Are You Fond of Voles?
In the mountains of Colorado, we have rodents. Some of the five-star meals for badgers and other carnivores are voles, ground squirrels, mice, and chipmunks. Please don’t hurt the chipmunks, though; they are so cute. Maybe it’s their stripes. In the photo, you see a vole inviting you to like him. Just sitting on a […]
Why We’re Here
A publishing business is like beachfront property. Thrilling. Beautiful. Expensive to maintain. Vulnerable in the face of powerful forces. Compelling reasons to go into publishing include a desire to support talent and put important ideas in the spotlight. Despite the risk, launching this business makes sense to us because of our desire to do both.
Copernicus Was Right
Nicolaus Copernicus told us nearly 600 years ago that we—Earthlings—do not inhabit the center of the universe. We occupy territory that revolves around the center, the Sun. In publishing, those who produce the books sometimes forget the lesson of Copernicus. It’s easy to see ourselves as the center of the publishing universe with authors, agents, […]
It’s Luck, Not Stuck
We’re stuck at home—how fun is that? We’re immersed in literature, so it’s lots of fun. A mandate to shelter-in-place is the hermit permit that readers and writers dream about. These past few weeks have been an opportunity to connect with new authors and schedule our first few seasons of titles for Armin Lear. We […]
