print-on-demand small presses · publishing

The Normalization of Self-Publishing

    An editor friend and colleague recently noted the news of yet another round of layoffs coming in the top five New York publishers.     Where exactly is mainstream publishing headed? One super-sized publisher, devoted only to sure-fire blockbusters and the complete disappearance of the already withered ‘midlist’?     In light of this, I want… Continue reading The Normalization of Self-Publishing

capitalism · Catholic Church · Mark P. Shea · Pope Francis · social teaching

Mark Shea’s Timely Book.

Four years ago Catholic apologist Mark P. Shea got fired from the National Catholic Register (along with fellow journalist and blogger Simcha Fisher) for repeatedly telling Catholics who supported Trump that ‘this emperor has no clothes’ (and also wondering what the hell is wrong with people). Over the past four years of Trump, he’s certainly… Continue reading Mark Shea’s Timely Book.