MOONY HABITATIONS BY LEILANI CLARK: On a short zine tour, Leilani rediscovers the charms of DIY publishing
A NEW COLUMN BY LAURA PEARSON: News and notes on small presses, periodicals, and literary goings-on
As print magazines die, zine publishing continues to thrive
The slow media publishing house that emphasizes “underdressed intelligence”
Five years on, a status report on an effort to preserve and promote queer DIY publishing
Two up-and-coming independent arts and culture magazines emerging out of Chicago
Forged in response to post-9/11 rhetoric, Melville House Publishing maintains an independent stance
Looking for a specific way to help preserve your independents? South End Press is in the running for a $20,000 grant from the quirky website Ideablob.
The small, social justice-oriented press became a candidate for the grant via its Community Supported Publishing (CSP) Program, designed to promote sustainability in independent publishing. Like Community Supported Agriculture, this effort helps make available a steady crop of quality books. Now the CSP Program is up against seven other “ideas” in Ideablob’s July Showdown, and the winner receives a generous grant.
To help South End Press receive these much-needed funds, visit ideablob.com and cast your vote. Voting closes July 31, 2008.
The indie literati offers tips on this summer’s best reading
Former Kitchen Sink magazine staffers keep the deceased independent publication’s legacy alive
An interview with Kelly Link and Gavin J. Grant of the Northampton micropublishing house
A video interview with Andrew and Breezy of San Francisco independent culture merchants Needles and Pens
Bound and determined, small publishers press onward
A special preview of the new graphic novel by Bay Area artist Koak.
Paul M Davis