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      Our Previous Books

      The Next Queen of Heaven
      by Gregory Maguire
      New edition coming
      from       HarperCollins this fall »


      Push Comes to Shove 
      by Wesley Brown


      Give and Take
      by Stona Fitch
      Now out from
      Thomas Dunne Books       » 


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      Here you’ll find news, announcements of upcoming events, reviews of our books, and articles on our refreshingly unorthodox approach to publishing.


      News      /Reviews/Events

      Great story on the Concord Free Press on Marketplace

      Feature on Concord Free Press on NPR Morning Edition

      The Daily Grommet interviews Stona Fitch

      The Constant Conversation reviews IOU

      The Boston Herald explores the Concord Free Press

      Kojo Nnamdi Show on WAMU/Washington interviews Stona Fitch and Gregory Maguire 

      People magazine reviews Give + Take

      The Scotsman/Scotland on Sunday reviews Give + Take

      Publisher's Weekly column highlights the Concord Free Press

      We love this blog post about the CFP and its head-spinning simplicity

      The Washington Post calls The Next Queen of Heaven "a delight" and more.

      CFP interview about art, philanthropy, and more in ArtSake

      Clear overview of the CFP approach in the College Movie Review

      The Los Angeles Times reviews The Next Queen of Heaven

      Interview with Gregory Maguire about the CFP on the New Yorker blog

      Great discussion of the Concord Free Press from Scott Pack in the UK

      CNN triggers massive flood of requests for The Next Queen of Heaven

      GalleyCat       highlights Concord Free Press and our upcoming collection, IOU: New Writing on Money

      Entertainment Weekly             crowns The Next Queen of Heaven queen of the price wars 

      The Next Queen of Heaven book launch party at the Concord Bookshop, Thursday, October 22nd. Gregory Maguire reads. We all have fun.

      The Washington Post             gives Push Comes to Shove a rave review

      More Magazine       calls Push Comes to Shove "a brilliant, eye-opening novel."

      Israeli reviewer explores Push Comes to Shove and discusses the Concord Free Press

      Chronogram Magazine reviews Push Comes to Shove, which "opens a door to the world of the black liberation movement at a critical moment in American history."

      The Examiner       examines the Concord Free Press

      UK editor/reviewer/publishing visionary Scott Pack interviews Stona Fitch

      The Washington Post       explores the "radical business plan" of the Concord Free Press

      Concord Free Press and empathy explored in ArtsJournal

      Wesley Brown and Stona Fitch interviewed on WAMC/The Roundtable

      Swedish review of Give + Take and the Concord Free Press

      Push Comes to Shove       reviewed in the Register-Star (NY)

      Concord Free Press announces second novel—Push Comes to Shove by Wesley Brown

      Scottish writer/musician Doug Johnstone writes about the Concord Free Press

      Hi-Arts (Scotland) highlights Concord Free Press

      UK literary reviewer Scott Pack takes a look at Give + Take

      The Independent on Sunday       (UK) reviews Give + Take and more

      ForeWord Magazine reviews Give + Take and discusses Concord Free Press

      Vulpes Libris, UK literary blog, reviews Give + Take

      Video blog from Tunis       discusses Concord Free Press

      Literary blogger       in Germany reviews Give + Take

      Concord Free Press discussed in Spain, France, and Italy

      LA Times       likes Give + Take, makes nice comparison to Elmore Leonard

      BookNinja       prefers CFP books over well-intentioned but illegible charity goats

      TeleRead       tells the Concord Free Press story

      Pete Lit       digs the CFP concept . . .and Scruffy the Cat

      CFP engages publishing visionaries at HarperStudio and Publishing 2020

      Concord Free Press semi-highlighted in the Boston Globe

      Give and Take       reviewed by thoughtful literary site On the Seawall

      CFP interview in Books from Scotland

      CFP interview in Noir Originals