Small Press Spotlight: Soho Press
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Who are they?
In their own words: "Soho Press is an independent book publisher based in Manhattan. Founded in 1986, Soho publishes 80-90 books a year across its Soho Press, Soho Crime and Soho Teen lists, and is known for introducing bold literary voices, award-winning international crime fiction, and groundbreaking young adult fiction."
Soho Press covers a variety of genres and seems to have a fairly solid catalogue. At 80-90 books a year, it's not a small-small press, and the editors seem to be good at picking their authors.
Website and Store
Honestly I don't love the website- the coloring and font choices are nice, but it's fairly cluttered and navigating it is a pain in the butt. When you click into the store it gives you multiple browsing options, including by imprint, which I do like. The website provides the option to buy direct from the publisher or from a retailer, and I'm a fan of that too. It's still very cluttered though.
Soho Press also offers two subscription options, one for Soho Crime and one for Soho Teen (or maybe not for Soho Teen- it's listed as an option but when you click on the link it says Page Not Found). For a monthly fee you get one book a month and a variety of other things (events, bookplates, etc) as available.
Have I heard of/read any of their books?
I've read a number of them! The Liar and Making History by Stephen Fry, History is All You Left Me by Adam Silvera, Come Closer by Sara Gran, Slough House by Mick Herron (which I read last year and apparently didn't check the publisher for), and more. And I've heard of even more of their books.
Anything else?
Not particularly! They have a solid catalogue. I wasn't able to find a lot of articles about Soho Press or interviews with staff, which was surprising considering how long it's been around, but I also just did a quick search (same as I do with all SPS).
In their own words: "Soho Press is an independent book publisher based in Manhattan. Founded in 1986, Soho publishes 80-90 books a year across its Soho Press, Soho Crime and Soho Teen lists, and is known for introducing bold literary voices, award-winning international crime fiction, and groundbreaking young adult fiction."
Soho Press covers a variety of genres and seems to have a fairly solid catalogue. At 80-90 books a year, it's not a small-small press, and the editors seem to be good at picking their authors.
Website and Store
Honestly I don't love the website- the coloring and font choices are nice, but it's fairly cluttered and navigating it is a pain in the butt. When you click into the store it gives you multiple browsing options, including by imprint, which I do like. The website provides the option to buy direct from the publisher or from a retailer, and I'm a fan of that too. It's still very cluttered though.
Soho Press also offers two subscription options, one for Soho Crime and one for Soho Teen (or maybe not for Soho Teen- it's listed as an option but when you click on the link it says Page Not Found). For a monthly fee you get one book a month and a variety of other things (events, bookplates, etc) as available.
Have I heard of/read any of their books?
I've read a number of them! The Liar and Making History by Stephen Fry, History is All You Left Me by Adam Silvera, Come Closer by Sara Gran, Slough House by Mick Herron (which I read last year and apparently didn't check the publisher for), and more. And I've heard of even more of their books.
Anything else?
Not particularly! They have a solid catalogue. I wasn't able to find a lot of articles about Soho Press or interviews with staff, which was surprising considering how long it's been around, but I also just did a quick search (same as I do with all SPS).
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Date: 2022-03-03 03:49 am (UTC)