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Indie publishing

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Make America Read Again

  • Brian Hurley
  • April 19, 2016
What if you could spend a little bit of money to make sure that your favorite books from independent publishers—like Coffee House Press, Nouvella, Copper Canyon, Dorothy, and City Lights—turn up…
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The Rumpus Interview with Jeremy Hawkins

  • Stephanie Trott
  • June 12, 2015
Author Jeremy Hawkins discusses his debut novel, The Last Days of Video, the resurgence of the independent bookstore industry, and allowing nostalgia to have presence but not precedence in one’s life.
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Dynamic Duo

  • Roxie Pell
  • March 10, 2015
Moves are being made in the independent publishing world. In 2016, respected label Coffee House Press and book club/bookstore hybrid Emily Books will collaborate to release their first original title…
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The Cost of Writing A Novel

  • Ian MacAllen
  • June 2, 2014
Selling a book is no way to make a living. Writing a book will probably cost more than it ever earns, between lost potential wages and the emotional toll of…
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Literature vs. NYC

  • Ian MacAllen
  • May 28, 2014
Independent publishers are producing literature, Chris Fischbach writes in the Virginia Quarterly Review, which is not the same thing as what commercial publishers are printing. Fischbach (a publisher at Coffee House…
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Small Presses, Big Impact

  • Lauren O'Neal
  • October 3, 2013
The silver lining of the publishing industry’s turmoil is that independent small presses are increasingly able to bring readers unique and fascinating books. Flavorwire’s Jason Diamond has collected twenty-five of…
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Poetic Lives Online: Links by Brian Spears

  • Brian Spears
  • October 31, 2009
There will be a memorial gathering for Craig tomorrow, November 1, at the Bowery Poetry Club (308 Bowery, New York City) from 5-8pm. A brief program of readers will begin…
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