Non-Profit Motive

The "small" but mighty Round Bend Press published Charles Deemer's new novel, Sodom, Gomorrah & Jones a few weeks ago, and it is getting rave reviews, as with this fine turn from Bob Hicks at Art Scatter.

"Small" and mighty mind you.

Give me a break.

I'll inform my readers, because the reviewer knows nothing about it apparently. Round Bend Press is solely and expressively built to highlight the genius of authors unaffiliated with the "big" publishing concerns.

I am insulted by the reviewer's mention of the smallness of Round Bend. These ideas are not small. The book was a big idea, and so is the press.

Given that, why mention it? Because the author is not making millions?

Or, more likely, because there are millions of readers out there who wouldn't know a good book if it fell off the shelf and cracked them on the head?

Save the "small" talk.

Hicks is right about the book, however. It's damn good. But he shouldn't get RBP confused with an unrealistic idea of what publishing, particularly as it applies to Round Bend Press, really is.



TS