Remembering Alastair Brotchie
This talk was written and given by Malcolm Green at Alastair Brotchie’s funeral on the 20th of February 2023. The two were founding editors of Atlas Press and self-identified as the ‘naughty boys of publishing’. Their imprint bought into print in English, often for the first time, a world of writing from the European ‘anti-tradition’. … Read More
On Independent Publishing, Charles Boyle
“At its best, independent publishing is nimble, inquisitive, resourceful (necessity being the mother of invention), personal, cooperative rather than competitive, passionately engaged and seriously, infectiously fun – all things to which small groups of like-minded people are conducive. Not corporations.” … Read More
bookRoom – digital downloads
bookRoom press shares digital downloads of two books and one event and discussion, all with connections to Small Publishers Fair.… Read More
The Penteract Podcast, Anthony Etherin
“Don’t worry. I’m not a great host, but I’m a pretty good editor.” This is how I would attempt to put my guests at ease, in the early days of The Penteract Podcast. And it was true: while I had … Read More
Helen Mitchell – The Small Publishers Fair
Helen Mitchell looks back on eight years of running The Small Publishers Fair. Simon Cutts of Coracle Press provides context for the early years.… Read More
Ross Hair: Art is a Small Adjustment
Ross Hair explains his choice of the image of a blue scarf, an edition made by the artist Ian Hamilton Finlay, as lead image for the exhibition ‘Avant Folk’ and the 2016 Small Publishers Fair card.… Read More
Maria White: A visitor’s view
Artist book specialist, Maria White on why she loves going to the Small Publishers Fair.… Read More
Simon Cutts: Construction Storage Despatch
Simon Cutts on how he came to make the book Construction Storage Despatch – a homage to Small Publishers Fair founding director, Martin Rogers.… Read More