Week 23 Recap: National Animal Reigns Supreme
National Animal rose to the top with a sculpted foil bear, its flaming fragments invoking a handmade power that caught every eye.
Week 23 Winner: National Animal by Derek Webster
Congrats to author Derek Webster, designer David Drummond, and the Signal Editions team!
Week 24: Feminist Fest
This week the circus has only one ring: Feminist Press. Because their cover game is that good.
- Little F by Michelle Tea (Feminist Press, Oct 14, 2025): A queer teen flees Arizona in search of utopia in Provincetown, in a raw and romantic road novel.
- Absolute Pleasure edited by Margot Atwell (Feminist Press, Sept 16, 2025): Queer writers reflect on the legacy of The Rocky Horror Picture Show—its joy, its transgressions, its complications.
- Mega Milk by Megan Milks (Feminist Press, Jan 13, 2026): Essays connecting dairy, queerness, family, climate, intimacy, and the milky roots of white supremacy.
- Jumping Through Hoops by Betsy Golden Kellem (Feminist Press, June 10, 2025): The fascinating history of 19th-century circus women who redefined performance, spectacle, and gender.
Week 24 Lineup
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