Chomu Press

[qcrisp]

It occurred to me that it might be a good idea to start a Chomu Press thread here, especially with Chomu's second book now in the offing.

Here's some information on that book:

http://chomupress.com/our-books/fort...h-tastes-like/

Other books are in the pipeline, and I do believe that many of them will be of interest to TLO members.

Please watch this space, etc. Thank you.

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[Evans]

For those interested Chomu Press has issued some very interesting submissions guidelines:

Submissions | Chômu Press

Also, there are new as yet undisclosed titles forthcoming from Mark Samuels and Reggie Oliver.

Forthcoming | Chômu Press

[MadsPLP]

Any news on the forthcoming titles by Samuels and Oliver would be very welcome indeed.

[Gray House]

I am celebrating just having received my copy of Celebrant.

[Brendan Moody]

I had hoped to celebrate the arrival of Dadaoism today, but Amazon, after taking forever to get it back in stock, provided me a damaged copy, so the celebration was muted. On the other hand, I read a large chunk of The Secret Life of the Panda at lunch today, so overall it was a good day so far as matters Chômu were concerned.

[Dr. Bantham]

Quote Originally Posted by Brendan Moody

I had hoped to celebrate the arrival of Dadaoism today, but Amazon, after taking forever to get it back in stock, provided me a damaged copy, so the celebration was muted. On the other hand, I read a large chunk of The Secret Life of the Panda at lunch today, so overall it was a good day so far as matters Chômu were concerned.

Amazon's book packaging practices have been atrocious for the past couple of years. It almost appears as though they are attempting to get out of the book business altogether by way of intentional sabotage. They used to shrink wrap books to over-sized backing boards which were matched to the appropriate box dimensions that allowed the boards to become fixed to the bottom of the box. This typically insured that the books would arrive in pristine condition. These days they arrive without any protection whatsoever. Bare books freely sliding around and bumping the interior (and other books), with no wrappings or filler materials added. Horrific indeed!

[qcrisp]

There should be news up about the Reggie Oliver book relatively soon. The Mark Samuels book will take longer to come out, as it is not yet in its final form. Sorry this information is so scant, but more news will appear on the website as and when.

Thanks to Evans for posting the links, and to everyone else for the interest.

[Corman]

Brendan Connell is now on the upcoming books list as well. Eager to see what that project will be...

[Evans]

As am I Corman. Brendan's work is oddly under regarded. His recent book, Metrophilias, is a modern Decadent classic (I don't just mean this in terms of corrupt and deviant beauty but also in the sense of the mystical the Symbolist Movement tried to convey) and I would be happy to recommend any other of his books merely on the strength of that collection.

[waffles]

Quote Originally Posted by Evans

As am I Corman. Brendan's work is oddly under regarded. His recent book, Metrophilias, is a modern Decadent classic (I don't just mean this in terms of corrupt and deviant beauty but also in the sense of the mystical the Symbolist Movement tried to convey) and I would be happy to recommend any other of his books merely on the strength of that collection.

Wow! Connell, Samuels, and Oliver - all they need is Gavin and Cardin on the list and I'd have to poop my trousers in glee (ok I really wouldn't do that. I'd poop in someone else's trousers)

Rock 'n' Roll!