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★ DOG DAYS ★
"Dog Days" by Emily LaBarge — Available for preorder
"Dog Days" by Emily LaBarge — Available for preorder
Emily LaBarge Dog Days unfolds in the long shadow of freak violence—where language stammers, time loops, and the body remembers what the mind can’t. “An incandescent book, a landmark in how to bring language to bear on the unspeakable. Beautiful, uncompromising, rigorous and totally original.
"Shatter of Fact" — Jamie Hood reviews "Dog Days" for Bookforum
"Shatter of Fact" — Jamie Hood reviews "Dog Days" for Bookforum
Emily LaBarge’s memoir of violence and its aftermaths – Jamie Hood
★ DOG DAYS TOUR ★
SF – 5/21 at Fraenkel Gallery with Nicholas Gamso
SF – 5/21 at Fraenkel Gallery with Nicholas Gamso
On May 21, Fraenkel Gallery and publisher Transit Books will partner on a special evening of art and literature launching Emily LaBarge’s Dog Days, an…
NYC – 5/26 at McNally Jackson with Ed Park
NYC – 5/26 at McNally Jackson with Ed Park
Choose an RSVP Option: I'd just like a seat, please - $5.00 I'd like the book and a seat - $18.95
NYC – 5/28 at e-flux with Lynne Tillman, Johanna Fateman, Dan Fox, and Catherine Damman
NYC – 5/28 at e-flux with Lynne Tillman, Johanna Fateman, Dan Fox, and Catherine Damman
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Transit's 2nd Annual Big Fall Party
10/16 — You're invited to Our Party in the Forest 🌳🧚
10/16 — You're invited to Our Party in the Forest 🌳🧚
For the last decade, Transit Books has been publishing award-winning literature from around the world, fostering cultural conversations, and hosting events in…
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"The Abyss" by Jeyamohan
"The Abyss" by Jeyamohan
Jeyamohan Translated from the Tamil by Suchitra Raw, tender, and darkly comic, The Abyss is widely considered a masterpiece from Jeyamohan, a writer whose body of work has shaped modern Tamil literature. Pothivelu Pandaram is known as a successful, God
"Dog Days" by Emily LaBarge
"Dog Days" by Emily LaBarge
Emily LaBarge Dog Days unfolds in the long shadow of freak violence—where language stammers, time loops, and the body remembers what the mind can’t. “An incandescent book, a landmark in how to bring language to bear on the unspeakable. Beautiful, uncompromising, rigorous and totally original.
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"On the Other Side is March" by Sólrún Michelsen
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"Our Life in the Forest" by Marie Darrieussecq
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"Sydney Journals" by Antigone Kefala
"Sydney Journals" by Antigone Kefala
Antigone Kefala A thirty-year diary that became a groundbreaking literary project. Antigone Kefala has long been considered one of Australia’s best-kept secrets. Born in Romania in 1931, she and her family were forced to flee following the occupation by the Soviet Union, escaping first to refug
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"A Very Cold Winter" by Fausta Cialente
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"Pandora" by Ana Paula Pacheco
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"Vaim" by Jon Fosse
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"Animal Stories" by Kate Zambreno
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"The Light Room" by Kate Zambreno
"I Who Have Never Known Men" (Collector's Edition)
"I Who Have Never Known Men" (Collector's Edition)
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"Little World" by Josephine Rowe
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"Alterations" by Cori Winrock
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"The Island" by Antigone Kefala
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"Motherhood and Its Ghosts" by Iman Mersal
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Full catalog ⛵️📚
Transit Children's Editions
Coming soon: "The Fountain" by Lisa Loffredo
Coming soon: "The Fountain" by Lisa Loffredo
LISA LOFFREDO A fountain begins to offer up unexplained gifts to a town’s residents—a garden gnome, roller skates, a mountain of bananas—until they find the gift of each other’s company. One Tuesday morning, a yellow hat bobs to the surface of the town fountain. The next day, there’s a yellow d
Coming soon: "The Muéganos" by Jaque Jours
Coming soon: "The Muéganos" by Jaque Jours
JAQUE JOURS A delectably sweet story about the unbreakable bonds of family. Muégano [ moo - egano ]: Candy made with square pieces of wheat flour fried and glued together with honey. Meet the Muéganos: a family so close they’re stuck together like the traditio
Coming soon: "Los Muégano" (Spanish edition) by Jaque Jours
Coming soon: "Los Muégano" (Spanish edition) by Jaque Jours
Coming soon: "A Party for Mousse" by Claire Lebourg
Coming soon: "A Party for Mousse" by Claire Lebourg
"Mousse's Treasures" by Claire Lebourg
"Mousse's Treasures" by Claire Lebourg
"Look Up" by Azul López
"Look Up" by Azul López
"The Very Fine Clock" by Muriel Spark, illus. Edward Gorey
"The Very Fine Clock" by Muriel Spark, illus. Edward Gorey
"Have a Good Trip, Mousse!" by Claire Lebourg
"Have a Good Trip, Mousse!" by Claire Lebourg
"Ashimpa" by Catarina Sobral
"Ashimpa" by Catarina Sobral
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"Astro" by Manuel Marsol
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