The abrupt shut down of Small Press Distribution has left roughly 400 former publisher clients with a host of questions as they look to find new distribution options. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-04-02 04:00:00 UTC ]
Depending on which corners of literary social media you frequent, yesterday’s breaking news that SPD (Small Press Distribution) was going under was either an enormous surprise or a predictable tragedy, but the suddenness of the news was a shock to everyone. Effective immediately, the 55-year-old... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2024-03-29 13:17:08 UTC ]
With its award ceremony coming up in May, the British Book Awards program has released its bookstore and small-press shortlists. The post The UK’s Nibbies: Small Press and Bookstore Shortlists appeared first on Publishing Perspectives. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishing Perspectives | 2024-03-04 16:24:55 UTC ]
Small Press Distribution has finished moving 300,000 titles from its former warehouse in Berkeley, Calif., to facilities owned by Ingram and Publishers Storage and Shipping, and has begun a new fundraising effort to help the distributor roll out new services to publishers. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2024-02-26 05:00:00 UTC ]
Solstice has come and gone, but in addition to the returning of the light, we can also herald another excellent small press publishing season. What I love about these titles is the richness of imagination and inquiry, leading to inventive plots in fiction and deep emotional honesty in... Continue reading >> [ Source: Electric Literature | 2024-01-15 12:00:00 UTC ]
During the often-dread-inducing/dreadful time of year when publications are putting out there “best of the year” lists, I’m glad to shine a light on a book I loved and deserved more attention than it seemed to receive. This is always a hard task, especially for small press books. I would have... Continue reading >> [ Source: Literrary Hub | 2023-12-14 09:44:56 UTC ]
As we move into the fall reading season, deeply imagined short stories and inventive linked essays are having a moment alongside novels. What’s thrilling about the books coming out from small presses is the breadth of range—there are intentional and accidental murders, family drama and... Continue reading >> [ Source: Electric Literature | 2023-09-26 11:15:00 UTC ]
This year's Small Press Expo Ignatz Awards struck a note of solidarity and defiance against censorship. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-09-13 04:00:00 UTC ]
Small presses have been publishing excellent work by writers who you may not know (yet). From compelling short stories to heart-wrenching novels, these books will take you on a journey across states and countries, into the past or to the future, as well as deep into the minds of richly-drawn... Continue reading >> [ Source: Electric Literature | 2023-06-30 11:00:00 UTC ]
The Presence of the Past in Good Night, Irene: A Conversation with Luis Alberto Urrea, by Renee H. Shea Interviews [email protected] Fri, 05/26/2023 - 13:30 The author’s mother, Phyllis Irene McLaughlinAward-winning writer Luis Alberto Urrea... Continue reading >> [ Source: World Literature Today | 2023-05-26 18:30:53 UTC ]
Small Press Distribution executive director Kent Watson said that crowdfunding an overhaul of the nonprofit literary distributor's operating model is the best way to improve services for the roughly 400 presses it represents. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-04-05 04:00:00 UTC ]
The opening days of this year's Association of Writers and Writing Programs conference featured the presentation of its Small Press Publisher Award to Dzanc Books and a discussion between famed Seattle librarian and 'Book Lust' author Nancy Pearl with novelist Min Jin Lee. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2023-03-10 05:00:00 UTC ]
Small press of the year award shortlists 48 presses that are ‘reaping the rewards from inspirational publishing’, says British book awards chair of judgesSmall presses across the UK and Ireland have had a “year of exceptional sales and profit growth in the face of Brexit and escalating running... Continue reading >> [ Source: The Guardian | 2023-02-15 09:17:08 UTC ]
It’s January and you know what that means—a reset for your TBR pile! There are so many amazing books to look forward to in 2023, but before we get too far into the new year, I think it’s worth spotlighting some of the titles you might have missed last year. And 2022 was an incredible […] The... Continue reading >> [ Source: Electric Literature | 2023-01-27 12:05:00 UTC ]
SPX, aka the Small Press Expo, held September 17-18 at the Marriott Hotel in Bethesda Md., returned as an in-person event after two years as a virtual show during the Covid pandemic. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-09-21 04:00:00 UTC ]
Fiona McCrae reflects on how a struggling small press became a literary powerhouse. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-06-24 04:00:00 UTC ]
This year, a Neon Hemlock Press novella won a Nebula. But what is this publisher, where did it come from, and what does it put out? Continue reading >> [ Source: Book Riot | 2022-06-21 10:36:00 UTC ]
Watson takes the reins following interim executive director Cindy Myers, who stepped in to lead Small Press Distribution after the resignation of Brent Cunningham. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-06-07 04:00:00 UTC ]
AMD said Tuesday afternoon that it has made a change to its mobile CPU roadmap, adding an “extreme gaming laptop CPU” for 2023, code-named “Dragon Range.” AMD made the announcement at a small press conference following the release of its second-quarter 2022 earnings, which showed a reported... Continue reading >> [ Source: PC World | 2022-05-03 23:19:22 UTC ]
Julie Schaper, a veteran of the small press distribution world, has seen it all—and lived to tell the tale. Continue reading >> [ Source: Publishers Weekly | 2022-04-19 04:00:00 UTC ]