Hamish MacDonald (author)
Hamish MacDonald is a Canadian author of four novels and an independent publisher who hand-binds all his books. He has lived in Canada and Scotland.
In 1999, MacDonald wrote and self-published his first novel. DoubleZero, a Y2K-themed novel, was Broken Pencil magazine's Spring 2000 "Book of the Issue".[1] The review in Toronto's NOW magazine, written by Bert Archer, said "Amid the dystopian clamour, a thoughtful, light, original and -- just for a change -- utopian look at the beginning of the new millennium."[2]
In 2006, MacDonald released his second and third novels, The Willies and Idea in Stone, under his own imprint: typesetting, printing and binding each copy himself[3] from a home studio in Scotland. His fourth novel Finitude which deals with the possibilities of future climate chaos was published under the same imprint in 2009.[4]
Indie publishing[edit]
As well as being an indie publisher, MacDonald is active in promoting simple printing and bookbinding techniques which require minimal training and little or no specialist equipment,[5][6] and he teaches workshops on hand bookbinding at events such as the Edinburgh Independent Radical Book Fair.[7] He also hosts the free podcast 'DIY Book',[8] which teaches aspiring novelists how to write, make, and sell their own books.
Bibliography[edit]
- Double Zero (Coach House Press/Hamish MacDonald, 1999, ISBN 0-9685533-0-3 Search this book on
.) - The Willies (Hamish MacDonald, 2006, ISBN 1-59971-489-2 Search this book on .)
- Idea in Stone (Hamish MacDonald, 2006, ISBN 1-59971-490-6 Search this book on .)
- Finitude (Hamish MacDonald, 2009, ISBN 978-0-9560169-0-4 Search this book on .)
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ↑ Pohl-Weary, E. "Broken Pencil" (issue 12, pp 58) 2000. ISSN 1201-8996, Toronto
- ↑ Archer, B. "NOW magazine", (Vol. 18, #46, pp69) 1999, Toronto
- ↑ "An Interview with Hamish MacDonald". Annexe Magazine July 6, 2011. 6 July 2011. Retrieved 2 November 2012.
- ↑ "E-book: UK:Hope for the best and prepare for the worst - Taipei Times". www.taipeitimes.com. 10 January 2010.
- ↑ Hamish MacDonald (14 March 2006). "Do-It-Yourself Book Press". nomediakings.org.
- ↑ "Link: A new DIY Book podcast". 29 April 2009.
- ↑ "Want to Publish Your Own Book? with HAMISH MACDONALD at the 11th Edinburgh Independent Radical Book Fair". word-power.co.uk. Archived from the original on 8 June 2011. Retrieved 14 December 2009. Unknown parameter
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External links[edit]
- Hame.Land - Author's website
- Work Inspiration with Hamish MacDonald - Interview on Workspiration
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