Literary Publishers

Algonquin Books was founded as a small independent trade publisher in 1982 by Louis D. Rubin Jr. and Shannon Ravenel.

Specializing in Chinese culture, with English comics and books on Chinese philosophy, history, art and literature.

Independent book and audio publisher specializing in stories--traditional multicultural folktales, kitchen-table storytelling, and storytelling as a performance art.

Publishers of the cool, smart, and strange journal Semiotexte, among other other offerings.

The genre-based publishing wing of Random House offers summaries of their current lists, first chapters from selected books, and a list of author sites from authors in their stable.

"BeachHouse Books are the kind of books that fit the beachhouse part of your mind, for fun reading, and perhaps that's where they were written."

Novels, political essays, biographies from contemporary Chinese writers.

Small U.S. book publisher with specializing in Czech literature in translation, American fiction, and humor.

The historical San Francisco bookstore is also home to a small press.

Publishes Canadian poetry, experimental fiction, artist books and drama.

The primary source for serious hypertext.

In Spanish. For more than 50 years, this press has published important Spanish and universal authors in its prestigious collections.

In Italian.

An all-digital literary publisher.

German publisher for Portuguese, German, Czech literature, expressionism, and contemporary literature.

Faber and Faber is a great U.K. publisher of fine literary fiction and poetry, but new media is still very new to them.

"Farrar, Straus's first office at 580 Fifth Avenue had in November 1945 been overnight transformed from being the U.S. Navy's Branch Book and Magazine's Public Information Office, headed by Lt. (jg) Roger W. Straus, Jr., into a two-and-a-half-room publishing house."

The site features their entire catalog, a poem of the week, excerpts from current sellers, academic resources, and more.

"HarperCollins classics such as 'Their Eyes Were Watching God,' by Zora Neale Hurston, 'On Writing Well,' by William Zinnser, and 'A People's History of the United States,' by Howard Zinn are used in school and college classrooms across the country." Find references: dictionaries, encyclopedias, and more.

Including author biographies and a pretty nifty author event search function as well as their searchable catalog, excerpts from current sellers, and more.

One of America's foremost publishers, founded in 1866, and has published such important writers as Robert Frost, Norman Mailer, and Kurt Vonnegut.

A very small press (having published only four books).

Houghton Mifflin offers an online bookstore, with summaries of their latest titles.

The Knopf wing of Random House has one big page for all of its imprints (Knopf, Pantheon, Shoeken, Vintage, Everyman's, Random House Audio).

Publisher of large print books, especially literary classics; provider of large print copies of educational materials

Controversial Russian literature.

The Modern Library imprint of the Random House behemoth has a sharply designed page, featuring their catalog, new titles, contests, excerpts, a book discussion forum, literary links and more.

"The ancient art of storytelling shines a new light on classic literature like never before. The enhancement of carefully chosen music adds atmosphere, a period presence and emotional support to the text."

A publishing company that operates solely on the Internet.

Oolichan Books, founded in 1974, is situated in Lantzville, a small seaside village on Vancouver Island.

Extended essays of literary criticism and philosophy.

Penguin's site is one of the better publisher sites to be found -- fresh graphics, information on hundreds of titles, new releases, academic resources, teachers' guides and more.

A U.K. publisher of trangressive fiction, features their catalogue and an online sampler of excerpts from their books.

Books@Random, the homepage of the publishing conglomerate, shows signs of innovation, including special online offers, reader resources, additional author links, and more.

Ripple Effect Press is a new literary publisher located in Vancouver, Canada.

Ronsdale publishes fiction, poetry, regional history, biography and autobiography, books of ideas about Canada, as well as children's books.

Salmon was established in 1982 with the publication of The Salmon, a journal of poetry and prose, as an alternative voice in Irish literature.

Electronic books on IBM-PC compatible disks; fiction and reference works on literature, publishing, and writing.

Seven Stories Press is an innovative trade publisher with an ecletic list including literary fiction and intelligent non-fiction titles.

Small literary press publishing poetry, memoir and fiction.

The publisher offers a small-scale introduction of their new releases, a searchable catalog, a few author pages, and opportunities for reader interaction.

"Sourcebooks’ mission is to reach as many people as possible with books that will enlighten their lives. Our author focus has made us one of the fastest growing companies in publishing."

Spinifex Press is an independent feminist press, publishing innovative and controversial fiction and non-fiction by Australian and international authors.

St. Martin's Web site is currently under development, and presently contains only links to related/affiliated sites.

Swedish novels, essays, poetry, memoirs, and non-fiction.

Talonbooks Ltd., founded in Vancouver, Canada in 1967, publishes authors of international stature

E-Books to download, including new age, science/alternate technology, health, fiction, and travel

Canadian literary press specializing in fiction (short stories and novels), poetry, juvenile fiction, literary criticism, visual arts and trade publications.

Direct-selling publisher of new fiction.

Canadian and Quebec literature--fiction, poetry, essays, translations, and social history.

Norton, the leading publisher of literary anthologies (and other books) offers a easily navigable Web presence, a Books column in RealAudio, and added value links and features.

Literary translation from Chinese.

Nonprofit publishing fiction, poetry, essays and literature in translation