Salt is one of the leading poetry publishers in the country. They also publish fiction, criticism and drama, and their authors come from all over the world - over 200 titles this past year. But the recession is hitting them too. Chris Hamilton-Emery has just posted this plea:
Here's how you can help us to save Salt.Go on. Buy one. You know you want to. Just look at their website - you can listen before you buy, watch videos, download a pdf of the first few pages to sample a book.
JUST ONE BOOK
1. Please buy just one book, right now. We don't mind from where, you can buy it from us or from Amazon, your local shop or megastore, online or offline. If you buy just one book now, you'll help to save Salt. Timing is absolutely everything here. We need cash now to stay afloat. If you love literature, help keep it alive. All it takes is just one book sale. Go to our online store and help us keep going.
UK and International
USA
2. Share this note on your Facebook and MySpace profile. Tell your friends. If we can spread the word about our cash crisis, we can hopefully find more sales and save our literary publishing. Remember it's just one book, that's all it takes to save us. Please do it now.
Salt books I have purchased in the last twelve months:
Josephine Balmer - The Word for Sorrow
Simon Barraclough - Los Alamos Mon Amour
Isobel Dixon - A Fold in the Map
Katy Evans-Bush - Me and the Dead
Jane Holland - Camper Van Blues
Charles Lambert - The Scent of Cinnamon
Tony Lopez - Meaning Performance
Rob MacKenzie - The Opposite of Cabbage
André Mangeot - A Little Javanese
Andrew Philip - The Ambulance Box
Andrea Porter - A Season of Small Insanities
Fiona Sampson - On Listening
John Siddique - Recital
John Wilkinson - Down to Earth
John Wilkinson - The Lyric Touch
and my own The Men from Praga
Some I have just ordered:
Julia Bird - Hannah and the Monk
Diana Pooley - Like This
5 comments:
Many thanks, Anne. Hope you enjoy(ed) the book. (And that's quite a list of purchases!)
Hi Andrew, thanks for stopping by. I am reading it now - and love its spareness. Man with Dove on Head made me think - weirdly - of Prévert, who was obsessed with birds (tho of unnamed species).
Haven't finished it yet. I tend to have several books on the go at once, which probably isn't a good idea. I ought to post some reviews here, oughtn't I? Though I never expect to see visitors. I should clear the crumbs off the table!
I read in like fashion, I have to admit!
Glad you're enjoying the book.
Speaking of visitors, would you be interested in hosting a stop on my planned virtual book tour late June/early July? Drop me a line at contact[AT]andrewphilip[DOT]net
If you want to know more about Salt's virtual tours, check out Cyclone.
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