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The Life of an Indie Publisher

Behind-the-scene vignettes of an indie publisher and new mother.

Newsletter · By Aina Marti-Balcells · Official site

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  1. Issue · Jul 16, 2026

    Learning from the characters I publish (opens the original)

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    As I prepare the campaign for Erica Mou’s new book, Something You’ll Hate Me For, I think of how Erica’s two books explore the topic of guilt. Guilt is something which has just landed in my life, that is, since becoming a mother, guilt is a new thing to reckon with. A guilt-free existence seems something from another life. That’s a shame. It felt so good. I wonder if I would ever go back there, to the life-before feelings. The carelessness of it all. Now my toddler won’t stop crying, like the ap

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