Titles To Make You Smile: Peculiar Publishers (Part 1) | ||
| In the course of collecting interesting titles, I've noticed that
some of the most amusing names are borne, not by the books, but by
their publishers. This time I thought I'd present a grab-bag of
those I've seen fit to collect over the years. --BPK. |
| ANVIL PRESS POETRY | DUSTBOOKS | POST-APOLLO PRESS |
| ASYLUM ARTS | EDITORA BEST SELLER* | PRESS GANG PUBLISHERS |
| BLACK ICE BOOKS |
EXACT CHANGE | RED ROCK EATER |
| BLACK MESA PRESS | GALLOPING DOG PRESS | ROOF BOOKS |
| BLACK SPARROW PRESS | GRONK | SCARECROW PRESS |
| BLOODAXE BOOKS LTD. | HANGING LOOSE PRESS | SERPENT'S TAIL |
| BLUE NUN PRESS | I. REED BOOKS | LA SIESTA PRESS |
| BOOKSLINGER | LEFT HAND PRESS | SOMETHING ELSE PRESS |
| BROKEN MOON PRESS | MEMBRANE PRESS | STRAIT GATE PRESS |
| BURNING DECK | PERMANENT PRESS | THUMBSCREW PRESS |
| CAVES BOOKS | PIG PRESS | TRUCK BOOKS |
| COACH HOUSE PRESS | PINK DOG | TSUNAMI EDITIONS |
*This name, no doubt, was adopted so that the publisher could claim
that every one of its books was a best-seller...
--submitted by
Brian Kunde
Originally published in SUL News Notes, Volume 4, Number 03, January 20, 1995. These titles reflect the compiler's notions of the humorous, wry, ironic or unusual, and should not be construed as reflecting any other opinion or judgment, including the editorial opinion of the original publisher. © 1995, 1999, 2010 Fleabonnet Press. This page was established Jul. 1, 1999, and last updated Aug. 17, 2010. |