I received an email with some startling bad news today - the fantastic McSweeney’s, the publishing house set up by Dave Eggers is in trouble. This from them:
“As you may know, it’s been tough going for many independent publishers, McSweeney’s included, since our distributor filed for bankruptcy last December 29. We lost about $130,000 — [...]
Category Archives: Literature News
Save McSweeney’s!
June 13, 2007 – 8:19 am
Another Prize for Short Fiction
May 4, 2007 – 11:20 am
We have just seen the longlist for the Frank O’Connor Award for collections of short stories. It delighted us to notice that some independent publishers were represented in the list. Salt seem to be going from strength to strength, with two longlisted titles, Call It Tender by John Saul and Family Connections by Chrissie Gittins.
This [...]