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The curiously bibliophilic book publisher from Seattle Bruce Rutledge and Yuko Enomoto founded Chin Music Press in 2002.
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At the time, media conglomerates were swallowing up publishing companies, greatly reducing the opportunities for risky books to get into print. The time was ripe for small presses to fill the gap, especially with contemporary and edgy literature from Japan. "Chin Music" is a play on Mark Twain's phrase describing a preacher's sweet way of talking, and a baseball term for a high pitch that backs a

batter away from the plate. With that in mind, our books would not only be risky, they would be beautiful. Designers Craig Mod and Josh Powell employed Japanese aesthetics to create “literary objects” — books that are a pleasure to touch as well as read. NPR describes them as “a triumphant kick in the pants for anyone who doubts the future of paper-and-ink books.”

After the levees broke in New Orleans, David Rutledge, a professor at the University of New Orleans, spearheaded Chin Music’s effort to publish one of the first books about those early days. The success of that book, "Do You Know What It Means to Miss New Orleans?" led us to create our critically acclaimed imprint Broken Levee Books. Throughout all that we have witnessed in our 2 decades in business — recession, rise of digital books, pandemic — we remain dedicated to our vision of that sweet chin music.

07/16/2024

The wait is finally over! Visit our new website TRAVEL CATS COLLECTION at https://www.chinmusicpress.com/shop

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07/15/2024

We are super excited to announce our 10 Year Anniversary Sale! All books are discounted at 10% at our store in Pike Place Market. Visit us!
It will be held from July 16 to 31.
Open: 11-5pm Thursday-Tuesday
Location: 1501 Pike Place #329, Seattle, WA 98101

06/29/2024

Story time with at Japan Fair!

05/26/2024

Thanks to for joining us at this year’s and thanks to for running such a fun, energetic fair! Seattle needs this!

05/04/2024

Happy AAPI month! Thanks !

02/22/2024

✨AUTOGRAPHED COPIES AVAILABLE ✨
limited copies left -don’t miss out!
you can buy here: https://x.gd/s9zbl

02/09/2024

FRIDAY ARTWALK
Don’t miss the pop-up at Belltown Art Walk tomorrow ✨
📍Belltown
📅2/9 Fri 6-9pm
artist:

12/23/2023

Tsimshian Eagle makes Booklist’s list for 2023. Steve Quinn 🎉👏🏻🎉

It's fair to say we've been training (er,🤔reading?) for this all year! We're releasing our 2023 & lists this week!🥳🎉 First up, our 2023 for Adult Books: https://bit.ly/3GvMKxT

Congrats to Counterpoint Press, W. W. Norton & Company, Chin Music Press, Penguin Random House Library Marketing, Library Love Fest, Simon & Schuster Education and Library, Hachette Book Group, Rowman & Littlefield, Sourcebooks, & more!

12/23/2023

Great work by Seattle Channel!

12/17/2023

Have a cat lover in your life? Don’t miss the pop-up shop with tomorrow (12/17) from noon to 3 at our showroom!

Address

1501 Pike Place, # 329
Seattle, WA
98101

Telephone

+12063801947

Website

http://www.chinmusicpress.com/

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