Curious Publishing

This year, Curious Publishing & Rebecca Ustrell will be vending at the second annual IE Print & Zine Fest at KVCR Public Media, Saturday, March 14, from 11:00 - 4:00 PM. You can find me at table number 80. Shop local, support independent artists in the IE!

March 14, 2026
11:00 - 4:00 PM
KVCR Public Media
701 South Mt. Vernon Avenue,
San Bernardino, CA 92410
Free & all ages!

Cover reveal in 3-2-1….“Cosecha” is out 12/19, preorder available now starting at $5 sliding scale 🍂 marvelous cover art by 👉🏼 to preview contributions and view the full contributor list.

We are proud to announce the third volume of the Ignacio Lutero Lopez Poetry and Art Anthology aka “ILL Anthology” in partnership with and edited by 🎤

Order now at curiouspublishing.org/ill-poetry-anthology 🔗
View for free online at ISSUU.com/curiouspublishing

Save the date 🗓️ Book Signing & Reading and Q&A with author Stephen Yorba on Friday, November 21st at 6:30 PM at the Grove House at Pitzer College located at 1050 N Mills Ave. Claremont, CA.

Curious Publishing’s latest book is out! “Falastin Furra!” Is now available online at CuriousPublishing.org 🌟

ALL PROCEEDS OF THE SALE OF THIS BOOK GO DIRECTLY TO OM SLEIMAN FARM AND CURIOUS PUBLISHING

Falastin Hurra! Witness to Resistance, Land, and the Nakba by Stephen Yorba > Preorder now! 🔗 in bio

11/1 - Early copies available at Over Here Claremont Zine Fest at the from 12 AM to 8 PM

11/3 - orders ship from online

11/21 - Author reading and signing at 6:30 PM (details tbd)

Falastin Hurra! is a poetic witness to the Nakba (catastrophe) in Palestine. Written on the ground while farming in Palestine, Stephen Yorba simply captures what he saw during his time in the West Bank village of Bil’in. As such, the reader should consider these poems as written by the people, and merely transcribed by the author as a witness. Falastin Hurra! speaks to the struggle of the Fellahin (farming class) as they continue their agricultural practice in the midst of zionist aparthied and genocide. Each poem is a witness, seeking solidarity with the beauty of the Palestinian people, their courageous resistance against colonization, and their persistent nature to preserve their own autonomy. It is a testament to their sumud (steadfastness) in the face of the Nakba; the ongoing displacement and ethnic cleansing of the Palestinian people by the zionist state of Israel and the United States.

Stephen Yorba and Rebecca Ustrell collaborated on creating the images featured in Falastin Hurra! through analogue photography using the cyanotype process. All images were developed using natural sunlight on photo sensitive paper at Lopez Urban Farm in the summer of 2025.