Small Press Spotlight: Two Dollar Radio
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smalltimereadsWho are they?
In their own words: "Two Dollar Radio is a family-run outfit founded in 2005 with the mission to reaffirm the cultural and artistic spirit of the publishing industry.
We aim to do this by presenting bold works of literary merit, each book, individually and collectively, providing a sonic progression that we believe to be too loud to ignore."
Two Dollar Radio is a Columbus, Ohio-based publisher specializing in literary fiction and nonfiction. They publish about 5-6 books per year, with a lot of those being debuts. They put out Frequencies Journal, collections of nonfiction essays, and distribute for another press, Sator Press, and its imprint Satyr Press. Together, Two Dollar Radio and Sator Press are doing a literary award, the Sator New Works Award, for trans/nonbinary authors.
They also take unsolicited submissions, and have a low read price for manuscripts to widen the socioeconomic pool of applicants.
Website and Store
The website is busy, but not uncomfortably so. It's fairly easy to navigate and features its books at almost every opportunity. I'm not a fan of the catalogue layout, which features a big blurb for each book and a much smaller description of what the book is actually about, and the description isn't always that clear (ex: "A melancholic and savage look at friendship.") You have to click on the book to get the actual synopsis. Great for clickthroughs, annoying
They sell both hardcopies and ebooks. The prices aren't immediately visible- you have to click on the book you're interested in to see the price. One nice thing they do is "Purchase with Purpose," in which all or part of the author's proceeds from the sale go to charities.
Have I heard of/read any of their books?
I think I'd heard of They Can't Kill Us Until They Kill Us by Hanif Abdurraqib before, but I'm not 100% sure- my memory isn't the best and it's one of their biggest books. The title is great, though, and I'm definitely interested in reading it. Other than that, I hadn't heard of any of their titles.
Anything else?
Two Dollar Radio also makes movies??? Good for them. Their brick-and-mortar store also has a full bar and a vegan cafe. They're a busy bunch, and seem super passionate about what they do. Also, a lot of their covers are super rad.
In their own words: "Two Dollar Radio is a family-run outfit founded in 2005 with the mission to reaffirm the cultural and artistic spirit of the publishing industry.
We aim to do this by presenting bold works of literary merit, each book, individually and collectively, providing a sonic progression that we believe to be too loud to ignore."
Two Dollar Radio is a Columbus, Ohio-based publisher specializing in literary fiction and nonfiction. They publish about 5-6 books per year, with a lot of those being debuts. They put out Frequencies Journal, collections of nonfiction essays, and distribute for another press, Sator Press, and its imprint Satyr Press. Together, Two Dollar Radio and Sator Press are doing a literary award, the Sator New Works Award, for trans/nonbinary authors.
They also take unsolicited submissions, and have a low read price for manuscripts to widen the socioeconomic pool of applicants.
Website and Store
The website is busy, but not uncomfortably so. It's fairly easy to navigate and features its books at almost every opportunity. I'm not a fan of the catalogue layout, which features a big blurb for each book and a much smaller description of what the book is actually about, and the description isn't always that clear (ex: "A melancholic and savage look at friendship.") You have to click on the book to get the actual synopsis. Great for clickthroughs, annoying
They sell both hardcopies and ebooks. The prices aren't immediately visible- you have to click on the book you're interested in to see the price. One nice thing they do is "Purchase with Purpose," in which all or part of the author's proceeds from the sale go to charities.
Have I heard of/read any of their books?
I think I'd heard of They Can't Kill Us Until They Kill Us by Hanif Abdurraqib before, but I'm not 100% sure- my memory isn't the best and it's one of their biggest books. The title is great, though, and I'm definitely interested in reading it. Other than that, I hadn't heard of any of their titles.
Anything else?
Two Dollar Radio also makes movies??? Good for them. Their brick-and-mortar store also has a full bar and a vegan cafe. They're a busy bunch, and seem super passionate about what they do. Also, a lot of their covers are super rad.
