Publishing
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Small Press Shout-Out: Black Balloon Publishing!
Okay, today’s small press is definitely on the quirkier side. How quirky? Quirkier than that. It just might be the quirkiest of any of our small press shout-outs thus far. First things first. Black Balloon’s website is gorgeous. Not very quirky! Just elegant and beautiful. But then there’s this motto: We champion the weird, the… Continue reading
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Print Version of The Race Available Now!
At long last, I’m happy to announce the print version of The Race: A Novella is here! The above image links to the book’s page at Amazon.com. You can also buy it directly from CreateSpace. I had a few minor hiccups with the CreateSpace process, but in general I found it fairly easy going, and I… Continue reading
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Small Press Shout-Out: Akashic Books!
Here we go! Back to Brooklyn for another small press shout-out. This week, we look at Akashic Books, which describes itself as a Brooklyn-based independent company dedicated to publishing urban literary fiction and political nonfiction by authors who are either ignored by the mainstream, or who have no interest in working within the ever-consolidating ranks… Continue reading
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How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love CreateSpace (Okay, Okay, I’m Still Worried)
Readers, you have been extremely patient. I know not everyone is on board with the Kindle or other e-device. Curiously, I’ve heard from a lot of people who once had a Kindle and have stopped using it. One wonders what the future will bring. In the meantime, I’m trying to make my books available to… Continue reading
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Small Press Shout-Out: Ugly Duckling Presse!
A presse! We’re obviously big fans of the extra e here at the Jacke blog. But there’s more than just creative spelling going on over at Ugly Duckling. There’s the logo (Toyota-like in its ability to combine the presse’s letters into a recognizable symbol). But none of that matters as much as the catalog. And… Continue reading
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Small Press Shout-Out: OR Books!
A refuge for renegades, OR Books was founded by John Oakes and Colin Robinson (the O and the R), who together have published an impressive roster of authors in their careers, including Tariq Ali, Andrei Codrescu, Noam Chomsky, Alexander Cockburn, R. Crumb, Cory Doctorow, Andrea Dworkin, Eric Hobsbawm, Abbie Hoffman, Lewis Lapham, Gordon Lish, Rigoberta… Continue reading
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Blurbs That Will Not Be Appearing on My Book
Readers! Still trying to get the print version of The Race out there. It’s taking longer than I’d hoped. I do have one blurb lined up and a couple more in the hopper. I wish I had another one finalized to share with you (since Mondays are “Jacke News” day), but in the meantime, here… Continue reading
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The Kingdom of Publishing
My biweekly trips through the New York Review of Books are often filled with pleasure, amusement, fascination, and appreciation. And then there are those rare occasions when I’m completely befuddled. I think I understand most of Jason Epstein’s tribute to Roger Straus (of publishing house Farrar, Straus and Giroux). But what to make of this… Continue reading
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Popova on Schopenhauer
The great Maria Popova takes a look at our favorite dismal crank Schopenhauer. (If you haven’t read Schopenhauer, start reading! Unless you’re one of those people who view cloudy days as a personal offense against your nature.) Popova’s article looks at Schopenhauer through a particular lens, asking whether he “presaged” today’s Internet writing on headline-and-slideshow… Continue reading
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Small Press Shoutout: SALT Publishing!
Back again with another small press shoutout! This week we hop across the pond to look at Salt Publishing, which for 15 years has been independently dedicated to creating “A New British Fiction Movement.” Why are they called Salt? Maybe it’s an acronym? Maybe it’s a tribute to the number-one spice? Meat preservation? The taste… Continue reading
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