This page features the sites of the best independent book publishers in the united states as selected by john kremer, author of 1001 ways to market your books. The fifty best texas books august 1981 texas monthly. All of these publishers are open to unsolicited submissions no agent required. We are especially noted for womens fiction, mysteries, contemporary, historical and paranormal romance. I particularly love your list of book fairs and festivals and plan to check it regularly. We are the irish imprint of the history press group.
An electric debut novel set against the twilight of the american gold rush, two siblings. Discover thousands of books and authors, plus get exclusives on new releases, bestsellers, and more, at. Texas tech university press natural historysciences, poetry, fiction online. Listing of general fiction book publishers with full contact information. I would like to emphasize that these are the best books about texas. Autonomous press publishes both fiction and nonfiction. Top 700 independent bookstores this database features almost 700 stores with address, book buyer, owner, event coordinator, phone, fax, email, website, and more. They are looking for a wide range of subjects, including art, theater, childrens nonfiction, calendars, memoirs, pop culture, politics, history. Your story or novel will be canned when the reader stumbles through errors and. Publishers of high quality, prizewinning fiction and non fiction across a range of categories including autobiography, business, cookery, economics, fiction in translation, history, literary fiction and popular science.
The company relocated to austin in 1983 and its output reached a total of 250 books in print. At tck publishing, we can help you get your historical fiction into the hands of thousands of readers around the globe. If the editor considers the work to be appropriate for our lists, we will put forward an offer of publication, either under a traditional contract or a shared. Ncm publishing adults and young adult, fiction and nonfiction. We publishing almost all genre of fiction and nonfiction. The history press the history press is looking for local historians and writers who are interested in publishing accessible histories of texas. Mutabilis press independent nonprofit publisher of poetry. Mockingbird books boerne mockingbird books is actively seeking submissions for a limited number of non fiction books that appeal to adult texas residents and visitors.
His first novel, the tels, received the independent publishers book of the year award. Through the years, we have established a reputation as a publisher of highquality, awardwinning books on a wide variety of topics, including exploration, biography, architecture, historic sites, high school football, labor unions, and suburbanization. Tsha is the states longestrunning publisher of books on texas history, having published our first volume in 1918. Theres always great demand for a good historical novel. This data file features an updated list of the largest indie bookstores that work with authors and buy books from indie publishers. Even though historical fiction is not a hot genre like young adult or paranormal romance, theres still a very large market of readers for the genre, and there are always good publishing deals to be had for the best historical novelists. Its compressed chronology pushes it along like a brilliant historical novel. All of the publishers on this list have published books that won or were nominated by industry members for awards. We believe firmly in narrative history, in telling a good story, and telling it well.
List of books and articles about texas history online. Historical fiction is a triedandtrue genre that spans the test of time. I personally own or have read at least one book by all of the publishers on this list. The history press ireland is a publisher of history, local history, current affairs, photography and nonfiction books. Tck publishing is a fullservice independent publisher, and we love publishing historical fiction books. Book publishers in texas book publishing directory.
They will consider books about history, nature, the environment, gardening, cooking, regional attractions, current topics and other creative non fiction. Adelaide books publishes novels literary fiction, historical fiction, and romance. Traditionally tcu has developed a strong publishing record in the areas of texana. Publications texas state historical association tsha. The history of our church san lorenzo 2014 clint, texas collected and compiled by florence madrid prado for the descendants of the founders and for our parishioners factual accounts and pictures, 100 years 19142014 paperback, 7 78 by 10 58, 60 pages, over 48 photos. Historical fiction and nonfiction book publicist stephanie barkos awardwinning clients include traditional publishers and their authors, small presses, and. Most major publishers are part of a larger media conglomerate, prominent indie presses excepted, and a search for the years largest book publishers will often yield companies that work with other forms of content rather than books. After 30 years in the publishing industry, ive moved to the clear lake area of houston, and started a new publishing company called brighten press, building humor, guidance, fiction, and poetry books for children and adults. Small beer press was founded in 2000 and is run by gavin j. The history press ireland list of other historical fiction publishers in ireland.
The following ten publishers, however, are always open to submissions from writers without agents or previous publishing experience. We can publish your work in ebook, paperback, and audiobook formats. Whether youre pursuing the publication of your first book or your fifth, use the small presses database to research potential publishers, including submission guidelines, tips from the editors, contact information, and more. Texas book publishers association is a nonprofit 501c3 advocate for texas. I absolutely love the activities that are included in the book. Free list of 400 book publishers and book editors for. Diverse books from these small texas presses the texas. Academic book publishers, book publisher, book publishers taking submissions, cultural book publishers, fiction book publishers, history book publishers, independent book publisher, memoir book publisher, pics, pod, small publisher. Ncm editors are seeking tasteful provocative, intelligent fiction manuscripts in the areas of sexuality and erotica, romance, urban and street, science fiction, christian fiction, and general interest, as well as nonfiction, and lively stories of all genres of fiction for the general population between. We want to help streamline the process and thats why we have chosen the 21 top book publishing houses in texas. The history press ireland is a publisher of history, local history, current affairs, photography and non fiction books.
A reflection in 2018 old west fiction adapts to the marketplace, while old west history is slipping into a subgenre nearly forgotten by most publishers. I have never seen a texas history workbook like this one. Publish your historical fiction with tck publishing. These texasbased independent presses and publishers have offered. The texasbased publishing company doesnt see authors as clients or just. The university of north texas press was founded in 1987 and published its first book in 1989.
Award of the texas historical foundation for these publishing activities and. They do not publish fiction, historical fiction, poetry, childrens books or romance. Scholarly or journalistic works, novels, anthologies, memoirs, poetry, drama well consider any genre, and we love innovative hybrid works that defy traditional genre categories. Based on the thrilling reallife story of socialite spy nancy wake, comes the newest feat of historical fiction from this new york times bestselling author, featuring the astonishing woman who killed a nazi with her bare hands and went on to become one of the most decorated women in wwii. Want to read the most real history of texas that can be read. Paul black, a dallas science fiction writer and independent publisher, is sold on the concept of self publishing.
It publishes books as small beer press, big mouth house, and peapod classics, and occasionally. Discover librarianselected research resources on texas history from the questia online library, including fulltext online books, academic journals, magazines, newspapers and more. White the unpunished vice serves up a mesmerizing sensual history of identical twin sisters who leave their booming texas oil town for paris and a. Though we are the newest university press in north texas following smu press. Though its bread and butter are texana topics texas history and culture, eakin has come to include contemporary fiction and literary nonfiction. They are all respected publishers with good reputations, and are listed here in no particular order. The texas history books that are in the schools today are history rewritten, not real history. Finally, i love the way the author has covered the government and civil war units, there are many 8th grade concepts woven into them. State house press also specializes in books on the history of the old south and the. The big, big list of indie publishers and small presses medium. Third coast publishers llp is a houston, texas based publishing company of various media, such as books, ebooks, online books, audio books, and iphone applications in a variety of genres in both fiction and nonfiction. Ten respected publishers that accept unsolicited submissions.
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