Persephone Books
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| Founded | 1999 |
|---|---|
| Founder | Nicola Beauman |
| Country of origin | United Kingdom |
| Headquarters location | London |
| Official website | www.persephonebooks.co.uk |
Persephone Books is an independent publisher based in Bloomsbury, London. Founded in 1999 by Nicola Beauman, Persephone has a catalogue of 104 "neglected novels, diaries, poetry, short stories, non-fiction, biography and cookery books, mostly by women and mostly dating from the early to mid-twentieth century". [1] in paperback, with a dust jacket. They also publish a Persephone Notebook and a Biannual magazine, featuring details of their upcoming publications. Their books often have a dove grey cover with a cream label, and has printed endpapers, often of a fabric from the original year of publication. Persephone Books also holds events such as film screenings and book groups.
References
- ↑ Persephone catalogue no 10, 2009-10
External links
- Persephone Books official site
- Review of Perspehone Books at bookslut.com
- Feature article on Persephone Books in Albion Magazine
- Feature article on Persephone Books in Running in Heels
- "Persephone Readers" group on LibraryThing
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