adding new book

[ayla]

* Title: ocho pequitas
* Author(s) name(s): ayla autumn
* ISBN (or ASIN): no
* Publisher: Self-published
* Publication Date Year: 2025
* Publication Date Month: June
* Publication Date Day: 29
* Page count: 46
* Format (such as paperback, hardcover, ebook, audiobook, etc): paperback
* Description: ocho pequitas és una arqueologia emocional construïda
amb textos, objectes i imatges que excaven el record
d'una relació i la seva absència.

* Language (for non-English books): spanish / Catalan

* Link to book page:
aylaautumn.bigcartel.com/product/ocho...

Link Cover: https://www.dropbox.com/scl/fi/dw0b3s...

[Javier]

Hello, I’m afraid zines aren’t considered eligible for Goodreads, so librarians won’t be allowed to add one for you.

Source: https://help.goodreads.com/s/article/...

I’m sorry to disappoint.

[ayla]

Hi Javier, thanks for the note.

In this case, I believe the publication fits Goodreads’ second exception under “Magazines”: “Periodicals without ISBNs but substantially similar to books, defined as literary magazines valuably contributing or dedicated to literature, regardless of binding.” It’s a literary magazine dedicated to literature and is presented more like a book than a zine issue.

[Javier]

The last item on that list explicitly forbids zines without exceptions.
I will ask other librarians about this though. Could you tell me a bit more about this item and its content? The description provided in message #1 is rather vague.

[ayla]

Javier wrote: "The last item on that list explicitly forbids zines without exceptions.
I will ask other librarians about this though. Could you tell me a bit more about this item and its content? The description..."

Hi Javier, thanks for following up and for checking with the other librarians.
“Ocho pequitas” is not a zine/issue or a periodical. It’s a standalone poetry chapbook (a small poetry collection) published as a 46-page, perfect-bound paperback. There is no issue number, no ongoing series, no periodic release schedule, and no advertising/editorial sections typical of zines or magazines.
Content-wise, it’s a cohesive sequence of poems (with a few very short prose fragments) about a relationship, its aftermath, and the way memory gets “excavated” over time—grief, tenderness, rupture, and the physical traces people leave behind. The book also includes a small number of author-made images (photographs/scans of personal objects) integrated as part of the poetic narrative, more in the way of an illustrated poetry book / artist’s book than a magazine layout.
Language: the texts are in Spanish and Catalan (bilingual content within the same volume). Genre-wise, it would fit under Poetry / Contemporary Poetry (and, if needed, “Illustrated poetry” or “Artist’s book” as a format descriptor).
If this still falls under Goodreads’ exclusion for zines regardless of format, I understand—just wanted to clarify that it’s intended and produced as a book-length poetry publication rather than an issue-based zine.

[Javier]

After some consideration, this item was determined to be eligible.
Book added here: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/2...

If you are the author, you may claim your author profile here: https://www.goodreads.com/author/auth...