Featuring stuff about small presses generally; a Small Press Showcase (on Wednesday); new book from Ortac Press; new covers from And Other Stories; new Youtube channel from Incline Press
This is really very well said. Exactly the dilemma for small presses. And, indeed, literature shouldn't be a business. The business is selling books. But not all books make literature. So the beauty of small presses is that we are not quite operating in the book business, but in the realm of literature. However, of course we also need to sell our books and distribute the work of our authors. We owe them that. It's hard not to pay attention though to all the noise out there in the book world/market, and at the same time also trying not get frustrated. Thank you for this article!
This is really very well said. Exactly the dilemma for small presses. And, indeed, literature shouldn't be a business. The business is selling books. But not all books make literature. So the beauty of small presses is that we are not quite operating in the book business, but in the realm of literature. However, of course we also need to sell our books and distribute the work of our authors. We owe them that. It's hard not to pay attention though to all the noise out there in the book world/market, and at the same time also trying not get frustrated. Thank you for this article!