpreter
5 - Berkeley Bowl
6 - Stephanie Syjuco at BAMPFA
7 - Alluring Dream 🫦

also... would love to return april 2026 to see the upcoming theresa hak kyung cha exhibition ... if you need a house / plant / cat sitter, let me know 🐈‍⬛

dreamy, foggy weekend in the Bay ✈️🌀💙

1 - Rose D' Amato at Et al
2 - SPT archives
3 - East Bay booksellers
4 - Lola the Interpreter
5 - Berkeley Bowl
6 - Stephanie Syjuco at BAMPFA
7 - Alluring Dream 🫦

also... would love to return april 2026 to see the upcoming theresa hak kyung cha exhibition ... if you need a house / plant / cat sitter, let me know 🐈‍⬛

dreamy, foggy weekend in the Bay ✈️🌀💙

1 - Rose D' Amato at Et al
2 - SPT archives
3 - East Bay booksellers
4 - Lola the Interpreter
5 - Berkeley Bowl
6 - Stephanie Syjuco at BAMPFA
7 - Alluring Dream 🫦

also... would love to return april 2026 to see the upcoming theresa hak kyung cha exhibition ... if you need a house / plant / cat sitter, let me know 🐈‍⬛

dreamy, foggy weekend in the Bay ✈️🌀💙

1 - Rose D' Amato at Et al
2 - SPT archives
3 - East Bay booksellers
4 - Lola the Interpreter
5 - Berkeley Bowl
6 - Stephanie Syjuco at BAMPFA
7 - Alluring Dream 🫦

also... would love to return april 2026 to see the upcoming theresa hak kyung cha exhibition ... if you need a house / plant / cat sitter, let me know 🐈‍⬛

dreamy, foggy weekend in the Bay ✈️🌀💙

1 - Rose D' Amato at Et al
2 - SPT archives
3 - East Bay booksellers
4 - Lola the Interpreter
5 - Berkeley Bowl
6 - Stephanie Syjuco at BAMPFA
7 - Alluring Dream 🫦

also... would love to return april 2026 to see the upcoming theresa hak kyung cha exhibition ... if you need a house / plant / cat sitter, let me know 🐈‍⬛

Fishers Island!!

Fishers Island!!

Fishers Island!!

Fishers Island!!

Fishers Island!!

Fishers Island!!

Fishers Island!!

Fishers Island!!

Fishers Island!!

Fishers Island!!

Fishers Island!!

providence! coffee at white electric; joan mitchell at risd and eric-paul riege at the bell; the raw bar at gift horse and allll the books at riffraff 🙈🦪📚✌🏽

providence! coffee at white electric; joan mitchell at risd and eric-paul riege at the bell; the raw bar at gift horse and allll the books at riffraff 🙈🦪📚✌🏽

providence! coffee at white electric; joan mitchell at risd and eric-paul riege at the bell; the raw bar at gift horse and allll the books at riffraff 🙈🦪📚✌🏽

providence! coffee at white electric; joan mitchell at risd and eric-paul riege at the bell; the raw bar at gift horse and allll the books at riffraff 🙈🦪📚✌🏽

providence! coffee at white electric; joan mitchell at risd and eric-paul riege at the bell; the raw bar at gift horse and allll the books at riffraff 🙈🦪📚✌🏽

a new essay @newenglandreview reflecting on time, writing, fiction-poetry, annie ernaux, patrick modiano & more! thank you to @lesannsai for brilliant behind the scenes editor magic 🦋🎈link in bio 💘 see you in NY

a new essay @newenglandreview reflecting on time, writing, fiction-poetry, annie ernaux, patrick modiano & more! thank you to @lesannsai for brilliant behind the scenes editor magic 🦋🎈link in bio 💘 see you in NY

a new essay @newenglandreview reflecting on time, writing, fiction-poetry, annie ernaux, patrick modiano & more! thank you to @lesannsai for brilliant behind the scenes editor magic 🦋🎈link in bio 💘 see you in NY

sept is national translation month? some of the books we’ve read in both book clubs, LOST IN TRANSLATION, and WRITING ON WRITING. Sun. 10/12 @moonpalacebooks we’re reading olga ravn’s THE EMPLOYEES, translated by martin aitken; then on tues. 10/14 in WRITING ON WRITING, over zoom: Annie Ernaux’s The Other Girl 🌀 yesterday we discussed Hunchback, and karen shared the japanese— that was intense 🤔 I’m wrapping up WRITING ON WRITING in December, but looking to continue Lost in Translation spring 2026 with more novels in translation under 200 pages 📚

sept is national translation month? some of the books we’ve read in both book clubs, LOST IN TRANSLATION, and WRITING ON WRITING. Sun. 10/12 @moonpalacebooks we’re reading olga ravn’s THE EMPLOYEES, translated by martin aitken; then on tues. 10/14 in WRITING ON WRITING, over zoom: Annie Ernaux’s The Other Girl 🌀 yesterday we discussed Hunchback, and karen shared the japanese— that was intense 🤔 I’m wrapping up WRITING ON WRITING in December, but looking to continue Lost in Translation spring 2026 with more novels in translation under 200 pages 📚

sept is national translation month? some of the books we’ve read in both book clubs, LOST IN TRANSLATION, and WRITING ON WRITING. Sun. 10/12 @moonpalacebooks we’re reading olga ravn’s THE EMPLOYEES, translated by martin aitken; then on tues. 10/14 in WRITING ON WRITING, over zoom: Annie Ernaux’s The Other Girl 🌀 yesterday we discussed Hunchback, and karen shared the japanese— that was intense 🤔 I’m wrapping up WRITING ON WRITING in December, but looking to continue Lost in Translation spring 2026 with more novels in translation under 200 pages 📚

sept is national translation month? some of the books we’ve read in both book clubs, LOST IN TRANSLATION, and WRITING ON WRITING. Sun. 10/12 @moonpalacebooks we’re reading olga ravn’s THE EMPLOYEES, translated by martin aitken; then on tues. 10/14 in WRITING ON WRITING, over zoom: Annie Ernaux’s The Other Girl 🌀 yesterday we discussed Hunchback, and karen shared the japanese— that was intense 🤔 I’m wrapping up WRITING ON WRITING in December, but looking to continue Lost in Translation spring 2026 with more novels in translation under 200 pages 📚

Hiiii my book and my friends and my friends’ books at @printedmatter_artbookfairs this weekend at @momaps1 😜 you can do the whole scavenger hunt bit or find The Time of the Novel at @wendyssubway booth M4 floor 2 and maybe some ✏️ ✏️ 👀 thx to rhian sasseen for recent review over @clereviewbooks ❤️‍🔥 link in bio 😈

Hiiii my book and my friends and my friends’ books at @printedmatter_artbookfairs this weekend at @momaps1 😜 you can do the whole scavenger hunt bit or find The Time of the Novel at @wendyssubway booth M4 floor 2 and maybe some ✏️ ✏️ 👀 thx to rhian sasseen for recent review over @clereviewbooks ❤️‍🔥 link in bio 😈

Hiiii my book and my friends and my friends’ books at @printedmatter_artbookfairs this weekend at @momaps1 😜 you can do the whole scavenger hunt bit or find The Time of the Novel at @wendyssubway booth M4 floor 2 and maybe some ✏️ ✏️ 👀 thx to rhian sasseen for recent review over @clereviewbooks ❤️‍🔥 link in bio 😈

“As I moved closer to embarking on a first draft of 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘛𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘕𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭, I kept circling unresolved theoretical questions I had about narrative and the nature of my pursuit: fiction.”

Read about Lara Mimosa Montes’s literary influences and her search for contemporary fictions in her essay on 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘛𝘪𝘮𝘦 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘕𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘭 for our Featured Shelf program—link in bio 🔗. And visit the library during our open hours to read the books that animated her creative process. 

@laramimosa #TheTimeOfTheNovel

The Time of the Novel has been out a little more than a month. this book is so special to me— i was, i thought, developing a different novel over the last few years, but every time i sat down to write, this was the one that kept asserting itself, and i just said: OK, tim gunn style: “make it work!” everything about this book feels like a statistical anomaly so i’m thrilled to see readers and booksellers connecting with it. thanks obviously to my publisher @wendyssubway for being so present 💐 and to dave portner, animal collective, panda bear!! 🎶 I was thinking this morning about the rhythms, voices, and lyrics that helped me connect with something deeper, bigger. i made so many playlists: their music was on ALL of them 🙏🏼🎵

The Time of the Novel has been out a little more than a month. this book is so special to me— i was, i thought, developing a different novel over the last few years, but every time i sat down to write, this was the one that kept asserting itself, and i just said: OK, tim gunn style: “make it work!” everything about this book feels like a statistical anomaly so i’m thrilled to see readers and booksellers connecting with it. thanks obviously to my publisher @wendyssubway for being so present 💐 and to dave portner, animal collective, panda bear!! 🎶 I was thinking this morning about the rhythms, voices, and lyrics that helped me connect with something deeper, bigger. i made so many playlists: their music was on ALL of them 🙏🏼🎵

The Time of the Novel has been out a little more than a month. this book is so special to me— i was, i thought, developing a different novel over the last few years, but every time i sat down to write, this was the one that kept asserting itself, and i just said: OK, tim gunn style: “make it work!” everything about this book feels like a statistical anomaly so i’m thrilled to see readers and booksellers connecting with it. thanks obviously to my publisher @wendyssubway for being so present 💐 and to dave portner, animal collective, panda bear!! 🎶 I was thinking this morning about the rhythms, voices, and lyrics that helped me connect with something deeper, bigger. i made so many playlists: their music was on ALL of them 🙏🏼🎵

The Time of the Novel has been out a little more than a month. this book is so special to me— i was, i thought, developing a different novel over the last few years, but every time i sat down to write, this was the one that kept asserting itself, and i just said: OK, tim gunn style: “make it work!” everything about this book feels like a statistical anomaly so i’m thrilled to see readers and booksellers connecting with it. thanks obviously to my publisher @wendyssubway for being so present 💐 and to dave portner, animal collective, panda bear!! 🎶 I was thinking this morning about the rhythms, voices, and lyrics that helped me connect with something deeper, bigger. i made so many playlists: their music was on ALL of them 🙏🏼🎵

The Time of the Novel has been out a little more than a month. this book is so special to me— i was, i thought, developing a different novel over the last few years, but every time i sat down to write, this was the one that kept asserting itself, and i just said: OK, tim gunn style: “make it work!” everything about this book feels like a statistical anomaly so i’m thrilled to see readers and booksellers connecting with it. thanks obviously to my publisher @wendyssubway for being so present 💐 and to dave portner, animal collective, panda bear!! 🎶 I was thinking this morning about the rhythms, voices, and lyrics that helped me connect with something deeper, bigger. i made so many playlists: their music was on ALL of them 🙏🏼🎵

The Time of the Novel has been out a little more than a month. this book is so special to me— i was, i thought, developing a different novel over the last few years, but every time i sat down to write, this was the one that kept asserting itself, and i just said: OK, tim gunn style: “make it work!” everything about this book feels like a statistical anomaly so i’m thrilled to see readers and booksellers connecting with it. thanks obviously to my publisher @wendyssubway for being so present 💐 and to dave portner, animal collective, panda bear!! 🎶 I was thinking this morning about the rhythms, voices, and lyrics that helped me connect with something deeper, bigger. i made so many playlists: their music was on ALL of them 🙏🏼🎵

The Time of the Novel has been out a little more than a month. this book is so special to me— i was, i thought, developing a different novel over the last few years, but every time i sat down to write, this was the one that kept asserting itself, and i just said: OK, tim gunn style: “make it work!” everything about this book feels like a statistical anomaly so i’m thrilled to see readers and booksellers connecting with it. thanks obviously to my publisher @wendyssubway for being so present 💐 and to dave portner, animal collective, panda bear!! 🎶 I was thinking this morning about the rhythms, voices, and lyrics that helped me connect with something deeper, bigger. i made so many playlists: their music was on ALL of them 🙏🏼🎵

The Time of the Novel has been out a little more than a month. this book is so special to me— i was, i thought, developing a different novel over the last few years, but every time i sat down to write, this was the one that kept asserting itself, and i just said: OK, tim gunn style: “make it work!” everything about this book feels like a statistical anomaly so i’m thrilled to see readers and booksellers connecting with it. thanks obviously to my publisher @wendyssubway for being so present 💐 and to dave portner, animal collective, panda bear!! 🎶 I was thinking this morning about the rhythms, voices, and lyrics that helped me connect with something deeper, bigger. i made so many playlists: their music was on ALL of them 🙏🏼🎵

The Time of the Novel has been out a little more than a month. this book is so special to me— i was, i thought, developing a different novel over the last few years, but every time i sat down to write, this was the one that kept asserting itself, and i just said: OK, tim gunn style: “make it work!” everything about this book feels like a statistical anomaly so i’m thrilled to see readers and booksellers connecting with it. thanks obviously to my publisher @wendyssubway for being so present 💐 and to dave portner, animal collective, panda bear!! 🎶 I was thinking this morning about the rhythms, voices, and lyrics that helped me connect with something deeper, bigger. i made so many playlists: their music was on ALL of them 🙏🏼🎵

The Time of the Novel has been out a little more than a month. this book is so special to me— i was, i thought, developing a different novel over the last few years, but every time i sat down to write, this was the one that kept asserting itself, and i just said: OK, tim gunn style: “make it work!” everything about this book feels like a statistical anomaly so i’m thrilled to see readers and booksellers connecting with it. thanks obviously to my publisher @wendyssubway for being so present 💐 and to dave portner, animal collective, panda bear!! 🎶 I was thinking this morning about the rhythms, voices, and lyrics that helped me connect with something deeper, bigger. i made so many playlists: their music was on ALL of them 🙏🏼🎵

The Time of the Novel has been out a little more than a month. this book is so special to me— i was, i thought, developing a different novel over the last few years, but every time i sat down to write, this was the one that kept asserting itself, and i just said: OK, tim gunn style: “make it work!” everything about this book feels like a statistical anomaly so i’m thrilled to see readers and booksellers connecting with it. thanks obviously to my publisher @wendyssubway for being so present 💐 and to dave portner, animal collective, panda bear!! 🎶 I was thinking this morning about the rhythms, voices, and lyrics that helped me connect with something deeper, bigger. i made so many playlists: their music was on ALL of them 🙏🏼🎵

The Time of the Novel has been out a little more than a month. this book is so special to me— i was, i thought, developing a different novel over the last few years, but every time i sat down to write, this was the one that kept asserting itself, and i just said: OK, tim gunn style: “make it work!” everything about this book feels like a statistical anomaly so i’m thrilled to see readers and booksellers connecting with it. thanks obviously to my publisher @wendyssubway for being so present 💐 and to dave portner, animal collective, panda bear!! 🎶 I was thinking this morning about the rhythms, voices, and lyrics that helped me connect with something deeper, bigger. i made so many playlists: their music was on ALL of them 🙏🏼🎵