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A nonprofit, independent press that publishes diverse books, including literary fiction, poetry, and nonfiction about the American South and beyond.

Event graphic for the novel Dancing Woman, pictured bottom right, the cover is a burnt yellow-orange background with dark blue text for the title and a red bird woven between the letters. Pictured top right, author Elaine Neil Orr, a white woman with light hair, wearing a blue button down long sleeve shirt and looking into the distance, standing in front of a backdrop of green trees. The graphic has a pale orange background and an orange border with red and brown and gold leaves trailing up the left side.
A photo of three advance reader copies of Behind the Waterline by Kionna Walker LeMalle. The books are fanned out on top of a sun dappled wood desk. The front cover is a wavy abstract design of oranges, golds, blue-greens, and brown, with the title in a bubbly bold white text.
Orange book tour graphic for Dancing Woman by Elaine Neil Orr.
A two-toned pink and lighter pink wavy graphic listing the short list for the Bakwin Award for Full-Length Prose: Woody by Cathy Adams. The House That Built Us by Angela Belcher Epps. Wonderland: A Black Market Baby's Life Underground by Patricia Knight Meyer. The Only Way Out Is Through by Tara Weinstein.
"Thank you. We're so grateful for our readers & supporters. blairpub.com/donate." The background is brown, with a cup of tea on top of a brown book, a few fall leaves, and a lit candle.
A book in a pile of fallen brown and red leaves. The book's cover has a cream background with the title "Upon Her Shoulders, Southeastern Native Women Share Their Stories of Justice, Spirit, and Community" edited by Mary Ann Jacobs, Cherry Beasley, and Ulrike Wiethaus. The top and bottom of the book have a yellow, red, and turquoise-colored design by Lumbee artist Jessica Clark.
A mustard yellow background with the words of a review quote that says "Mojgan Ghazirad's debut novel is a polished gem for readers across age groups . . . an unforgettable journey through history, the pains of growing up, and the power of storytelling." The book cover of The House on Sun Street is in the bottom right corner, which has a blue background with birds flying across and the title in yellow letters.
Cover of PFLAG Northern Illinois September issue of Open Doors, featuring a brightly colored painting of Frida Kahlo by artist David Gauna
Blair's web page Home Screen featuring several book covers from our new and forthcoming titles.