Interesting Sites and Resources

McPherson & Co are the publishers of -- among other noteable writers -- Anna Maria Ortese (THE IGUANA; A MUSIC BEHIND THE WALL AND OTHER STORIES), the Italian magical-realist whose story “The Great Street” appeared in our inaugural issue.

Mercury House is a not-for-profit literary press in San Francisco with an interesting list of authors. Members of the staff used to be associated with the respected North Point, before that imprint closed its doors several years ago. In February 1998, Mercury House will publish NARROW ROAD TO THE DEEP NORTH, a non-fiction narrative set in Alaska, by Katherine McNamara.

The Lilliput Press is an Irish publisher which, since 1985 has brought out the essays of the late Hubert Butler. Four volumes of his writing are available through them. Their list includes a number of notable Irish writers.

The Irish Bookshop is the place in New York where books of and from Ireland, in English and Irish, can be bought. They will take phone, mail, and e-mail orders.

The Village Voice Bookshop lives in the heart of Paris, and makes American and English books available to customers on several continents, via phone, fax, post, and e-mail. Odile Hellier, the proprietor, is a Contributing Editor of this publication.

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