Loblolly Press

Loblolly Press's first hardcover is a thing of beauty. Thank you to and of for the hard work that went into designing one of our best covers in a new format. We're all out of our special edition Hardcover (signed w/note from Spencer) and we're nearly out of the limited run standard Hardcover edition ($29). PB available for $24. https://www.loblollypress.com/collections/fiction/products/slow-fire

Submissions close in two weeks for Understory Volume II. Send us your poetry, fiction, non-fiction, and visual art that helps us re-see how the American South is perceived. All submissions will receive a response by August 15th and publication will be in October 2026 and all accepted contributors will receive a contributor copy of the anthology.

We'll cap submissions at 300 this year, so please submit your work as soon as you can before the deadline.

A good writer is a good reader — Spencer is no exception to that. Swipe for a look at his bookshelves and see if you can spot the early copy of SLOW FIRE!

SLOW FIRE - SPENCER K.M. BROWN - Out 08-06-2026. Pre-order at loblollypress.com

"There's so much wrapped up in this single plate of cuisine that, at first glance, seems basic."
— Lib Ramos, Publisher

That's The South Carolina BBQ Project by Nathan Spainhour () — part history, part design study, part love letter, and our pick for the perfect summer book. He joins us on the new episode of Loblolly Press: In Conversation to talk signs, smoke, and the story hiding under every hand-painted logo. Listen now — link in bio.

Nathan Spainhour Reads the Signs The South Carolina BBQ Project — the perfect summer book

Today is the last day to pre-order the limited edition hardcover of Slow Fire, stories by Spencer K.M. Brown. All pre-orders are signed and include a typewritten poem from the author ✍️

Andrew sits down with Nathan Spainhour, designer and author of The South Carolina BBQ Project, and Lib Ramos of to talk signs, smoke, and why a book this analog had to stay in print. Our pick for the perfect summer read.

New episode of Loblolly Press: In Conversation — listen now

https://loblollypress.substack.com/podcast

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Happy Juneteenth! Here are 5 must-read poetry collections by Black Southern authors to celebrate.

The collections are available for purchase at the Bookshop.org link in our bio. 100% of affiliate revenue from purchases made in this list will be donated to CoThinkk:

CoThinkk is dedicated to social change philanthropy by investing our time, talent and treasure to accelerate positive changes in communities of color in Asheville and Western North Carolina.

Thank you to Meredith at The Rest is Just Exposition for such a thoughtful review and breakdown of BEASTS OF CHASE!

Ready to read? The full review is available at therestisjustexposition.substack.com. BEASTS OF CHASE is available for purchase at loblollypress.com/products/beasts-of-chase

Congratulations to Kelly Riedesel on PROUD ROADS receiving an honorable mention for the Brockman-Campbell Book Award!

Thank you to the NC Poetry Society and the 2026 judge, Matthew Lippman, for the honor. Matthew Lippman had this to say about the collection:

"Kelly Riedesel’s Proud Roads, a collection of poems that ‘see’s the wildness and destruction of Hurricane Helene after it tore through Southern Appalachia. These poems are inventive and surprising, and Riedesel paints a vivid and powerful picture of the aftermath of nature’s fury in a way that is musical and full of moving imagery that celebrates this part of America.”

PROUD ROADS is available for purchase at loblollypress.com or at the link in our bio.