Links

Publishing Houses

• 2.13.61-Excellent publishing house run by punk legend Henry Rollins.
• AK Press–Publishing & Distribution-Worker-run, collectively-managed anarchist publishing and distribution since 1990.
• Archipelago Books-a not-for-profit literary press dedicated to promoting cross-cultural exchange through international literature in translation.
• Arsenal Pulp Press-Arsenal’s list consists of unsentimental, alternative narratives that subvert or cross genres.
• Bellevue Literary Press- Bellevue Literary Press has been publishing prize-winning books since 2007 and is the first and only nonprofit press dedicated to literary fiction and nonfiction at the intersection of the arts and sciences.
• Canongate Books-Award-winning, Scotland-based, independent publisher of great writing from around the world.
• Chelsea Green Publishing-A political and enviornmental publisher that has been printing on recycled paper since 1985.
• Chronicle Books-The San Francisco-based publisher of innovative art, humor, and literary titles.
• Cinco Puntos Press-El Paso–based independent publishing house.
• City Lights Publishers-Publishers of cutting-edge contemporary literature and brilliant new nonfiction.
• Coach House Books-Toronto-based publishers of innovative fiction, poetry, film and drama, and select nonfiction.
• Coffee House Press-Coffee House Press has grown from a poetry magazine and letterpress to one of the premier nonprofit literary publishers in the nation.
• Dalkey Archive Press-A nonprofit publisher whose US presence is located at University of Illinois, Champaign.
• Dzanc Books-A nonprofit publisher associated with online literature publication The Collagist.
• Elixir Press-Denver-based publisher of poetry and literary fiction.
• Haymarket Books-Haymarket Books is a nonprofit, progressive book distributor and publisher, a project of the Center for Economic Research and Social Change.
• Kaladar Books-Independent, women- and minority-owned publisher of fantasy and science fiction, based in San Francisco.
• Ludlow Press-The new home of cutting-edge literature.
• Melville House Books-The Brooklyn publishing house that emerged from the MobyLives book blog.
• Mud Luscious Press-A printing house with an online quarterly component.
• OR Books-Outstanding books from a company with a revolutionary business model.
• Other Press-The independent publisher of fiction, nonfiction, and academic works.
• Saqi Books-Saqi Books is a London-based, independent publishing house of quality general interest and academic books on North Africa and the Middle East.
• Serpent's Tail-Founded in 1986 by Pete Ayrton, Serpent’s Tail is an independent publisher that champions independent thinking.
• Seven Stories Press-One of New York’s best independent book publishers.
• Soft Skull Press-Vanguard publishers and punk agitators.
• Soho Press-Independent publisher of crime and literary fiction.
• Telegram Books-Launched in 2005, Telegram is committed to publishing the best in new and classic international writing, from debut novelists to established literary heavyweights.
• Text Publishing-Melbourne, Australia–based publishers of a very broad range of fiction and nonfiction, international and local, books for adults and young adults.
• Two Dollar Radio-Ohio-based publisher of literary fiction.
• Ugly Duckling Presse-A volunteer-run nonprofit publishing and art house.
• Welcome Books-A publishing house dedicated to developing illustrated books.
• Workman Publishing-A medium-sized independent publisher with multiple imprints.

Other Excellent Literary Sites

• BIRDFEAST-An online poetry quarterly.
• Blog City Lights-The blog of City Lights, the San Francisco bookseller and publishing house.
• booksXYZ-The nonprofit online bookstore supporting education.
• decomP-A monthly online literary magazine, established in 2004.
• Fictionaut-An online literary community that is part magazine and part network.
• HTMLGIANT-A literary blog about more than just literature.
• McSweeney's-Website and publishing house associated with 826 National writing & tutoring centers.
• Monkeybicycle-A literary magazine updated twice a week online and printed twice a year.
• Read All Day-Nina Sankovitch reviews one new book every day.
• Reader's Circle-A great resource for book clubs & groups.
• Small Press Distribution-Nurturing a cultural environment in which the literary arts are valued and sustained.
• SmokeLong Quarterly-Flash fiction online literary magazine.
• Sundog Lit-A literary magazine with both an online and print presence.
• Superstition Review-Arizona State University’s online literary magazine.
• The Kenyon Review-Kenyon College’s online and print literary magazine.
• The Lit Pub-An online collection of constantly-updated book recommendations.
• The Rumpus-Essays, reviews, advice, columns, and more, updated daily.
• Used Furniture Review-An online magazine of fiction, nonfiction, poetry, art, music, and culture.
• wigleaf-An online journal of fiction stories that are less than 1000 words.
• Word Riot-An online magazine of writing, reviews, and author interviews.
• [PANK] Magazine-A monthly online lit mag part of the nonprofit literary arts collective [PANK].

Music, Film + Art, Politics

• Clown Crack-The Internet home of political cartoonist, Mr. Fish–upholder of truth and horseshit.
• Girls Against Boys-Noise merchants.
• Jade Tree Records-The finest in Delaware’s long, illustrious history of independent rock.
• La Lutta New Media Collective-Community based group of creative activists providing new media technical assistance and production development including documentaries; digital video and multimedia in the areas of social justice and independent art/activism.
• Los Angeles Free Press-The true alternative to corporate controlled media.
• The Nation-The best weekly left-wing political journal in the country. National & international politics; arts; culture.
• Truthdig-Cofounded by Robert Scheer, Truthdig is an award-winning news website that provides expert coverage of current affairs as well as a variety of thoughtful, provocative content assembled from a progressive point of view.