This summer marks (in any meaningful
sense) the fifteenth anniversary of Arachis Press. Yes, we used a
different name the first two or three years. Yes, the first book was
initially printed locally for sale at poetry readings, rather than
going to the POD (via Lulu) approach we have used since. But 2018
does mark fifteen years since ‘Pieces of the Moon,’ the first
chapbook of poetry by Stephen Brooke, was published.
So, it also marks the beginning of our
publishing enterprise. We have learned a great deal in that time!
Certainly, our books look better, are edited better, and so on
(revised editions over the years have fixed many of the early
mistakes). There was, admittedly, something of a gap between that
first book and the second, the novel ‘The Middle of Nowhere,’ but
we have published new books every year since.
We shall continue to do so. Primarily
my own books (i.e. written or edited by Stephen Brooke), to be sure,
though we are quite willing to publish work by others. That will be
addressed eventually, not in this blog entry.
I have done a new, revised edition of
that first book, to appear later this year. Many of our books could
use a new round of editing and proofreading to address small
problems. Nothing major in any of them, to be sure; I do not intend
to rewrite anything!
And do expect three new titles to see
publication yet this year, beginning with ‘Asanas’ on June 16.
