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forty years of elephants in flight

we're an eclectic independent publisher located in soho. we publish a little bit of everything—and a lot of interesting fiction, mysteries, history, politics, biography, art, design, & more. welcome to our perspective on books and beyond.
“Wait for it…reading glasses!” via @BookRiot

“Wait for it…reading glasses!” via @BookRiot

Throwing punches at THE BOXER’S HEART/ReFashioner launch party at Gleason’s Gym! via @smallgirlspr

Throwing punches at THE BOXER’S HEART/ReFashioner launch party at Gleason’s Gym! via @smallgirlspr

This is the Chinese character for home…literally a roof over a pig in Chinese culture. The captivating family memoir appropriately named HOME IS A ROOF OVER A PIG by Aminta Arrington publishes July 5!

This is the Chinese character for home…literally a roof over a pig in Chinese culture. The captivating family memoir appropriately named HOME IS A ROOF OVER A PIG by Aminta Arrington publishes July 5!

THE ESCAPIST: P. G. Wodehouse’s comic gift was built on his brilliant capacity for repressing unpleasantness via The Atlantic.

THE ESCAPIST: P. G. Wodehouse’s comic gift was built on his brilliant capacity for repressing unpleasantness via The Atlantic.

How wonderful it is that nobody need wait a single moment before starting to improve the world.

—Anne Frank, born today in 1929

“Keep your face always toward the sunshine - and shadows will fall behind you.”

Happy Birthday to the great Walt Whitman who was born on this day in 1819.

REPORTING AMERICA on sale today—a fascinating account of #history in the making! Over fifty years of reportage on American life by one of the 20th century’s greatest broadcasters, Alistair Cooke. 

REPORTING AMERICA on sale today—a fascinating account of #history in the making! Over fifty years of reportage on American life by one of the 20th century’s greatest broadcasters, Alistair Cooke. 

Ever wonder how a book is born? Thanks @WeldonOwen.

Ever wonder how a book is born? Thanks @WeldonOwen.