Publishing Genius

06/04/2024

Mew stories from Joseph Young’s forthcoming collection at Hobart, with thanks to Gabrielle Lutz https://www.facebook.com/share/p/txDqYnucqYp3cff4/?mibextid=WC7FNe

Plato’s Old Blind Elephant She said, Look how god put that spiderweb at the corner of the window, just so. The falling sun struck its threads with chalk, gray, a wisp of pink. I think, he said, we could thank the spider for that.

11/22/2023

Here's a short movie featuring Andrew Weatherhead

This is an excerpt from "Poem While on Hold with NBA League Pass" by Andrew Weatherhead, from his book FUDGE (Publishing Genius 2023).

11/08/2023

Support independent literary publishers by picking a read from the list below, which features new books forthcoming in October 2023 from CLMP members.   A Belief in Cosmic Dailiness by Angela Acosta Red Ogre Review | October 1, 2023 Acosta’s poetry chapbook “roots space-age dreams in centuries-...

10/24/2023

We've added a new item to our menu, READ ONLINE!, and in that new item we've added a new book, A MOUNTAIN CITY OF TOAD SPLENDOR, Megan McShea's masterpiece of language amusement and revelation. It's such a delight to read these pieces again.

09/26/2023

Our new book will be printed in hardcover!

09/14/2023

There's a few videos of Rupert Wondolowski reading from his new book at the new PG blog post -- pretty fun!

05/23/2023

Hurray for more fun poetry! We are excited to launch the latest PGP book, a fantastic collection from Rupert Wondolowski. "Dreams Are My Social Life" is a book that showcases his very inviting wit and ecstatic language -- and it's also his most personal poems. A great take on Americana. As best said in Rain Taxi: "Rupert Wondolowski's gritty work is macabre, mischievous, playful and irreverent...delivered with the power and polish of French surrealism, and yet they are particularly American in nature, informed by a sort of seamy-underside-of-society perspective ..."

04/16/2023

Looking forward to announcing some new books for the PGP catalog this week!

01/07/2023

Happy to be a new member of CLMP!

Please help us give a warm welcome to some of our newest additions to the community! Say hello to Arboreal Literary Magazine, , , ’sMoksha, =Y=R=A, Out-Spoken, Publishing Genius, and Text Power Telling!

01/01/2023

Here’s to a new year and a rejuvenated Publishing Genius! See you in 2023

08/11/2021

11/19/2020

We weren't going to do this till next week, but, what the heck, Publishing Genius's Thanksgiving time sale is live now! https://www.publishinggenius.com/ We are very happy with ourselves.

50% off all books from Publishing Genius and 421 Atlanta!

12/03/2019

I'm very happy to have Lori Hettler from The Next Best Book Club running publicity for PGP books http://tnbbcpublicity.com/

The Next Best Book Club Small Press Book Publicity Specializing in literary fiction since 2013. Our Work Do You Want Your Book To Have Greater Reach? Here are some of the things that TNBBC Publicity can do for you.  Strategy All campaigns start with a plan. Who’s your audience? How do we reach ...

11/20/2019

It's getting so close!

With $50,000, Weatherhead is a notary of the truth, scouring his cubicle, his relationships with coworkers and friends, and the worlds found in literature, sports, economics, and history for something more meaningful than mere facts. What arises is the pure drama of life: the unrelenting passage of....

10/22/2019

Our 50% off sale is over but you can still preorder Andrew Weatherhead's wonderful long poem for 30% off https://www.publishinggenius.com/product/50000/

With $50,000, Weatherhead is a notary of the truth, scouring his cubicle, his relationships with coworkers and friends, and the worlds found in literature, sports, economics, and history for something more meaningful than mere facts. What arises is the pure drama of life: the unrelenting passage of....

10/17/2019

Get 50% OFF everything at https://www.publishinggenius.com/ with coupon code pgp50

10/12/2019

Everyday Genius is coming back for a while and submissions are open.

Submissions are open for Everyday Genius, a literary journal. Please send 1-3 poems, essays, stories, book reviews, pictures, and other provocative writing.

10/11/2019

Read Paula Bomer's essay on the 2019 Nobel Laureate for Literature, Peter Handke

Letter from Austria by Paula Bomer Today it was announced that Peter Handke was awarded the 2019 Nobel Prize for literature (along with the delayed announcement for the 2018 prize, which went to Olga Tokarczuk). Handke’s selection has been criticized because of his response to Slobodan Milošević...