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Yeah... really strange stuff. I would highly recommend
by Crisp.They have reprinted some of Ex Occidente's titles that have gone out of print. I wonder if they will be picking up Louis Marvick's STAR USHAK (which was just scintillating).
Today in the mail I got Chomu Press book "Dadaoism an Anthology" by Quinton S. Crisp the font that the book is printed in is so small I do not believe I will be able to read the book.
Karl wrote: "Today in the mail I got Chomu Press book "Dadaoism an Anthology" by Quinton S. Crisp the font that the book is printed in is so small I do not believe I will be able to read the book."Oh dear. Is it really that bad?
I see Chomu is putting out its first hardcover. Wish The Dracula Papers, Book I: The Scholar's Tale had been a hardcover as well as available in the other formats.
Randolph wrote: "I see Chomu is putting out its first hardcover. Wish The Dracula Papers, Book I: The Scholar's Tale had been a hardcover as well as available in the other formats."Seeing as the book comes out May 1, perhaps you can run it up the May Pole and see if it should be or June group read. afta owl youse da guy !!!
Karl wrote: "Randolph wrote: "I see Chomu is putting out its first hardcover. Wish The Dracula Papers, Book I: The Scholar's Tale had been a hardcover as well as available in the other formats."..."Nice idea but too many negatives, not available as an e-book so it rules out many of those on a limited budget, even the trade is technically not in print anymore (I checked), and even the second hand market is running $12 and up (likely to go down though once the hardcover is issued). I also don't want to be accused of shilling for a certain bookseller with three Chomu offerings in a row. I don't want to be accused of the same thing I accused Robert Dunbar of doing.
If Chomu issues an e-book down the road I'll consider it again.
Karl wrote: "For anyone interested this is a good interview.http://www.schlockmagazine.net/2014/0..."
This is indeed a great interview. I think Mr. Crisp may have changed my attitude somewhat relative to ebooks and physical books. Very persuasive argument. I just wish I had a bigger house.
Randolph wrote: "Karl wrote: "For anyone interested this is a good interview.http://www.schlockmagazine.net/2014/0..."
This is indeed a great interview. I think Mr. Crisp may have ch..."
I especially like his argument, that with e-books, the book industry is trying to do what the record industry did, make you buy the same product over and over again by making the "older" product obsolete.
Build an addition.
For those looking for a copy - Mine just arrived, of the first Chomu Press Hardcover of Anna Tambour's "Crandolin" - Note that the trade paper is the first appearance of the book (2012), this hard cover is published March 2014, bound in blue cloth. Sadly the book is one of the print on demand hardcovers and not an offset printing, meaning, the publisher took some of the trade paperbacks and had them bound in hardcover. The dust jacket is rather nice.
There is a new Chomu Press group on goodreads that is here: https://www.goodreads.com/group/show/...
Does anybody know what happened to this imprint other than general economic decline? I thought they were on the leading edge of weird until they went on life support.
I think that Crisp is busy with his other pursuits. He and his brother did most of the work around their releases, outside of being the founders.Snuggly Books, run by their buddy Justin Isis, is something of a successor. They cover similar fields, and publish many of Chomu's authors.
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Books mentioned in this topic
Remember You're a One-Ball! (other topics)The Dracula Papers, Book I: The Scholar's Tale (other topics)
Authors mentioned in this topic
Robert Dunbar (other topics)Quentin S. Crisp (other topics)
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