press of the month
We don't just support independent bookshops, we also love indie publishers.
Every other month Opt Indie Books features an independent publisher or small press from across the UK and Ireland, helping showcase their eclectic, sometimes radical, often overlooked but always unique and carefully curated stories to a new audience.
Every other month Opt Indie Books features an independent publisher or small press from across the UK and Ireland, helping showcase their eclectic, sometimes radical, often overlooked but always unique and carefully curated stories to a new audience.
SEPT '24
RICHARD VILLAGEFOUNDRY EDITIONS, FOUNDERFor our next Featured Press Spotlight, we spoke with publisher and translator Richard Village, founder of Mediterranean translation specialists and one of the newest small presses on the UK publishing scene, Foundry Editions.
Launched in 2023, Foundry Editions has already rolled out an eclectic catalogue of new titles this summer—from authors such as Maria Grazia Calandrone, Rosa Ribas, and Abdelaziz Baraka Sakin—with many more on the publishing horizon. Ahead of our first-ever Opt Indie Book Club, where we’ll be reading one of Foundry Editions’ lead titles, Brandy Sour by Constantia Soteriou, we were excited to sit down with Richard, who was also joined by David Sassoon, to discuss how their first season of publishing has played out, learn more about their journey into publishing, and discover what we can expect from Foundry Editions in the coming year. |
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JESS CHANDLERPROTOTYPE PUBLISHING, FOUNDERAs July's Press Spotlight we spoke with publisher and editor, Jess Chandler, about their journey into the book industry, co-founding their first publishing house and record label, Test Centre, and going on to establish one of the most innovative, eye-catching & experimental presses in the UK.
Prototype is a London-based publisher of fiction, poetry, anthologies and interdisciplinary projects, championing the work of new voices in free-form contemporary literature. Recent bestselling releases such as Pleasure Beach, Vehicle, and The Seers are perfect examples of how Prototype strive to promote high quality work from across various forms and from a multitude of backgrounds. |