Thin Man Press

Thin Man Press is a London-based boutique publisher whose mission statement is 'publishers of the unexpected'.

Thin Man is certainly no stranger to controversy.

International Times commented that Thin Man Press is a vanguard for a new generation of small,independent publishers who eschew 'the increasingly boring, controlling publishing mainstream' to champion 'flights of free thought and philosophical fancy... a possible renaissance for talent and originality'.^[1]

In July 2014, Thin Man Press published Libertines' front man Peter Doherty's second book 'From Albion to Shangri-La'.^[2] A compilation of extracts from Doherty's journals and tour diaries, edited by Nina Antonia. The Kindle edition featured a photograph from the original journals - Doherty leaves his journals open for visitors to contribute - depicting a pledge in syringe blood, signed by Peaches Geldof, promising 'not to die'.^[3]

In 2012, Thin Man Press published an English translation of Osama bin Laden's bodyguard's memoir: 'Guarding Bin Laden, My Life in Al-Qaeda' by Nasser al-Bahri,^[4] originally published in France, co-written by Le Figaro journalist, Georges Malbrunot.^[5]

Less controversially, Thin Man Press has also published, among other titles: 'Spark In The Dark'^[6] the first collection of poetry by Southwark Mysteries playwright and urban shaman, John Constable (aka John Crow); 'The Rise and Fall of The Clash' an account of tracking down the various members of The Clash and then making the eponymous film, by director, Danny Garcia.;^[7] 'A Wave of Dreams', the surrealist classic by Louis Aragon in translation for the first time by Susan de Muth and 'Licentia' by A.A. Walker.

Forthcoming titles include a book about The Only Ones front man Peter Perrett and a satire on the Art establishment by Josie Demuth, editor at large of 'La Bouche' zine.

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