Fiction-Pourri
A selection of fine novels, short story collections,
and fiction anthologies written in widely diverse
perspectives and published in letterpress-and-
offset-printed editions.
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"The only obligation to which in advance we may hold a
novel, without incurring the accusation of being arbitrary,
is that it be interesting."--Henry James
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≈Novels≈
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THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF MARIA CALLAS: A NOVEL, by Alma H. Bond.
A fictionalized account of the tempestuous, passionate, creative and,
at times, erractic life of opera's beloved diva as told through the
perspective of her fictional psychoanalyst. "Weds fact and fiction
into an extraordinary portrait." --Joy Davidson, mezzo-soprano.
"An admirable job of balancing fact and conjecture."--DALLAS
MORNING NEWS. 224 pages. Trade soft: $17.95. ISBN: 0-913559-48-2.
Trade cloth: $27.95. ISBN: 0-913559-49-0.
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THE DERELICT GENIUS OF MARTIN M, by Frank Fagan. An unclassifiable
work of fiction that is closest to being a short novel. An intensely poetic
tragi-comic tale about "a life inextricable from a body of ideas . . . a
metaphor brilliantly expressing the inexpressible..."-- Burt Cole,
author of Olympia. Cover wood engraving by Joanna Schultz. 88 pages.
Letterpress soft: $16. ISBN: 0-913559-50-4.
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EL DORADO: LAMENT FOR THE GOLD DOUBLE EAGLE, by
William Oppenheimer. A quietly engaging novel which combines
the suspense of a mystery with the magic of coin collecting as
a binding force in a family's history. "Individual destinies are
thrown into sharp and enlightening perspective..."--NORTHERN
CENTINEL. 152 pages. Letterpress soft: $14. ISBN: 0-913559-24-5.
Letterpress hardcover: $23. ISBN: 0-913559-25-3.
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KILIMANJARO BURNING, by John B. Robinson. A fast-paced
novel (by the author of The Sapphire Sea) which pursues the
adventures of an expatriate American trying to con his way
through politically explosive Tanzania, with a conclusion you
won't soon forget. "Well-crafted story redolent with the sights,
sounds and smells of back-alley Africa...cannot fail to engage
you even as it unsettles you..." --SMALL PRESS REVIEW.
132 pages. Hardcover letterpress edition: $25.
ISBN: 0-913559-38-5.
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A PUNK IN GALLOWS AMERICA, by P.W. Fox. A loss of connection
and a questioning of common values mark the offbeat odyssey
of Eddie Ways through the dark alleys and joints of Chicago's
infamous Uptown section. Cover is a collage of this district
from photos taken by the author. Selected as one of its
"Best Books" of the year by SMALL PRESS REVIEW. 232 pages.
Trade softcover: $24. ISBN: 0-913559-68-7.
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WHITE BUFFALO, by Peter Skinner. A stunning first novel by an
accomplished painter, sculptor, and actor, this is the tale of
three mythic figures who embark on a pilgrimage on behalf of
human justice across the brooding terrain of Eastern Washington
state. "Beautifully written, its themes resonate, its love story is
persuasive, and its climax has genuine power..."--Richard Marek,
former Pres./Publisher of EP Dutton. 112 pages. Trade soft: $13.95.
ISBN: 0-913559-71-7. Trade cloth: $23.95. ISBN: 0-913559-72-5.
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≈Short Stories≈
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COOPERSTOWN CHRONICLES: LOVE & OTHER CAMP GAMES, by Peter Rutkoff. Insightfully
and delightfully told coming-of-age tales at a summer camp on Lake Otsego, near
Cooperstown, New York. "This book examines, among other things, how children deal
with loss and how they use activities like blowing the bugle or playing softball help them
make sense of the world..."--KAATSKILL LIFE. 144 pages. Hand-colored wood engravings
by Frank C. Eckmair. Letterpress softcover edition: $23.50. ISBN: 0-913559-69-5.
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SELLING AMERICA, by Tom Tolnay, published by Silk Label Books. Through light drama and
dark humor, and employing a spectrum of sales personalities and products in realistic as
well as fantastic situations, these 18 short stories explore how our personal, family, and
social lives can be distorted by the 24/7 onslaught of sales pitches targeting us at shopping
malls, on the internet, over tv and radio, on the telephone, in newspapers and magazines,
on our highways, at our doorsteps, even in our dreams. Cover wood engraving
by Gregory Lago. 250 pages. Trade paperback: $12.99.
ISBN: 1-928767-38-9.
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THE SUSPENSE OF LONELINESS, selected by Birch Brook Press.
An anthology of stories in which that most powerful of all human
conditions--loneliness--steers characters down strange, dangerous
byways. Features the gripping work of Gorman, Page, Beres,
Satterfield, Carrier, McCauley, Shubin, Miller, Campbell, Smith,
Gustafson, Darkangelo. Wood engravings by Rose Orcutt.
136 pages. Letterpress soft: $19.50. ISBN: 0--913559-83-0.
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A THING AMONG THINGS, AN EVENT AMONG EVENTS, by Carolyn Bennett. Ten short stories
fraught with intelligence, insight and an intense commitment to understanding one's place
in the world, casting a silvery light into the hiding places of the secret self. "Writing is rich,
often beautifully articulated; many of the stories linger . . . as icons of our collective
nightmares..."--HUDSON VALLEY LITERARY SUPPLEMENT. Artwork by Teresa Ratel. 116
pages. Letterpress soft: $12. ISBN: 0-913559-23-7.
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≈Brief Books≈
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FOUR SAD TALES consists of four individual, small, hand-made, signed & numbered
books, each with a single short-short story by a different writer, and each bound
by hand in different, fine print materials.
LESLIE IN CALIFORNIA, by Andre Dubus. The wages of violence in marriage. Limited
to 300 copies, of which less than 100 copies remain: $15.
FINAL GRACE, by Roger Armbrust. How the last people on earth face their fate. 250
limited edition copies, of which less than 100 remain: $8.00
HAPPILY EVER AFTER, by Tom Tolnay. The ironies of aging. Limited edition signed by
author and artist Alfred P. Ingegno, Jr: $8.00.
WINDOW, by William Oppenheimer. The poignant indelibility of lost love. Limited
to 250 copies. Less than 150 remain: $8.00.
All four of the Four Sad Tales series may be purchased for $32., a savings of $7.00.
Please add $6.00 to pack and ship a full set of Four Sad Tales.
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