Small Presses

@laowai (136)
United States
April 10, 2007 9:35pm CST
Do you read books from small presses? I was introduced to many while in grad school and now that I'm living in another country, it's impossible to get any and I miss it sometimes. What are some books and presses you enjoy reading? I've enjoyed a lot of books from Coffee House Press and Copper Canyon Press. Circle K Cycles was one of the first small press books I read and it partly influenced my decision to move abroad.
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@simran1430 (1790)
• India
11 Apr 07
Hey , I recently read an interview about a small press fan . It was so good and I agreed with all the points he said . Here is an excerpt . Question: How did you first learn about small press? Small press fan says : I picked up a copy of Factsheet Five in a magazine shop. I started reading it regularly and ordering zines. One of the zines I ordered was a small press comics reviewzine, but the publisher stiffed me (not the last time that was to happen to me), but luckily we was affiliated (distantly) with a small presser names Lee Erwin who took it upon himself to write everyone this guy had swindled, and he sent me a package of his own fanzines and comics to make it up to me. We became friends, started exchanging letters, then cassettes, and finally phone calls. Through him, and his brother I met other small pressers and was eventually introduced to the SPS (Small Press Syndicate), to which I still subscribe.
• United States
11 Apr 07
Do small press comics (comix) count? If so, then yes, I read hundreds upon hundreds. I love the small press like few others.