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‘Despite its terminally unlikeable characters and woefully depressing backdrop of Brexit era Britain, you’re unlikely to find a funnier, sexier, or smarter piece of satire.’ – Linda Stupart  ‘Chubz: The Demonization of My Working Arse’ and ‘Red Tory: My Corbyn Chemsex Hell’ by Spitzenprodukte (Huw Lemmey) are now available on Montez Press (dot) com.  Grab your copy in the link in bio. 🔗🔗🔗

For May’s Interjection Calendar, Léon Nirin Bollin has devised a ‘Learning Objective’ to shift our perspectives of first person plurality through the voices of migrant workers.  Léon Nirin Bollin is a writer and organizer based in Brussels, Belgium. His interests lie in using cultural work to build international solidarity and calling out colonial complicity from the Empire’s core. Guest edited by Christopher Whitfield.  Image Description: A series of screenshots stating ‘Learning Objective: First Person Plural Organising’ by Léon Nirin Bollin, including a selection of text from the Interjection Calendar.

We're proud to announce that Thomas Laprade's artist book, 'Imagining One, I Took the Other' is now available for preorder in the link in our bio. 🔗 Keep your eyes peeled for launch details, for release in May 2026. You come home to find yourself on TV. A decommissioned Concorde jet takes a job at a ­T-Mobile store. A princess is propositioned by a cosplayer. A young art historian discovers a gift for zoning out. A New York stockbroker becomes addicted to the pursuit of “good vibes only.” A despondent coffee enthusiast, struggling to navigate the web portal for medically assisted death, decides it might be easier to live. These are some of the circumstances of Imagining One, I Took the Other—Thomas Laprade’s collection of uncanny modern-day fables, fairy tales, and fan fictions. Accompanied by the artist’s drawings, the book charts the limits of imagination in a world where every choice is overwhelmed by the tantalizing promise, or imperative, of ­endless growth and possibility. Thomas Laprade (b. 1991) is an artist, writer, and cultural producer who studied painting at the Rhode Island School of Design. He is the co-founder and Artistic Director of Montez Press Radio. Image Description: A series of images depicting the book cover and a selection of inner pages which include sections of Thomas' short stories and artwork.

Hardboiled detective noir taken into the 21st century - "The Sluts meets Double Indemnity" - 'Jaw Filler' is published by @montezpress and co-authored by @maz_murray and @charliedurian_ , and is our May pick for Book of the Month. Off to our subscribers today (sans slug of bourbon), it and other small press fiction titles like it can be yours by signing up to become a subscriber today: /store

Thanks to everyone who joined us for a sold out ‘The Interjection Calendar 011’ launch at Chisenhale. We heard excerpts from the IC011 by Racheal Crowther, Bishwandhai Rai, Ethan O’Connor, Eilidh Duffy and Elida Silvey. And smelt a collaborative scent produced with the IC011’s miasma in mind by Racheal Crowther and Cherry Chang from Jouissance.  Couldn’t make it? Grab your copy in the link in bio or join us at Claire de Rouen for the 21st May. 🔗 Racheal Crowther’s exhibition ‘Liquid Trust’ is on at Chisenhale until 14th June, catch a whiff of it before it ends. Photographs by Anne Tetzlaff via Chisenhale. Image description: A series of photographs depicting; a hand holding the IC011; Racheal reading from her editor’s note; Hasti introducing the event; Bishwandhai reading from his contribution; followed by Elida; Ethan; and Eilidh reading from theirs; a crowd post-readings; hands snagging copies; flipping through the pages of the IC011.

Couldn’t make it to Chisenhale last week? Join us at Claire de Rouen’s new location in Hoxton for a conversation with Racheal Crowther, guest editor of the Interjection Calendar 011, and Eilidh Duffy, chaired by Elida Silvey.  We’ll look at the coercive capabilities of scent, their use in militarized systems and the scope of scent-related work explored within the IC011. RSVP in the link in bio to join. 🔗 Copies of the calendar will be available to purchase on the night alongside a limited edition scented bookmark, co-developed by Racheal Crowther and Cherry Cheng from Jouissance. Image Description: A two-page bookmark stating: The Interjection Calendar 011 at Claire de Rouen Featuring a conversation with Racheal Crowther and Eilidh Duffy, hosted by Elida Silvey 11A Kingsland Road, E2 8AA.

‘Jaw Filler’ hits the windy city! Join us at Pilsen Community Books on Wednesday 20th May from 7pm for readings from Charlie Markbreiter, Jesy Gaston, Sam Bodrojan, Nadine Naber. We’ll end the night with a film screening from Maz Murray who will join in spirit. This event is produced by Anna Aguiar Kosicki.  Image description: A bookmark across two slides with the following text: Jaw Filler Chicago Launch. Featuring readings from Charlie Markbreiter, Jesy Gaston, Sam Bodrojan, Nadine Naber, a film screening from Maz Murray, and you! Wednesday 20 May, 7pm. Pilsen Community Books, 1531 W 18th St, IL 60608.

Want to see ‘Jaw Filler’ IRL, cop a feel of ‘Chubz’ and ‘Red Tory’? Check out our catalogue IRL at PageMasters Fair and Offprint this May. PageMasters Zine Fair runs from Saturday 2nd of May 11-6pm to Sunday 3rd May 11-6pm at Art Hub Studios. Free Entry! Offprint London takes over 180 Studios at 180 The Strand and is open from Friday 15th May 3-9pm, Saturday 16th May 12-8pm, ending on Sunday 17th May, 11am - 6pm. Image description: A photograph of both posters on a Mac. Followed by a poster by PageMasters stating: PageMasters Zine Fair Saturday 2nd of May 11-6pm to Sunday 3rd May 11-6pm at Art Hub Studios, Standley Street, London SE8 4BL. Free Entry. Followed by Offprint London’s poster stating: Offprint London @ 180 Studios, 180 The Strand, London. Friday 15th May 3-9pm, Saturday 16th May 12-8pm, Sunday 17th May, 11am - 6pm.

Hyemin Yang Do you have 15 minutes?, 2026 With Sarah Joseph, Nina Mair, Amin Motallebzadeh You’ve practiced the greeting but can’t remember what to say next? You’ve known each other for a long time and you feel like Each other will never be close? You feel like you should do say something, but your hands are sweating? You suddenly find yourself confessing your Scars someone you’ve known for about 10 minutes? REST A two-day event on altering the perception of time Pfeil Magazine × VIS Hamburg, March 2026 @vis20539 @pfeilmagazine @montezpress @camilacaneque_ @_jennibohn @ms.gashi @nyck_rausch @virandresherastudio @rupertmarnie @mickowhysobchack @magenuntersuchung @_kitschatelier_ Photos: @freddott Venue: @oldtimertankstellebrandshof With the kind support of the Ministry of Culture and Media of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg, and the Liebelt Stiftung Hamburg.

Join us next Wednesday for an evening of readings marking the launch of ‘Interjection Calendar 011’, published by Montez Press and guest edited by Racheal Crowther. This launch event has been organised on the occasion of her Chisenhale Gallery commission ‘Liquid Trust’. Spanning critical writing, diaristic texts, and photo essays, the publication takes scent as a departure point to trace how emotion, memory, and behaviour are experienced, governed, and mediated through the circulation of digital images and systems of mass production. The event will feature readings from Racheal Crowther, Eilidh Duffy, Ethan O’Connor, Bishwadhan Rai, and Elida Silvey. 📅 Wednesday 29 April 2026 ⏰ 7–8:30pm 📍 64 Chisenhale Road, London, E3 5QZ Image: Racheal Crowther, research image, 2026. Commissioned and produced by Chisenhale Gallery, London in partnership with Temple Bar Gallery + Studios, Dublin, and Bétonsalon, Paris. Courtesy of the artist. @rachealcrowther @proncess336 @ethan__oc @elida.silvey @bishwadhanrai #RachealCrowther #LiquidTrust #ChisenhaleGallery

Camila Cañeque Waiting Room, 2015/2026 With Asma Ben Slama, Clara Palmberger-Süße I AM WAITING IN THE LOBBY. THERE ARE SEATS LIKE THE ONES IN AIRPORT LOUNGES. ITS CARPET HAS A SMALL PATTERN REPEATED WALL TO WALL AND BEYOND. IT’S NOT A FUNCTIONAL PLACE TO WAIT. IT’S A MIRADOR THAT OFFERS GOOD VIEWS ACROSS WASTED TIME. YOU CAN THINK ABOUT THOSE THINGS IN THE LOBBY. […]. CAMILA CAÑEQUE REST A two-day event on altering the perception of time Pfeil Magazine × VIS Hamburg, March 2026 @vis20539 @pfeilmagazine @montezpress @camilacaneque_ @_jennibohn @ms.gashi @nyck_rausch @virandresherastudio @rupertmarnie @mickowhysobchack @magenuntersuchung @_kitschatelier_ Photos: @freddott Venue: @oldtimertankstellebrandshof With the kind support of the Ministry of Culture and Media of the Free and Hanseatic City of Hamburg, and the Liebelt Stiftung Hamburg.

HODLER PRIZE 003 WINNERS Maz Murray and Charlie Markbreiter. We love you guys and your great Jaw Filler. A big thank you to Precious for recommending this one-of-a-kind novel to us « I loved the timeliness of this book and the two authors together making a world not so far from our own, where the digital realm could actually be a form of freedom. It thinks through the rise of anti-trans culture and the internet not only as a place of safety but maybe a new body. It was so fun to read and I love two people writing a book together. So genius.’ Precious Okoyomon @devilintraining_ JAW FILLER’ Authors : @maz_murray and Charlie Markbreiter @charliedurian_ Selected by Precious Okoyomon Type: Novel Publisher : Montez Press @montezpress We would like to thank @centrepompidou @ledger @coinsharesco and @maison_dices who made this third edition of the Hodler Prize possible.