Publishing uncompromising raw voices
On reading John Naughton‘s article ‘Publishers take note: the iPad is altering the very concept of a ‘book’‘ in the Observer last month, it occurred to me some interesting questions were being raised.
“There will always be “books”. The question now is: will there always be publishers?” was one that particularly stood out, as you can imagine. I suppose to fully answer this question we need to first fully analyse what it is exactly publishers (like ourselves) do. (more…)
The case of Liu Xiaobo is, to me, the finest example of the role independent publishing can and must play in the modern world. Last week, the Chinese dissident poet was awarded the Nobel peace prize “for his long and non-violent struggle for fundamental human rights in China”. As he is currently serving an 11-year jail sentence in Beijing for subversion, Liu was represented at the award ceremony in Norway by a vacant chair. (more…)
Honest Publishing is delighted to announce its latest publication, ‘Wedding Underwear for Mermaids’ by Linda Ann Strang. Arresting, intuitive and a little bit fishy, it’s a collection of poetry we’re proud to give a home to, and hope you’ll feel the same. Here’s a taster of what’s to come… (more…)
Honest Publishing uses Print on Demand (POD) publishing. It’s certainly no secret, and we feel no shame in letting people know this. We take pride in our output because we work only with writers whose work we love, and whose work we think you’ll love. (more…)
The first definition of independent is:
“free from outside control; not subject to another’s authority.”
Must be a delicate subject in independent publishing today for I look at top independent names out there and they’re surrounded by backing, by influential friends, contacts at their beck and call. (more…)
Online publishers offer one platform for emerging writers and artists, but print remains a beguiling alternative to many readers. I think this is what appeals to me most about the Brooklyn Underground Library, an alternative publishing house created by two anonymous Williamsburg, Brooklyn artists who have struggled to find an outlet for their underground books. (more…)
Paul Kavanagh was born in England 1971. His writing credits include poetry and short stories in Sleepingfish, Burnside Review, Fifth Wednesday Journal, Pen Pusher, Better Non Sequitur, Nano Fiction, Evergreen Review, Marginalia, Upstairs at Duroc, MiPOesias, Monkeybicycle, Milk Magazine, American Drivel Review and Trnsfr. The Killing of a Bank Manager is his first published book. He lives in Charlotte, N.C. USA.
Beware of secret societies, of cabals, of conspirators. When you are nothing more than a lab rat it is best to just keep moving forward. Beware of the black bubble, no… beware of Les Fleurs du mal, no… beware of the back streets. It’s never as simple as just the killing of a bank manager.
For a sample, please click here.
Honest Publishing is delighted to announce its latest publication, ‘The Killing of a Bank Manager’ by Paul Kavanagh. Bold, experimental, and memorable, it’s a genuinely unique work that we’re proud to be working with.
Expect an extract or two to be posted here at some point in the future. In the meantime, Paul was generous enough to provide us with a brief biography: (more…)
Today a colleague of mine told me about the book she’s reading. More surprising than the book itself was the fact that it was a library book. I honestly hadn’t seen one in years.
The library was a place I used to frequent at university, college or school. I used to spend hours trawling through the library catalogue looking for obscure and interesting reads. Or going through CDs and video tapes. It was very relaxing and eye-opening. Almost like freedom and seems a long, long time ago but the plastic cover of this book and the date stamped on the first page brought back something akin to emotion. The good old days. That old scam. (more…)
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