Tough Poets Press
| Founded | 2015 |
|---|---|
| Founder | Rick Schober |
| Country of origin | United States |
| Headquarters location | Arlington, Massachusetts |
| Distribution | IngramSpark |
| Official website | www |
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Tough Poets Press is an independent publisher based in Arlington, Massachusetts. The company was founded in 2015 by Rick Schober. The press specializes in new and neglected out-of-print unconventional literary fiction, nonfiction, and poetry.
History[edit]
In 2019, the press was profiled in Publishers Weekly in an article titled "The One-Man Press Resuscitating Forgotten Classics."[1] It has been credited with reviving the careers of authors Marvin Cohen[2] and Donald Newlove.[3][4] In 2023, Tough Poets Press published Editor Lynge, the first-ever English translation of Nobel Prize laureate Knut Hamsun's 1893 novel Redaktør Lynge. The translation by publisher Rick Schober was listed as one of the 75 notable translations of 2023 by World Literature Today.[5]
Publishing[edit]
Other authors published by Tough Poets Press include Carol Bonomo Albright, Ross Barkan, Maxwell Bodenheim, Myron Brinig, Michael Brodsky, Robert M. Coates, Gregory Corso, Domício Coutinho, Ramón Gómez de la Serna, Kirby Doyle, Russell Edson, Joyce Elbert, B. H. Friedman, Richard Horn, Steve Katz, Joel Lieber, J. P. McEvoy, Gil Orlovitz, John Sanford, Alexander Theroux. and Wendy Walker.
References[edit]
- ↑ "The One-Man Press Resuscitating Forgotten Classics", Publishers Weekly, November 22, 2019. Accessed May 15, 2024.
- ↑ "Surreal Genius: Why Onetime Literary Hotshot Marvin Cohen Deserves Another Look", Village Voice, November 23, 2016. Accessed May 15, 2024.
- ↑ "Author Donald Newlove Dies at 93", Publishers Weekly, August 20, 2021. Accessed May 15, 2024.
- ↑ "Donald Newlove, 93, Dies; Novelist Explored the Depths of Drink", New York Times, August 27, 2021. Accessed May 15, 2024.
- ↑ "75 Notable Translations 2023", World Literature Today, December 5, 2023. Accessed May 15, 2024.
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