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Here's the shortlist for this year's International Booker Prize.

Here's the shortlist for this year's International Booker Prize.

By Brittany Allen | April 8, 2025

How a Small Press Poetry Contest Launched Samuel Beckett’s Career

How a Small Press Poetry Contest Launched Samuel Beckett’s Career

Adam Smyth on Nancy Cunard, the Woman Who First Discovered the Future Nobel Laureate

By Adam Smyth | June 26, 2024

More Stories, More Voices: On the Importance of the Small(ish) Book Publisher

More Stories, More Voices: On the Importance of the Small(ish) Book Publisher

Kristen McGuiness Profiles Just Some of the Countless New Faces of Independent Publishing

By Kristen McGuiness | March 29, 2024

A Distinct Medium: How English Became a South Asian Literary Language

A Distinct Medium: How English Became a South Asian Literary Language

Liesl Schwabe on the Vision and Legacy of an Independent Press in Kolkata, India

By Liesl Schwabe | September 7, 2023

Interview with an Indie Press: Split/Lip Press

Interview with an Indie Press: Split/Lip Press

“Small presses often begin with a shoestring and a dream.”

By Katie Yee | February 24, 2023

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Elissa Schappell Talks to Independent Publisher Lisa Pearson

By Elissa Schappell | October 25, 2022

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Rachel Greenwald Smith on the Treacherous Common Territories of Literary Culture and Capitalism

By Rachel Greenwald Smith | August 20, 2021

Indie Booksellers Recommend: The Best of Independent Presses This August

Indie Booksellers Recommend: The Best of Independent Presses This August

Bookstores From Around the Country Pick Their Favorites

By Literary Hub | August 6, 2021

Remembering Prodigy, a Fiercely Independent Artist

Remembering Prodigy, a Fiercely Independent Artist

Ibrahim Ahmad on Collaborating with a Hip-Hop Great

By Ibrahim Ahmad | June 22, 2017

30 Indie Press Books We're Looking Forward To

30 Indie Press Books We're Looking Forward To

American Small Presses: More Vital (and Important) Than Ever

By Literary Hub | January 12, 2017

It's Ok For a Poem to Be Funny: An Interview with Tommy Pico

It's Ok For a Poem to Be Funny: An Interview with Tommy Pico

On Zines, Contemporary Epics, and a Love of Raisins

By Ruby Brunton | July 27, 2016

Literary Long Weekend: Indie Books and Local Food in Hudson, NY

Literary Long Weekend: Indie Books and Local Food in Hudson, NY

The First Annual "Read & Feed" Encourages Both

By Literary Hub | July 27, 2016

Why Indie Presses Are Opening Bookstores

Why Indie Presses Are Opening Bookstores

New Ventures from Milkweed Editions, Curbside Splendor, and More

By Jon Sealy | June 20, 2016