Theo of Golden was self-published. Oprah said it was the best interview she ever had. ... Helllllooooo

“You can’t write fiction if you’re not willing to upset people.” - Christine Merser Most stories don’t start as fiction. They start in lived experience, in observation, in the things you notice and can’t quite let go of. In a recent conversation with Dan Rattiner of Dan’s Papers for his podcast Dan’s Talks, Apricity founder Christine Merser talks about her novel Flight of the Starling and how much of it is pulled from the world around her. The people, the environments, the dynamics, it’s...

Apricity Publishing’s first anthology, America 2026: The Politics We Carry Home, invites writers to explore how politics is shaping everyday life, identity, and relationships.