Paper Press Books & Associates Publishing Co.

Marhaba means welcome.

As a North African owned and operated press, Paper Press Books is proud to welcome you to a presentation of voices from the Middle East and North Africa (MENA). This marks the first such reading at Beast Crawl Literary Festival.

Colonial legacies continue to cast long shadows, shaping narratives that neglect the richness and complexity of our culture and literary heritage.

The Eidetic Afterlife Hypothesis: a reinterpretation of death and dying

PAPER PRESS BOOKS &Associates Publishing Company fine publishing of poetry, prose, and fiction is committed to quality, creativity, and affordability supports writers of diverse experience

This year at Beast Crawl Literary Festival, we present writers with whom we have worked in the past, whose work we cherish and value, yet have not published. These voices need to be heard. Purchase a Paper Press book today and see why writers and readers enjoy the time and energy we invest in every step of production.

Charisel Angelle Parla Thomas Dunn Antony Fangary Colleen Shoshana McKee Graffiti Bleu

Charisel Angelle Parla is a bilingual Cuban-American poet and educator. Her poetry explores the nuances and intersections of memory, grief, heritage, addiction, and identity. A native of Miami, FL, Charisel earned her MFA in Creative Writing from The University of San Francisco, and currently resides in Oakland, CA where she works with recently arrived immigrant youth at Oakland International High School.

Thomas Dunn is a multi-media artist, poet, and experimental filmmaker from Midland, Michigan. A proud graduate of Eastern Michigan University in Ypsilanti, Thomas is currently completing his MFA in Writing at the California College of the Arts in San Francisco.

Antony Fangary is a writer and visual artist living in San Francisco. He was awarded the 2023 National Endowment for the Arts Fellowship and is the author of HARAM (Etched Press 2019). His poetry has recently appeared in Gulf Coast, The Sycamore Review, West Branch, and elsewhere. His work has received support from the San Francisco Arts Commission, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, and the Center for Cultural Innovation.

Colleen Shoshana McKee, aging Riot Grrl and singer, is the author of six collections of poetry, memoir, and fiction including The Kingdom of Roly-Polys (Pedestrian Press); and Routine Bloodwork (Headmistress Press). She teaches writing, and US Citizenship Test preparation. She’s also an editor. Oakland is her home.

LaMont Anothony Wright, the the author/novelist/poet also known as Graffiti Bleu, loves and lives in northern California. He was born in New York City and received some serious game and valuable life lessons from the concrete jungle.

Paper Press Books & Assoc. Publ. Co. is proud to present

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“Cauldrons,” K.R. Morrison has woven a tight nest of verse with plenty of room to sift, wander, and contemplate. Bring a candle with you… and your sharpest blade. Cauldrons is among the finest in new incantation poetry.

Here’s what people are saying about this chapbook:

KR’s imagery is of a mystic enveloping a cauldron whose image is that of a hand we wish to see, stirring behind our backs. You will face it! This word work is for those confronting countless evictions from the magic of self-worth, a systemic predilection the moon itself can’t resist.

—Tureeda Mikell, Story Medicine Woman Synchronicity, The Oracle of Sun Medicine

This striking collection is fueled by a distinct and feminine voice and is alive with lush and shimmering imagery, full of magic, blood, and grace.

—William Taylor, Jr. Pretty Things To Say

K.R. Morrison is a gifted witch poet who weaves tales of reclamation. Her poems make me dizzy with literary pleasure.

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