The Year in Fine Press 2026

Continuing our series of threads devoted to fine press releases for the calendar year, this one being 2026. The lists are alphabetical by press and title. The Released list includes books actually released in 2026. The Forthcoming list includes those which are announced or available for pre-order in 2026. As always, please send your own contributions along for inclusion, and thanks!

Released

Albion Books
· A Stranger Is An Animal Who Does Not Sing
Angel Bomb
· Plague
Artichoke Press
· Nothing Has Changed
Ascensius Press
· Blood of the Volsungs
Awen Press
· Enid Marx: Some Birds and Beasts and Their Feasts
Bluestem Cottage Press
· Passage of Birds
Cascabel Press
· Every Picture Tells a Story
Chestnut Press
· A House Called Paradise
Conversation Tree Press
· The Faery Handbag
· Rip Van Winkle
· Locke Lamora and the Bottled Serpent
· We Can Remember It For You Wholesale
· Weird: Cold Print & Others
Curious King
· Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy
Deep Wood Press
· A Printers Family Tree
· Mornings at Jack Pine
Fablelistik Editions
· The Legend of Sleepy Hollow
Factotum Pers
· Psalm 104
First Bite Press
· Victoria: A Bedside Table Tale
· The Token of Dorian Gray
Heavenly Monkey
· Reg Lissel, Papermaker
· Sci-Fi Violence
Kalamalka Press
· Pilgrim Vox
Lone Oak Press, The
· Swamp Impressions
Lyra's Press / Lyra's Classics
· Don’t Look Now
Meadowrue Press
· Be Careful In The Hunt
Métier Press
· The Sun Also Rises
Nawakum Press
· Fire On the Hills
· Reflections in Quiet Water
Nepenthe Press
· The Music of Erich Zann
NewLights Press
· A Natural History of Inequality
No Reply Press
· This Machine-Made World Conquers One More Rebel
· Ur-Fascism
· Chimneys
· A Private Matter
Plain Wrapper Press Redux
· Pilgrims & Guests
Poltroon Press
· English mimics a silence…
Press of the Varying Hare
· I Hope Yet to Produce Good Work
· On the Use of that Questionable Term ‘Handmade’ as it Relates to Contemporary Letterpress Books
· Thinking Louder & Clearer
Prototype Press
· Big Two-Hearted River
Salvage Press
· A Meditation on Cultural Erasure, Part One
· CARBON
· Plague Poems
Sherwin Beach Press
· PRAIRIE: Reflections from the Tallgrass Landscape
St Brigid Press
· One Lightning Bug
Suntup Editions
· One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest
· Selections from the Poems of William Morris (released under Suntup Press imprint)
· The Monkey’s Paw
· The Murder of Roger Ackroyd
· The Star
· Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang
Thin Ice Press
· Concerning the Work
Tudor Black Press
· Prometheus the Firegiver
Weald Press
· Cowboy Nute
White Beech Press
· Bartleby, the Scrivener

Forthcoming

Albion Books
· Series Ten third title
· Series Ten fourth title (2027)
Amaranthine Books
· The Hound of the Baskervilles
Ampersand Book Studio
· A Pamflyt Compiled of Cheese
Areté Editions
· Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
· Brave New World
· Frankenstein
· Lud-in-the-Mist
· A Princess of Mars (2027)
Arion Press
· Alice's Adventures in Wonderland
· Ark
· Declare: A Civic Gospel
· Portraits from Moby-Dick
Artichoke Press
· Talismans/Talismanes
Awen Press
· nursery rhyme book of illustrations by Nick Wonham
Barbarian Press
· A Scanty Plot of Ground
· Bordering on the Sublime
· Let the Bees Go Then
· The Shepherd's Calendar
· Ovid's Metamorphoses (TBA)
· The Art of Eric Bergman (TBA)
Books Illustrated
· Pan's Labyrinth
· Life of Pi
· The Vampire Lestat
Consensus Press
· In Praise of Shadows †
Conversation Tree Press
· Foundation and Empire
· Kindred
· Sea of Tranquility
· Snow Crash
· The Chronicles of Elric — Elric of Melniboné
· The Everyman's Guide to the Tower of Babel
· The Forever War (2028)
· The Gift of the Magi
· The Jaunt (2027)
· The King of Elfland’s Daughter (2027)
· The Road (2027)
· Tigana
· Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Seas
Copperhead Press
· Big Two-Hearted River
· Dubliners
· Jacob’s Room
· Moby Dick
· The Attack on the Mill
· The Sun Also Rises
Corvus Works
· Célébration de la lettre
· Duncan Glen: poet, typographer, publisher and educationalist
· Passing Through
· The alphabet is a source
Curious King
· A Wizard of Earthsea
· Assassin's Apprentice
· Endymion
· Last Argument of Kings
· Mythago Wood
· Red Rising
· The Martian
· The Obelisk Gate
First Bite Press
· Babylon Songs
· Before We Say Ayon Mûya
Gibraltar Editions
· Earthlings on Rainbows
Greenboathouse Press
· More Lead, Tin, & Antimony
Hand & Eye
· Shadows of Time
· The Woman in White
· Under Milk Wood
Lyra's Press / Lyra's Classics
· Carmilla (TBD)
· Heart of Darkness (TBD)
· Mrs. Dalloway (TBD)
Melville Press
· Flight of Swans
Morning Bell Edition
· Frankenstein
· The Vampyre
Nepenthe Press
· The Fisherman
· Metropolis
· Dracula
· Dream Story
· The Green Book Anthology
· Pan's Garden: Weird Tales from Nature (2027)
· Weird Tales: RJ Krijnen-Kemp (TBA)
· The Dunwich Horror and Others (2027)
No Reply Press
· mystery title
· The Waste Land
Nomad Letterpress
· Oiseaux de France
· The Cuillin of Skye
Old School Press
· Bembo's Aetna
· Pilgrimage Views
Pegana Press
· The Making of Al-Baharb and Other Fanciful Tales
Perfect Player Press
· Blood Music
· Second Variety
· The Great God Pan
· The Screwfly Solution (2027)
Plain Wrapper Press Redux
· CELLINI: Casting The Perseus/La fusione del Perseo
Press of the Varying Hare
· Fourteen for the Hare
· Walking
· Resistance in the Manner of Thoreau (2027)
Reading Room Press
· Peter Burnhill ~ An Excursion
Real Lead Saloon
· Un Noa Escéptico / A Skeptical Noah
Red Plate Press
· Oil
Salvage Press
· Hy Brasail
· Stalactites of Iowa
St Brigid Press
· Emily Dickinson poem
St James Park Press
· Paradise Lost (2026/7)
· The Beauty of Byrne
· The One-Eyed Giant
· Wood Type
Suntup Editions
· Gormenghast
· Native Son
· The Hellbound Heart
· Treasure Island
Tudor Black Press
· The Defence of Guenevere & King Arthur's Tomb
Two Ponds Press
· Margaret Wise Brown book
· Katahdin
· Daniel Minter book
· Stephen Hannock broadside (TBD)
· Suzanne Vega broadside (TBD)

† private issue book not for general public sale

The Copperhead Press Lasting Echoes books should be on the 2025 list; I've already received my copy of The Doll's House. Subterrannean press's Story of Your Life was likewise a 2025 release.

Excited to hear that Consensus is doing In Praise of Shadows, though sad that I dropped from the press and won't be able to acquire a copy!

>2 ambyrglow: Thanks kindly, I've made the updates. Looking forward to my set of the Lasting Echoes chapbooks!

>1 Shadekeep: Press of the Varying Hare will likely first publish:

‘Andrew Steeves on the use of that questionable term handmade as it relates to contemporary letterpress books’

‘I Hope Yet to Produce Good Work’ by Frederic Goudy and Andrew Steeves.

A special edition of Thoreau’s ‘Walking’. This was originally published by Gaspereau Press a few years back in just a standard edition, despite a special being planned. After discovering that several sets of sheets from the edition were never bound by the person tasked to do so, Andrew has decided to use some sets to create some specials. Title page and colophon have been reprinted to feature the new press name.

>4 ChestnutPress: Excellent, glad to hear he'll be up and running in the new year!

EDIT: Looks like he got a website up and running as well: https://www.pressvhare.com/

>5 Shadekeep: Oh, he’s already printing!

>3 Shadekeep: Oh, I bet it's the slipcase that's pushing delivery into 2026--but it looks lovely, I'm sure it will be worth it!

>1 Shadekeep: Copperhead Press Hadji Murad was released in 2025. I got my copy mid-Dec. I also saw pics of Notes from Underground on Facebook that had been received in Dec. as well

Three books from Suntup can be moved to the 2025 released list: American Gods, Rebecca and No Country for Old Men.

I think Conversation Tree + Subterranean Press are planning to release Snow Crash in 2026

>10 Nightcrawl: and Curious King and Lit Escalates are doing Red Rising in March, the higher states of which may be considered fine press

I would second what >8 jsg1976: said of the two Copperhead Press titles and what >9 Dr.Fiddy: said of No Country for Old Men as I received all three in 2025.

>8 jsg1976: >9 Dr.Fiddy: >10 Nightcrawl: >11 jsg1976: >12 jbrnewman:

Thanks all, lists updated. That was a pretty productive year, and this one looks to be shaping up well.

>13 Shadekeep: The Lawrence/Wavell letters sneaked out into 2025, but the press website also has details of a new title in progress, which I assume can be added to 2026 forthcoming.

>14 duncjl: Oo nice, thanks! The new one in progress, Peter Burnhill ~ An Excursion, looks lovely indeed. I do like a collection of ornaments and borders.

Copperhead Press - Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man shipped today!

>16 maynardewm: Fab, thank you! First out the gate this year.

Not a fine press release (though another is in the works), but Poltroon Press has a new book out: http://www.poltroonpress.com/book/the-maltese-falcon/

>4 ChestnutPress: Thank you for sharing that info on Walking! I was able to fill two big gaps in my Thoreau collection by reserving that and another chapbook from his Gaspereau stock.

>19 NathanOv: Excellent!

>17 Shadekeep: I received my Copperhead Portrait of the Artist back in June last year…

>21 Opinacus: Ah, thanks, wasn't aware it had shipped a while back. I'll make the appropriate updates.

To make it easier to find these excellent threads, links to those created over the last four years are included in the Fine Press Forum wiki at - https://wiki.librarything.com/index.php/Groups:Fine_Press_Forum#Interesting_Thre...

>23 wcarter: Thanks kindly, Warwick, it's appreciated!

I am currently working on a small hardback book at Awen Press in Scotland, an approximate reprint of Incline Press's 1996 book of an animal alphabet, illustrated with 27 wood engravings by Enid Marx. These blocks were thought to be lost, but instead were just waiting to be found in a drawer. It will be published in the spring of 2026, called Some Birds and Beasts and their Feasts.

After that, I shall begin work on a large multicoloured lino block nursery rhyme book of illustrations by Nick Wonham, along with some smaller booklets and poetry.

Please do join the newsletter list at www.helen-moss.com

>25 hcm68: Splendid, thanks Helen! I've added both to the list, and if you don't mind, please put me down for a reservation on both. Great to see you working with Nick again, he's a delightful illustrator.

EDIT: Also, a new title coming from Ray Bidegain at Cascabel Press - Every Picture Tells a Story. Available for reservation now.

>21 Opinacus: depends on the edition you ordered I guess? I was told that mine would be shipped in January 2026 and it was. I was actually wondering about that in these threads because different editions of the same book can be shipped at very different times, but that doesn’t seem to be accounted for here.

>27 maynardewm: My rule of thumb is that I count the year of publication as whenever the first state of a book comes out (provided it's a fine state, as opposed to presses which mix letterpress and offset editions). Presses which tend to release a title across multiple years (like Suntup) only appear in the year of first listing, even though other states may still be yet to ship. Similarly, since at least one of the Copperhead Press Lasting Echoes chapbooks was reported as received at the end of 2025, I included them in that year's thread, even though to my knowledge the slipcased sets of chapbooks have not yet shipped.

EDIT: typo

>27 maynardewm: Copperhead Press here. Since I’m a one man team lately (We had our first child last Summer and I lost my wife’s help. For good reason!), I’ll make however many copies of each edition are on order and ship when they’re finished. Then the remaining copies on the website are updated with a new estimated shipping date. Hoping to finish with that process soon and have all copies ready to ship at once.

New offering from No Reply Press - This Machine-Made World Conquers One More Rebel

EDIT: And this is the second confirmed release of the year, following Blood of the Volsungs from Ascensius Press. Please do let me know if anyone has received any other 2026 releases so far.

New book forthcoming from Bluestem Cottage Press - Passage of Birds. There is a PDF prospectus available on this page as well.

We have an exciting and busy year of releases at Books Illustrated. Please add the following to your list:

Pan's Labyrinth: Guillermo del Toro & Cornelia Funke - Illustrator Tom Roberts
Life of Pi: Yann Martel - Illustrator Andreas Serio
The Vampire Lestat - Anne Rice - Illustrator Jason Mowry

Thank you

>32 Books-Illustrated: Updated, thanks!

>26 Shadekeep: I will do, thank you, though I am currently having a major panic about the additional tariffs that have been announced today. I think it will be very difficult for anyone in the UK to trade with the US after the 1st of February. Assuming the US is going to invade Greenland, it will be a declaration of war with Europe and the end of all trade altogether. What a crazy life.

>34 hcm68: Depending on the exact implementation books may still be 0% import tax for the US as they were for the past few rounds.

>34 hcm68: Aye, assuming we don't make ourselves a global pariah. In which case obtaining fine press works is likely to move quite far down my list of immediate concerns.

Books are almost always exempt because they come under educational/information materials. So it shouldn't make a difference.

>35 ensuen: >37 AstulTheShepherd: Aside from the Greenland invasion there's also the possibility of the SC striking down his tariffs to which the plan is blanket tariffs of 10% by other emergency laws. Looks like another round of chaos and it's certainly making me think twice about having a lot of book orders awaiting a year or more of production. Can't imagine how the producers themselves feel about trying to plan out these books right now.

>1 Shadekeep: Thanks for putting this list together, it's a great resource. There's a few that I think are currently missing from the 'Forthcoming':

Curious King
- Endymion
- A Wizard of Earthsea
- Mythago Wood

Hand and Eye
- Under Milk Wood

St James Park Press
- Metal Type
- Wood Type

Suntup
- Native Son

>39 Levin40: Thanks very much, I appreciate the help! Didn't hear about the SJPP titles, will have to look further into those.

>40 Shadekeep: Metal Type from SJPP was actually published last year. Wood Type is hoped to be done this year.

>35 ensuen: I've read its going up to 25% on the 1st of June!

>36 Shadekeep: I fear that ship might have already sailed!

>38 A.Godhelm: It was already a total leap of faith!

>41 ChestnutPress: Cheers, I've moved Metal Type to the 2025 thread.

>41 ChestnutPress: Did copies ship last year? Odd to have a publication from a celebrated press ship and no mention of it anywhere until this January.

>46 What_What: Copies were sold at Oxford Fine Press Book Fair.

>47 ChestnutPress: Thank you. Maybe someone will share photos soon.

>48 What_What: There are photos on his FB post from a week or so back. Not having been to the Oxford Book Fair, that's how I found out about it. 50 copies in total but still some available, for sale soon on a planned web shop.

>48 What_What: I shall be posting it on my I Instagram this week

Another press is is doing Big Two-Hearted River. This time, The Prototype Press. From the announcement email:

Big Two-Hearted River was printed on dampened handmade paper from the University of Iowa. The typeface for the text is 10pt Monotype Hess Title, with Playbill for headlines. Eric Jackson produced an original series of resist-dyed batik textiles for each book in the edition. Each of the cover designs were individually dyed, then turned into bookcloth that became the hardbound case. Eric carved two linoleum blocks for the book and also designed a typographic ornament. The ornament was carved into a matrix in-house and cast in 36pt for use on the endsheets. Each book is housed in a slipcase covered with handmade paper from St. Armand.

Cast, printed & bound by the press in an edition of 20.

Available for purchase now. Each copy is $1,000.

https://www.theprototypepress.com/product-page/big-two-hearted-river

>51 jsg1976: That does look very nice, thanks! Though personally I'm already on the hook, as it were, for the Copperhead Press edition.

Has anyone purchased any of the Jhambo Ink editions of Dorian Gray, Alice in Wonderland, Bartleby etc?

https://jhamboink.com/

I saw a teaser about an upcoming title and I've completely forgotten what it is, and can't find it.

EDIT: 2026 has The Time Machine, Wuthering Heights, The Great Gatsby

I have purchased Bartelby.
An interesting concept in publishing, but not particularly fine press, more high quality.
See https://flic.kr/p/2rECZyk

>53 memeweaver: Does look interesting, reminds me of the kind of stuff Four Corners Books does. Also not fine press, but creative.

Copperhead Press has confirmed they will be doing Moby Dick this year. More details in this post.

EDIT: And also Dubliners.

>1 Shadekeep: when you link to an external website and then change the text to name the press, how do you do this? So for example rather than the long web address you just have the words 'Barbarian Press'? Thanks in advance, it would just be useful for me.

>57 LT79-1: Lots of formatting hints here. You want the 4th example in the first post there. Not sure how to type it out as an example without causing the tags to take effect so just linking.

https://www.librarything.com/topic/177029

>58 zorg2099: excellent, thanks!

>57 LT79-1: … <a href="long web address of the Divine Parrot">Omnipotent Parrot Press</a> …

>60 Transfixed: does it make a difference if that 'a' at the beginning and at the end is capped up or down?

>61 LT79-1: HTML code allows mixing uppercase and lowercase letters, but usually only lowercase is used.

>62 Transfixed: thank you

Seriously impressive new effort forthcoming from Salvage Press - Plague Poems.

Tons of info and images at the above link. This looks like an incredible successor to (S)worn State(s).

>64 Shadekeep: any info on the pricing?

>65 filox: Yes, here you go:

pre-publication: €779
launch: €979
subscribers: €699

He plans to launch within the next few months, so the pre-pub price likely won't be active for long.

Have there been any updates from Hand and Eye recently? I’m excited about The Woman in White but not finding much information

>67 PJ-Reads: I've not heard anything from them in a while regarding updates, unfortunately. I quit Instagram a while back so I don't get any of their updates there, but a quick glance show their most recent public activity was hiring new staff, so possibly this is in aid of getting the books done.

>67 PJ-Reads: It does seem quiet. I signed up for Hand and Eye's newsletter quite some time ago (I'll guess at least a year ago) and I am pretty sure I haven't received one yet.

>67 PJ-Reads: If you're wanting to scratch a Hand & Eye itch, check out on the secondary market some of the fine books they printed for Front Street Editions; e.g. Destination Norfolk, with the added attraction of Andy English wood-engravings.

>67 PJ-Reads: The last newsletter I received was in August last year, where they said:

Angela Barrett has finished her illustrations for The Woman in White, which we hope to have ready next spring. Please don't hold us to a date though - we know only too well that the unexpected gets in the way of our plans.

So knowing the fine press world as I do, we're probably talking about Autumn at the earliest. It's also where they announced Under Milk Wood:

Looking further ahead, we've started another exciting project. Chris Daunt, who, like Duncan, is an engraver whose work we particularly admire, is working on Under Milk Wood, surely, one of the greatest pieces of the twentieth century. Metal setting seems appropriate, and after trials in several faces, we've decided on Scotch Roman.

>71 Levin40: Thank you for correcting me. I am getting forgetful and must have signed up more recently. Under Milk Wood is an interesting project.

>71 Levin40: well, I definitely won’t hold my breath but will keep my eye out for any news. Hopefully this year at least

>70 duncjl: sounds intriguing, thank you for the recommendation! I’ll see what I can find

Emily at St Brigid Press has a couple of chapbooks in the works due to come out soon. One is an Emily Dickinson poem, and the other is a new poem from Anna Lena Phillips Bell titled One Lightning Bug.

Three upcoming titles announced from Perfect Player Press:

· Blood Music
· Second Variety
· The Great God Pan

Latest newsletter from Conversation Tree Press indicates that artwork is underway for both The King of Elfland’s Daughter and The Road, as well as teasing an image from The King of Elfland’s Daughter. Kind of glad that I didn't go for the FS version of that title now, this one should be quite nice.

Arion press 2026:

I. Barry Moser Portraits from Moby-Dick (Final Title TBD)

A written reflection by legendary artist Barry Moser, on the experience of creating wood engravings for the seminal 1979 Arion Press edition of Herman Melville’s Moby-Dick; presented with over 20 previously unreleased portraits he created for the book

 
II. Ark

A unique multi-panel artist book, with original text and artwork inspired by the Book of Genesis by multimedia artist and visionary Laurie Anderson

 
III. Alice's Adventures in Wonderland

Lewis Carroll's classic, featuring original paintings from hand-ground pigments by artist Rupy C. Tut

>77 blinks112: Well, gosh. Three intriguing books.

>77 blinks112: Nice, thanks! An old Laurie Anderson fan here, so it will be interesting to see her influence on this work.

>77 blinks112: II and III sound fascinating! Like >79 Shadekeep:, I'm a fan of Laurie Anderson's work. I haven't bought too many titles directly from active presses, but I'm intrigued by these.

Question for all, it should probably go in a separate thread but oh well. What's the reasoning behind Arion's pricing being higher than everyone else. Others seem to be about 200/800/2500 ish for the different editions. Arion is 1500/4000, now obviously there's no AE here but what makes them worth twice as much as others?

Purely an educational question (I'm assuming differences in binding and paper, etc), sadly I don't have the funds for these books.

>81 AstulTheShepherd:

They have more mouths to feed, i.e., they have a much larger staff than other active private presses.

>82 dlphcoracl: Is there a reasoning for this? Quality control, etc? It's certainly not volume lol.

>83 AstulTheShepherd: not the oracle by any means but Arion Press does a lot that most presses don't do. If you are ever in the area it is well worth a tour. Now, if you asked why they put such minimal effort into their publishing lineup announcement compared to every other press, I don't have an answer.

From their website-

Arion Press is the only printer in the United States to make books entirely by hand from comma to cover under one roof. Founded in 1974 as the successor of the renown Grabhorn Press, Arion invites the world’s leading artists to reimagine literary classics in collaboration with expert bookmakers. Each Arion title is crafted in the last unified hot-metal type foundry, letterpress workshop, and book bindery in America, employing the same historic machines that cast the U.N. Charter in 1945 to produce contemporary artist books. Today, in our new home at Fort Mason, Arion Press creates books that push the limits of traditional craft to ensure the relevance of the printed word in a digital century.

>84 SDB2012: Ahhhh I was not aware they did EVERYTHING in house, that's rather impressive.

>85 AstulTheShepherd: They also tend to use well-known artists from the fine-art world, people whose works you would see in a nice art gallery. Not sure how much that adds to the cost but it could be significant, as even buying prints from many of these artists would be hundreds of dollars. They have a subscription program where works are 30% off of list, so this year the subscription price is $3500 for three books and last year it was $3300... closer to $1000-$1200 each. So if you are interested in all three books (like I was last year) it ends up not being quite as high, though still a lot higher than a lot of other books you could get.
I think the general consensus you'll find here is that they are overpriced for what you get and compared to other options that are out there. To me if you are a fine-art collector and appreciate the artists they are working with then their books make more sense.

>81 AstulTheShepherd: Compare as well to the prices and quality of recent Limited Editions Club titles. They are in the same arena, though LEC doesn't do multiple states most of the time (if ever) from what I can tell.

Added Fourteen for the Hare from Press of the Varying Hare, scheduled for Fall 2026. More information here: https://www.pressvhare.com/limited-editions

Areté Editions listing updated from latest newsletter.

Old School Press is nearing completion on Pilgrimage views. They are also offering ad personam editions at no additional charge to folks who request it. They are expecting to produce no more than 70 copies of the book and estimate it will be offered in the £180-£200 price range, making this an attractive limited edition all around.

>90 Shadekeep: Thank you, this looks lovely, just sent an email to reserve a personalised copy.

This will be my third Old School Press book after Washi Memories and Tonge's Travels, and I have been very pleased by their productions so far.

>91 AdPacem: Tonge’s Travels is great!

>91 AdPacem: I have been an irregular customer since the infancy of the press, and whether current titles or those now out of print you might also find, like me, that nothing from them has ever disappointed.

Sweeping update, with several titles moved to Released:

Bluestem Cottage Press
· Passage of Birds
Cascabel Press
· Every Picture Tells a Story
First Bite Press
· Victoria: A Bedside Table Tale
· The Token of Dorian Gray
Salvage Press
· A Meditation on Cultural Erasure, Part One

And new additions to Forthcoming:

First Bite Press
· Babylon Songs
· Before We Say Ayon Mûya
Press of the Varying Hare
· Resistance in the Manner of Thoreau

A Meditation on Cultural Erasure, Part One is an interesting concept piece from Jamie at Salvage that, while not strictly a book, is not too far from some other livres d'artistes.

I received an email that my copy of Nawakum’s Reflections in Quiet Water has shipped so this can be moved to released

>95 DMulvee: Thanks, I've moved it. I'd be curious to hear your impression of it when it arrives. I don't own any Nawakum yet myself, but it is regularly praised here for its excellence.

>91 AdPacem: Yes, same here, and my thanks to >90 Shadekeep: for the reminder!

I was initially a little tentative on this one, feeling that while I would be very interested to read Maundrell's original travelogue, I was not sure of having sufficient interest in a book that's more about the engravings. Having read the recent newsletter, I've changed my mind. The story of the engravings and how they relate to the journey sounds fascinating, and the quality of the book promises to be excellent (hand-set type; antique handmade paper; 25 tipped in images, including 3 pulled from the original plates; marbled paper; slipcase). All things considered, the price seems very good.

>92 DMulvee: I'm a big fan of Tonge's Travels too.

>93 duncjl: I agree. I always find the quality of presswork from The Old School Press to be up there with some of the best I have seen from any modern press.

>95 DMulvee: I would love to hear about this one too. Both editions look exquisite. Those paste papers on the Engraver's edition are just beautiful and seem so appropriate for the content.

A couple of news items to share.

Christopher at Corvus Works is taking reservations for Duncan Glen: poet, typographer, publisher and educationalist. A portion of the bound (limitation of 40) and unbound (limitation of 5) states remain available as if this writing.

A pair of broadsides are available at Gibraltar Editions. Nyx is a poem by Britny Cordera printed on paper marbled by Denise Brady. Song for the Luddites by Lord Byron is the first offering from offshoot Nimbus Press, started by Nolan Bennett who previously worked with Denise. Also, Earthlings on Rainbows is nearing completion and reservations are open for this awaited title.

Got this in an email yesterday:

Link

On the occasion of the 250 anniversary of the publication of the Declaration of Independence and the birth of the United States of America, Arion Press is pleased to announce a collaborative partnership with Thomas Jefferson's Monticello to produce a landmark commemorative edition and a suite of related programming.

The Edition

This milestone anniversary presented the Press with a unique opportunity to celebrate the role of craft and the printed word in the birth of our nation.

Declare: A Civic Gospel gathers a polyphony of American contemporary artists, writers, and thinkers to reflect on the Declaration's legacy, honor its past, and interrogate its future. Presented in a bespoke handmade box, the edition contains three core elements: an innovative rendition of the Declaration's Preamble reimagined by celebrated type designer Tré Seals, with an accompanying stand inviting readers to display the broadside while they read; a collection of ten wood medallions engraved with artwork by leading American artists each visualizing a Declaration concept; and an interior volume collecting newly commissioned essays and poems by visionary American writers, edited by Monticello’s President and CEO, acclaimed historian Jane Kamensky.

The book is priced at $3000 retail ($2,400 for subscribers). This special edition marks a new approach for the Press and will be available only as a separate release not included in the Subscription Program. We have set aside 100 copies specifically for subscribers within this high-demand edition.

>99 blinks112: Thanks for sharing that, it does sound impressive. Quite a good list of contributors, too.

Is Arion not doing a deluxe subscription for 2026? Out of my range anways, but it’s odd to not see one available by now.

>100 Shadekeep: Do you mean Tré Seals and Jane Kamensky, or have other contributors been named? I'd love to know who the essayists and other artists are.

>102 Shotcaller: They are listed further down on the page that @blinks112 linked. I missed them initially myself.

the artists
· Kelli Anderson
· Sandow Birk
· Mel Chin
· Sonya Clark
· Charles Gaines
· Lara Gastinger
· Ann Hamilton
· Chip Kidd
· Wendy Red Star
· Tré Seals
· Stephanie Syjuco
· Vincent Valdez

the writers
· Maggie Blackhawk
· Geraldine Brooks
· Andrew Davenport
· Rita Dove
· Forrest Gander
· Coleman Hughes
· Walter Isaacson
· David Lehman
· Jill Lepore
· Major Jackson
· General James N. Mattis, US Marine Corps (Ret.)
· George Packer
· Tim Seibles
· Diane Seuss
· Arthur Sze
· Orlando White

>103 Shadekeep: Ah, how'd I miss that? Thank you! Some big names indeed.

>99 blinks112: Not seeing anything on Tre Seals' website that's giving me any hints at what his design of the Preamble might look like. Mainly branding and political signs. Anyone have any ideas?

Not an inspired 2026 lineup for Arion. The Barry Moser book is half of a work, and while the other two regular releases sound like interesting pairings of artist + text both of those works have been published in fine press or deluxe formats plenty of times already. Next year they should just scroll through this thread and pick some of the titles: https://www.librarything.com/topic/315754#7039719

>96 Shadekeep: and >97 GardenOfForkingPaths: I received the engravers edition of Reflections in Quiet Waters and the initial impression is very good. It is a larger work than The Poet (both in dimensions and number of pages). I like the colour on the engravings by Rorer that came with it (there were four engravings two by Rorer and two by Wagener that are enclosed as separate prints).

However any real analysis needs to wait. I haven’t yet finished reading No Reply’s The Ethics of Ambiguity, nor the recent Joyce Cary trilogy by Everyman. These should both be finished by next week, so I will then dive into the new Nawakum and give some real feedback

>106 DMulvee: Sounds good, thanks for the initial impressions!

>105 PBB: I believe The Edge of Town is a brand new release. That being said, it’s a risky choice by an artist who isn’t known for her writing. And Barry Moser’s book is baffling. Perhaps when he returned to Arion, a personal book was part of the agreement. I don’t care for his experience working on Moby Dick, just release a new rendition of Moby Dick at that point!

>106 DMulvee: Very nice! Thank you for your thoughts.

Need to add Rip van Winkle by Conversation Tree to the 2026 list

Nearly four years in the making, Conversation Tree Press is proud to present a new edition of one of America’s oldest folktales in a beautiful, oversized format—one that does justice to the scale of Peter Meseldžija’s remarkable artistic achievement.
- Twenty three pieces of art by Peter Meseldžija
- Letterpress printing by Hand & Eye Letterpress
- Hahnemühle and Zerkall mould-made papers with deckled edges
- Full grain goatskin leather and hand-marbled papers
- Handbound by Ludlow Bookbinders
- In stock and shipping

>110 jsg1976: Yes indeed, just got the email as well. Straight onto the Released list!

Interesting upcoming item from Heavenly Monkey for paper fans here, excerpted from the website:

HM studio will be printing the text sheets for a sampler of handmade papers made by Reg Lissel. There will be twenty sets, each with about 25 samples, most of them full 13 x 18 inch sheets, a few of the more scarce samples as half sheets. The text includes brief technical comments from Reg, and an account of the white paper he developed for text printing, which we called HM Text. The summer will be spent making boxes for Reg’s paper samples. The sheets will be folded once, making folios, and issued loose. Publication is anticipated in early fall.

The following books from Press of the Varying Hare can be moved to ‘released’.

· I Hope Yet to Produce Good Work
· On the Use of that Questionable Term ‘Handmade’ as it Relates to Contemporary Letterpress Books

>113 vadim_ca: Thanks, updated!

Looks like the foolscap April fools item for the year is in the mail. A delightful little chapbook, can post some info towards end of week.

Received my artist edition copy of One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest from Suntup today.

A new-old release from Jonathan Clark at The Artichoke Press. It's a kind of reissue of the press's first work, marking the fiftieth anniversary of the press. It's Kenneth Patchen's Nothing Has Changed and you can check out the edition here: https://www.artichokepress.net/pb/wp_15884e58/wp_15884e58.html

Also in release news, Rollin Milroy at Heavenly Monkey has two upcoming titles. In April he will release Reg Lissel, Papermaker, while May will see the issue of the previously touted Sci-Fi Violence.

And finally, One Lightning Bug from St Brigid Press is out now and can be purchased here: https://www.stbrigidpress.net/books/one-lightning-bug

Just received the email from the next Short Stops title from Conversation Tree Press, it's Locke Lamora and the Bottled Serpent.

>118 Shadekeep: You probably should move it straight to Released - after all, it is scheduled to ship tomorrow.

>119 supercell: Good point, those are basically announced when ready to go now.

Added White Beech Press and their forthcoming title, Bartleby, the Scrivener. More info in this thread: https://www.librarything.com/topic/383368

New from Chestnut Press is Jeffrey Turner’s ‘A House Called Paradise’, designed by myself and printed (with my general assistance) by James Freemantle at St James Park Press. As usual with my projects with James, half of the edition is his to distribute.

>122 ChestnutPress: A fine poet of landscape; Mandeville printed, in their modest way, some good things of his back in the 70s and 80s.

>123 duncjl: Indeed! His Mandeville work is stunning, and was one of my first poetic loves. He is one of three poets that I wanted to publish work by when I first started and I am very proud to have done so on multiple occasions.

>123 duncjl: Mandeville’s ‘The Other Parish’ remains one of my favourite collections of poetry. And in its thirty special copies that feature an etching, it is one of the finest offerings from the press, aesthetically speaking.

New from Helen Moss at Awen Press - Enid Marx: Some Birds and Beasts and Their Feasts. A charming revisitation of sorts.

>122 ChestnutPress: Added to released!

Copies of The Music of Erich Zann from Nepenthé started arriving today.

>127 Another_Bibliomane: Yes, got my shipping notification as well. Will go ahead and move it up.

New title available from Angel Bomb, Plague.

Deep Wood Press' Mornings at Jack Pine has been released: https://deepwoodpress.blog/2026/04/10/mornings-at-jack-pine/

>130 yikou: Excellent, thanks! Looks lovely, too.

Reg Lissel, Papermaker - Has been released. Very cool book to see in person.

No Reply Press announced a new book today: Chimneys by E. E. Cummings

>132 ensuen: Great, thanks!

>133 greenwald1: Yes, got the email and ordered it this morning. Onto the Released list, since NRP titles are announced when ready.

Incidentally, I was a little surprised to see the poet named as E. E. Cummings, since I had long gotten used to e. e. cummings. But apparently this is a an artifact introduced by others and not the poet himself (unlike others such as the author and essayist bell hooks who deliberately uses a lowercase name). More info here: https://faculty.gvsu.edu/websterm/cummings/caps.htm

>134 Shadekeep: I'm no Cummings expert, but I assume the convention of "e. e. cummings" (which many smart cookies – my mentor Christopher Ricks among them – have followed) stems from his i/I distinction and his general prominence as a purveyor of the lower case. I'm all for people choosing their own names and how they are presented, but I have to admit that I find few if any cases successful. For example, bell hooks' (earnest I'm sure) attempt to de-center herself by using the lower case seems counterproductive, as the stylization immediately draws attention to itself. I'm going with E. E. Cummings rather than e. e. cummings simply because it moves past itself more quickly. Then again, as you point out, if we have gotten used to e. e. cummings then perhaps it does the opposite! Poor Edward Estlin, always the center of controversy.

I've had a few emails asking where the book can be found. The early announcement went out yesterday. The public announcement will go out Sunday!

Also: I've had a few emails along the lines of "I HATE E. E. CUMMINGS!!!" I don't know if there's another artist as polarizing. (Maybe Yoko Ono??) However, the No Reply edition aside, I strongly recommend everybody — especially the haters — read these particular poems, which are excellent. For me at least they crack a door into Cummings which had previously been firmly closed.

>135 grifgon: I think in the case of bell hooks it's further complicated by both of her names also being regular nouns. Though perhaps that's part of the point.

There's plenty of divisive names in popular culture, but in the fine arts you've certainly picked out two who provoke strong reactions. You could probably add Warhol or Pollock to the mix. I've heard powerful reactions on both sides to Dickinson as well.

>136 Shadekeep: And Rothko!

>135 grifgon: RE: I've had a few emails along the lines of "I HATE E. E. CUMMINGS!!!"

Well, as you already know, I am of the opposite opinion and am GLAD that you have published Cummings. He deserves fine press attention. Thank you.

>136 Shadekeep: can add Bukowski to this list

>137 grifgon: Ye gods, the Color Field movement. Some of it I enjoy, like Frankenthaler and Stella. But as with De Stijl art, it became something so very easy to ape and was soon the go-to for charlatans and insufferable poseurs.

>139 greenwald1: I was thinking at least one Beat author should be on the list. As a Burroughs fan I have a soft spot for the movement, but you've made a good choice for an author that can provoke contentious opinions.

>140 Shadekeep: As a Dead Head from the early 70s my teenage reading naturally gravitated towards certain US writing, perhaps as a reaction to a small island provincialism, perhaps because we are drawn towards contrasting cultures. The UK's M1 is never going to have the cachet of Route 66!

Thus Kerouac, Castaneda, Burroughs, Brautigan filled my teenage years. I recently re-read A Confederate General from Big Sur and couldn't discover what had originally appealed to me, such that I'm now wary of being disappointed revisiting any of the others.

>141 duncjl: I suspect Castaneda might be the one whose work has aged the worst of that lot.

>141 duncjl: >142 Shadekeep: It's probably more a case of the readers aging than the works themselves. I used to devour Kerouac when I was in my late teens and early twenties, at that stage in life when the world is opening up and one yearns for freedom, experience and adventure. I'd be very wary of attempting to revisit him these days (though I might try The Dharma Bums again sometime) and am happy to live with the memories. I suspect that Kerouac shouldn't be attempted by anyone who has, or has had, a mortgage.

>143 Levin40: I feel a similar way about Ayn Rand. No one who has ever managed personnel should ever read her.

>143 Levin40: It's a fair point, and there are certainly writers and books whose appeal is much stronger at a certain age and mindset than others (Catcher in the Rye, anyone?). But I do believe there are also writers whose work simply has not aged well in general as their writing lacks that aspect of universalism that allows it to appeal across time. They were briefly successful in their narrow evolutionary niche, so to speak, but when that niche vanished so too did their relevance.

>145 Shadekeep: Yes, true. I've not read any Castaneda but, having just read a summary of the man and his works, you're probably correct in his case. But it's quite fascinating trying to understand what will last and what won't, and precisely why, and what element randomness plays in all this. I'm quite sure that if you'd asked Castaneda's fans at the height of his popularity they'd have claimed his works contain precisely the 'aspects of universalism' you mention.

>146 Levin40: I don't doubt it. We often assume what appeals to us is universalist by default, as we tend to think of ourselves as possessing the baseline traits of the "average" human, even acknowledging where we differ in the specifics.

>147 Shadekeep: This is why I keep re-reading the Greeks! They cracked the code on universalizing, eternally valid literature

We are delighted that our letterpress edition of Beowulf: The Morris Edition, was awarded 2Excellence in Print Production2 at the British Book Design & Production Awards last week. This was the first time this category has appeared and we would like to thank Pat Randle and Ellen Bills of Nomad Letterpress for the great work they did for us. The edition later went on to be awarded "Book of the Year".

The judges commented:

“For its small format, this book punches well above its weight. The judges particularly loved the attention to historical detail in the use of the Morris Troy font and the beautiful typesetting throughout. The newly commissioned illustrations chime perfectly with the traditional elements, and the quarter-bound finish makes this a book to treasure for years. With traditional creative and artisanal activities under pressure like never before, and with letterpress printing classified as endangered in the UK by the Heritage Crafts Association, this book is a timely reminder of the importance and beauty of hand-printed works.”

“This is a beautifully crafted book in which the design, illustration and typography perfectly match the content. Printed letterpress and bound in leather and cloth by true craftsmen, it is a fabulous example of the best in book production and design coming together to create a true object of desire.”

>149 Books-Illustrated: Amazing!!! Congratulations on a well deserved honor!

Martyn and Angela Ould from The Old School Press have just announced a forthcoming book 'A Journey from Aleppo to Jerusalem' by Henry Maundrell, first published by the Oxford University Press in 1703. It will contain illustrations made directly from the three surviving copper plates made by Michael Burghers and digital reproductions of his other ten plates. 12 additional digital reproductions of the Holy Land from other sources will also be included and tipped-in for a total of 25 illustrations. The papers being used for this edition are other-worldly. A maximum of 70 copies is planned for summer publication.

This one is a no-brainer. Price is a VERY modest £195. Reservations are now being taken on the OSP website. Link below.

https://www.theoldschoolpress.com/bookpages/PV.htm

>151 dlphcoracl: when you describe the papers used as other-worldly then I have to take a look.

New book from Hatch Editions, who wasn't previously on my radar. Any folks here have experience with their work?

AS IT WAS and WORLD WITHOUT END - Two memoirs of life with Edward Thomas by Helen Thomas

>153 Shadekeep: Website says "All the books are in A5 format, inkjet printed on prepared St Cuthbert's Mill watercolour paper and quarter-bound in faux suede."

>154 Glacierman: Ah, thanks. I was unclear if they were printed that way or if the publisher was just using inkjet paper as the stock, as a number of book descriptions mention "set in type xxx". I expect that's just their way of saying what typeface has been used. I'll take them back off the list.

>153 Shadekeep: Excuse the digression from this particular book, but I have often wondered why Robert Tilleard's wood-engravings haven't been used more often by private presses; I can only think of less than a handful of examples. Take the exquisite engraving below, there is more "life" in those eyes and her expression than a burin would often capture. >chestnutpress I would be interested in seeing a photo of the alternative version if you have a copy.

Perfect Player Press has announced they'll be doing The Screwfly Solution. As a Tiptree fan I am thrilled they are put this out and looking forward to hearing more as it progresses.

>156 duncjl: I have the variant, but won’t share it as I agree with Anthony that it is very unflattering. It is not a good engraving, whereas that one is wonderful!

>158 ChestnutPress: I completely understand; the bibliography refers to Anthony having a "strong preference" for one over the other, and didn't know what to infer from that about the reject.

>159 duncjl: We didn’t want the bibliography to be unfair or unkind to the engraver by being blunt about not favouring the engraving. His work is very fine, as the other engraving shows, but the lesser used one sadly isn’t a great image. I might actually post a pic tomorrow so that you can see why Anthony much preferred the other.

Added this frankly amazing release from Deep Wood Press, A Printers Family Tree.

>161 Shadekeep: Can't see Griffin Gonzalez on that tree 🤔

>162 Lukas1990: He's so quick and energetic that I suspect he's portrayed by a squirrel that you can place at will among the branches. 😄

>163 Shadekeep: On this particular tree I'd be more like a ladybug or, at most, a long-tailed tit.

>156 duncjl: Here is the variant title page engraving

>165 ChestnutPress: Thank you. The variant has a pained, almost tormented, expression. The correct choice was certainly made.

>161 Shadekeep: Thank you!

I intentionally stopped at the early 20th century with the creator of the pantograph machine used to cut mats. Great contributions after that get a little contentious in some circles...

>164 grifgon: Don't underestimate ladybugs, they are voracious hunters. Indeed, they're the emblem of the Predator wine brand.

>168 Shadekeep: Sounds about right. +)

Plain Wrapper Press Redux has released Pilgrims & Guests, and handsome looking it is. Printed dry by lone goose press, which is interesting given the recent thread here on damp printing. Also, Plain Wrapper Press Redux is having a Fifth Anniversary Sale coinciding with the 2026 Manhattan Rare Book & Fine Press Fair, with all titles 15% off.

Conversation Tree Press will be publishing The Forever War in 2028. Great novel, one to look forward to. Though it's interesting in their press release that they mention Haldeman has "won the Hugo and Nebula Awards more times than any other author", as I'm hard-pressed to name more than a handful of his titles, compared to say Harlan Ellison, Philip K. Dick, or Ursula K. Le Guin. Not a slam on Haldeman, more of a statement of how his work seems to have faded from collective memory in spite of acclaim. Might just be me, however.

>171 Shadekeep: I'm right there with you. I read and enjoyed The Forever War, but never felt compelled to seek out any of his other books.

Connie Willis has won more Hugos and Nebulas than any other writer, and more of her works have won both. Not sure what CTP is talking about.

>173 Another_Bibliomane: Thank you, I thought the claim sounded a little odd. I can certainly name (and have enjoyed) more of her works.

>173 Another_Bibliomane: >171 Shadekeep: Joe’s short bio was taken from his publisher’s website, which is where we usually get them from when the author doesn't have an official site. I just removed the part about the Awards as it’s incorrect. Thanks for flagging.

>175 CTPress-Tony: Weird that you should have to fact check that in the first place. Was it true at some point and they just never bothered to fix it?

Just because I was curious myself:
Top Nebula winners:
7 Connie Willis
6 Nancy Kress, Ursula K. Le Guin
5 Greg Bear, Joe Haldeman, Robert Silverberg

Top Hugo winners:
29 Charles N. Brown, David Langford (1)
16 Gardner Dozois
15 Michael Whelan
13 Richard E. Geis
12 Mike Glyer, no award (3), Lynne M. Thomas
11 Connie Willis (11)

Haldeman is definitely up there among the top winners with 5 Hugos and 5 Nebulas. Willis trumps him with (11H/7N). Harlan Ellison (8H/4N) would trump him as well. Ursula K. Le Guin (8H/6N) is also higher. Then there's people who've won more Hugos than others have both Hugos and Nebulas, but have no Nebula wins, so their total would be n/a for that combination I guess (otherwise Charles Brown wins with 29 Hugos plus 0 Nebulas)?

I wonder if they used an AI to generate that and didn’t bother to fact check it. That’s a glaring error!

>172 Shotcaller: My shelf of SF paperbacks includes “The Forever War”, “Buying Time”, “Worlds Apart” and “All My Sins Remebered”.
I’m pleased to see Haldeman getting this treatment, but I’m apprehensive that the illustrations will spoil it for me, as has been the case with most recent SF fine press editions.

>176 A.Godhelm: Thanks for the breakdown. I appear to be remiss in having read no Nancy Kress works, so I shall work on addressing that. A number of her titles do sound quite interesting.

>179 Shadekeep: "Beggars in Spain" is the Kress work that I've heard about and is on my TBR pile. It was originally a short story and then she turned it into a novella. And then it eventually anchored a trilogy. I think just the original novel should be fine.

>180 imaginarydata: Thanks, it does look look interesting and being a shorter work might make it a good introduction. Apparently it's also a dual prizewinner, so that's another vote in its favor.

Martha Chiplis of Sherwin Beach Press has printed "PRAIRIE: Reflections from the Tallgrass Landscape".

https://sherwinbeach.com/press/other-books/prairie/

An interesting book in subject and design/materials.

>181 Shadekeep: Sorry my bad. I made a typo. It was originally a short story but then she turned it into a novel not a novella. That was my typo. She expounded on her original short story and then expounded even more into a trilogy.

Weald Press, which I believe was previously Titan & Weald, has published "Cowboy Nute". I think the press has been working on this book for awhile, so its exciting to see it released.

https://wealdpress.com/section/489483-Cowboy%20Nute%20by%20Dave%20Snyder.html

>182 ns21: >184 921Jack: Thank you both! These are presses I've checked out in the past but haven't been tracking, so I'll get them added. (I was sorry that I didn't find Poisonous Plants at Table from Sherwin Beach Press when it was first offered.)

>183 imaginarydata: Nae worries, I found both editions so it makes sense. Cheers!

Lovely new release from Alastair Johnston at Poltroon Press - English mimics a silence… by Paul Celan, translated by Benjamin Friedlander. Limitation of 75 numbered copies, each illustrated with 3 unique botanical prints by Grace T. Gomez.

Copperhead Press is working on a letterpress edition of The Attack on the Mill by Émile Zola, with a prospectus forthcoming.

>187 Shadekeep: Wow! This'll be hard to resist.

Oo, a placeholder. I want to buy it now.

Carbon has shipped. Very happy to have my copy in hands. If anyone on here ordered the lettered I'm curious to see what the printing on the other paper looks like.

>190 ensuen: Fantastic! I imagine Jamie has to be relieved to have it out at last. How's the final result?

>191 Shadekeep: It's pretty great, the binding for the standard is well done - but nothing super crazy.

Jamie showed me a version of it during Codex, so it's hard to beat that version of seeing it for the first time. The decorative shapes in the inside margin are really well done too.

I'm waiting for the weekend to give the narrative inside a full read through but it seems a lot better done than expected.

>192 ensuen: Thanks, does sound like it turned out well overall. Incidentally, I have the prospectus for this book, and it's by far the largest piece in my ephemera collection.

>192 ensuen: Not that anybody asked, but I thought the narrative part was well done . There's a couple themes of some sort of human story, technical facts about carbon stuff, and artsy bits sort of interleaving throughout.

The typography was really cool too, the ligatures (I think is the word here, usually they are less extreme) were really fun after getting used to them. There's roughly space for 14-15 characters on each line, so the spacing seems a bit haphazard since you sort of only get a word or two on each line. However it all seems to be building up towards one or two page where everything sort of falls into place.

Overall if you can find a copy somewhere, I'd recommend giving it a read.

>194 ensuen: I'd really like to see this one in the flesh. There doesn't seem to be anything quite like it in fine press.

I have to say that I think ‘Carbon’ is a magnificent beast of a book. I’m fortunate to have Jamie as a close friend, so I have been privy to the project since day one. The wide variety of concepts and processes have fascinated me throughout, and now that the finished article is in my hands (after the five-odd years since its conception), I’m happy to say that it lives up to my expectations.

While I think it goes without saying that the real star of the edition will be the deluxe version — simply because of the huge expansion of ideas, processes and content — my standard copy really pleases, and then some!

With carbon at its core, from Jessica Traynor’s wide-ranging prose-poem on the subject to the minutiae of the materials used throughout which exemplify carbon in some of its forms, it is a fully cohesive publication that I will be delving into a great deal.

On purely aesthetic grounds (this is fine press, after all), I have to say that I think the binding is utterly superb. It is a simple treatment that befits the book: solid and striking without being remotely over the top. The bold brush-painted paper over the boards looks just perfect!

The typeface is also an unexpected pleasure. While Bobby Tannam’s mono width Grotesque is a curious thing that is way off of my usual taste, I think it looks great — particularly some of the curious ligatures!

I hope it pleases everyone else on here that have been lucky enough to get a copy as much as it pleases me. I can see this winning awards somewhere along the line!

The first thing I did on receiving my copy was look for (and count) the ligatures - there are almost four hundred of them. Actually, that was the second thing I did, but the bibliophile's sniff and stroke are surely a given. I haven't yet read the text but I think the arresting effect of the ligatures will be to slow down my reading, the better to appreciate Traynor's words.

Added a new private press that Griffin told me about, Meadowrue Press. Their first effort, a chapbook titled Be Careful In The Hunt, which is excerpted from Moby Dick, is out now. I've written to see if any copies remain for order.

>198 Shadekeep: I think the cat will very soon be out of the bag. Meadowrue is a new private press by my friend Erik Anderson in Minnesota. He is a true private press — doing absolutely everything himself in his small workshop. He is making his editions using hand-set foundry type and manual printing, and has been hunting down some truly fabulous handmade papers.

Meadowrue will be a big name for us private press collectors before long.

Highly recommend pinging Erik for a copy of his first chapbook. I think there are only forty copies.

meadowruepress@gmail.com

www.instagram.com/meadowrue.press

>199 grifgon:

Do you know what type of press Erik Anderson is currently using to print his new Moby Dick chapbook?

>199 grifgon: Thanks! Have pinged.

>200 dlphcoracl: I visited his workshop last summer and if memory serves me it's a Vandercook — I want to say a 219 but I don't exactly remember. Erik dug it out of an abandoned field and got it into working shape with Chad Oness' help. (Chad is that right?)

>202 grifgon: Vandy 4, just like mine; in fact, he is using my spare roller carriage. He's got a super cool project coming up next that contains the best poem ever written in English.

>202 grifgon:.

>203 SuttonHooPress: I’m excited to see hs Melville chapbook, and really eager to see what’s next.

We Can Remember It For You Wholesale by Philip K. Dick can be added under Conversation Tree Press as a released title.

(waiting on UPS to sort themselves out so still awaiting my copy).

>203 SuttonHooPress: "The best poem ever written in English," huh. Hm. Something by Keats? Eliot?

It looks like Tudor Black Press will be shipping Prometheus fairly soon.

>199 grifgon: Got a nice reply from Erik and he's holding a copy for me. Here's some further details he included in the email about this edition:

The book is set in 14 pt foundry Bembo (on loan from Chad at The Last Press), with foundry Koch-Antiqua Bold, and Centaur, for display. It's printed on dampened Twinrocker, with Hahnemeuhle endpapers and sewn in a cover of BFK Rives. The edition is 50 copies, 40 of which are numbered for sale. It was printed using a Vandercook 4 that was pulled from a farmer's field in Michigan in 2023.

>207 Shotcaller: Keats indeed!

>210 SuttonHooPress: I'm guessing it's just me and the dear departed Graham Moss who think it should be Burns. Though I suppose given the Scottishness of his work, it may not quite qualify as "in English". ^_^

>210 SuttonHooPress: Wonderful!

>212 Shotcaller: "Forlorn! the very word is like a bell to toll me back from thee to my sole self!"--Brilliant

Old School Press have announced a new edition of Pietro Bembo's Aetna, planned for release in late 2026. Details on the website; will be some special papers used.

The Real Lead Saloon has an upcoming release that is almost done, Un Noa Escéptico / A Skeptical Noah, a poem by Alberto Blanco, newly translated for this edition. Hand set 14 pt Centaur on Fabriano Umbria handmade paper. Wood engraving frontispiece by Keith Cranmer, printed from the block, and cover art from an original collage by the poet.

>214 duncjl: This made me wonder: have Pliny the Younger's letters describing the eruption of Mount Vesuvius ever been published as a fine press edition?

>199 grifgon: Copies have shipped, really happy with mine.

>217 ensuen: Great to hear! Eagerly awaiting mine.

Can I ask: did you receive notice of shipping in advance?

>216 DeviousMouse: Great question, not fine press but the Getty Museum has a nice edition illustrated by Barry Moser called Ashen Sky.

>218 Shotcaller: I was told it would be shipping on a specific day, but didn't get a tracking number. IIRC I also paid slightly extra for priority shipping

>216 DeviousMouse: Yes: “Vesuvius” from Volair Limited/Capra Press includes an English translation of Pliny the Younger, along with a 1944 account by F.J. Temple.

>217 ensuen: Great to hear and good for anyone that was able to get one.

I’m still waiting for a response from the press despite having got in touch very early and after having followed up. I am slightly disappointed with the lack of communication and bummed out it seems I missed out on this.

>222 Lexkex: I would recommend reaching out again via email and Instagram to make sure. Sometimes an email can get lost.

>221 kermaier: >216 DeviousMouse: You’d think I’d remember that as I have a copy sitting on my shelf. It has a nice half leather binding with marbled paper that looks like Lava and many interesting etchings by Arthur Secunda (signed), printed on heavy Arches paper (275 copies). It’s mentioned somewhere on a LibraryThing thread which is what prompted me to pick up a copy.

>219 kdweber: >221 kermaier: Thank you both for these helpful suggestions. I’ll start investigating those two editions. They sound exactly like the kind of thing I was hoping to find.

>222 Lexkex: I enquired the same day and have not received a response either. I assumed the proprietor was just busy, but since copies are shipping now, maybe there is indeed an issue with some emails not getting through.

>226 GardenOfForkingPaths: Yes, I also made the same assumption. I've followed up both via email and Instagram but with no response. Tried again earlier today so will let you know if I hear anything - hopefully there are still copies left.

>226 GardenOfForkingPaths: Nothing in your spam folder?

>227 Lexkex: That would be great, thank you.

>228 Shotcaller: No, unfortunately not!

>215 Another_Bibliomane: Thanks for the info, I'll get it added. Do they have a dedicated website? The closest I've found so far is their CODEX listing.

>230 Shadekeep: no that’s all there is. It’s an offshoot of the Codex Foundation. We’re all volunteers and I don’t think anyone wants to put in the effort and expense to stand up a dedicated page.

>231 Another_Bibliomane: The Divan del Tamarit looks beautiful indeed.

>231 Another_Bibliomane: Perfectly fine, I'll keep the Codex link in place then. Will also be adding the titles to a future revision of the PLA bibliography.

Excited for Sci-Fi Violence from Heavenly Monkey. Ships out week after next.

>229 GardenOfForkingPaths: I just received a very nice email from the proprietor. Sounds like things have been exceptionally busy on his end, which has resulted in some delays with correspondence. Hopefully you'll hear from him soon as well!

>235 Lexkex: That's good news. All very understandable in the midst of starting a new press! I appreciate the update, thank you.

Unusual chapbook from NewLights Press (which rather specialises in the unusual). It's A Natural History of Inequality and is "letterpress from photopolymer, risograph, and collagraph on Mohawk Superfine Eggshell, saddle-stapled". So a hybrid of fine press and zine, really.

>142 Shadekeep: There's a newly published biography of Castaneda revealing the works to just be fiction (or less charitably, a hoax). No shaman, no Don Juan, no psychedelics, no trips to the Mexican desert. Just his imagination drawing upon academic studies.

>141 duncjl:

"The UK's M1 is never going to have the cachet of Route 66"

Tell that to JG Ballard (Crash, Concrete Island - not even M1 but A40 and M4) who influenced Iain Sinclair (London Orbital - M25) . As a 70's child you should have been slap bang in the middle of that kind of writing.

>238 duncjl: Ugh, so he couldn't even bother to get wrecked before writing? He's officially out of the Beat club.

>238 duncjl: . . . revealing the works to just be fiction (or less charitably, a hoax)

When I worked at Waldenbooks oh, so many years ago, we always shelved the Castaneda books in the SF/Fantasy section for that reason. There was controversy even from the beginning when The Teachings of Don Juan was first published, but the books sold so well . . . . Our placement of the books upset the True Believers, but we ignored 'em. Fiction is fiction.

I received Prometheus the Firegiver by Tudor Black Press today, so it can be moved to Released :)

>242 Dr.Fiddy: which edition did you go for?

I received my standard Prometheus and it's a wonderful edition. Hugh was fantastic with communication, and the approachable price point was somewhat shocking given the production effort. He kindly included an elaborate prospectus for The Defence of Guenevere & King Arthur's Tomb as well. My only wish is that I had gotten in earlier to snag a Special or de Luxe! Next time.

>244 Cognitor: I also received my standard copy of Prometheus - and ditto about both the excellent communication from Hugh and the gorgeous book.

>243 LT79-1: The “standard” one.

If anyone has a picture of the standard I'd quite like to see it.

>242 Dr.Fiddy: Excellent! Looking forward to my copy. Also received notification that Concerning the Work from Thin Ice Press is preparing to ship as well, hope to have it in hand before long.

>247 LT79-1: There is a photo on Tudor Black Press’ instagram page

>249 DMulvee: I don't go on any other social media. This forum is the only thing I interact with in that sense. No worries though, someone will do a pictorial review at some point.

At the moment I only have this picture out of the Standard edition, the shipping is still ongoing. Once all the books are shipped I will post more. The Special is coming next. Hugh

>251 TudorBlackPress: One has to admire that a TBP Standard would be many other presses' Deluxe. Gorgeous work as usual!

Echo all the praise for Prometheus. Also nice it comes with a slipcase as I worry about shelfware with the paper boards.

Surprised there’s still standard copies available. Total print run is only 60 (40 standard).

>253 greenwald1: I ordered the Deluxe edition of Prometheus but I currently have 3 beautiful TBP standard edition books none of which came with a slipcase. I added a DuraLar dust jacket to protect the boards, inexpensive and effective.

Hitchhikers Guide is out now (Curious King), and my copy of Plague Poems (Salvage Press) looks like it's being delivered tomorrow.

>251 TudorBlackPress: Prometheus looks very striking in its slipcase

>255 blinks112: Thanks, list updated.

New release from The Lone Oak Press - Swamp Impressions. Poem by Barbara Hurd and 14 engravings by Abigail Rorer. It's a small book measuring 3 x 4 inches. Personally I would wish for a larger edition to appreciate Abigail's art better, but it still seems like a lovely book all together.

"Psalm 104" from Factotum Pers can be ordered now.

The Salvage Press has three new summer/autumn releases. Firstly, ‘Plague Poems’, which is out on the wild now, followed by ‘Hy Brasail’ and ‘Stalactites of Iowa’, both of which are printed and awaiting boxes. Both should be out towards the end of summer.

The Artist Edition of Suntups The Murder of Roger Ackroyd has shipped. I'm not sure what the policy is for this thread if all the states haven't though.

I was away for the holiday weekend and now playing catch-up. Thanks to all for keeping the updates coming!

As >259 koszakedv: mentions, there is indeed a new Factotum Pers release - Psalm 104. Pictures show that it once again exemplifies Geert's superb printsmanship.

Thanks to >260 ChestnutPress: , it's great to hear more Salvage works are coming! I'll get them added.

And yes >261 zorg2099: , I do typically move a title to released when at least one state comes out. Sometimes there is a quite a lag in all states coming out, which can make things complicated when only the higher states are truly fine press, but for ease of management first release determines the year overall here.

One other title to add, the next Suntup chapbook will be out today. It's The Star by H.G. Wells, with illustrations by Rosalío García Ascencio.

>262 Shadekeep: One more to add to released: Conversation Tree Press's Cold Print & Others, second in the Weird. series. Listed above as Weird 2.

Also, thank you for maintaining this list!

>263 Shotcaller: Fab, thanks! Moved and updated with the title.

Another title added to Released, Pilgrim Vox from Kalamalka Press.

And another Released edition, the evocatively titled A Stranger Is An Animal Who Does Not Sing from Albion Books. The third book in the current series (Series Ten) will be out later this year, and the fourth next year. Each series is a run of four of titles.