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No Reply Press: an interview with Griffin Gonzales, Part II

Posted on December 26, 2023 by J. Davis

This is the second part of an interview and visit I did with Griffin last year. Enjoy! My soapbox with respect to private press publishing, and to a lesser extent fine press publishing, is that so much of what is … Continue reading →

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Preludes by T. S. Eliot; published by No Reply Press

Posted on July 27, 2023 by J. Davis

Upon receiving the beautiful edition of T. S. Eliot’s Preludes from No Reply Press, I realized that I have never reviewed my cherished Arion Press of The Wasteland. Mostly because even though I cherish that edition and love the poem, … Continue reading →

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The Wind in the Willows by Kenneth Grahame; Published by the Mad Parrot Press

Posted on April 27, 2022 by J. Davis

I’ve read this personal fave from my youngster days many times and have a hard time resisting new editions, especially handmade private press editions that feature one of my favorite illustrators. As they say, with every re-read of a book … Continue reading →

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Please forgive me if you got (temporarily) swamped with comment notifications!

Posted on January 28, 2020 by J. Davis

Hello Dear Readers! I just now figured out how to manage my comments in a way that (I think) will keep the spam at bay. I’ve had them basically turned off since I started this blog but have now gone … Continue reading →

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Save the Mills College Book Arts Program!

Posted on November 5, 2015 by J. Davis

Please check out this link to learn more about this amazing program that is being threatened by shortsighted college administrators. If you are a regular reader here, you will know how rare programs like the Mills College Book Arts are. … Continue reading →

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Where have I been? Blame it on tea…

Posted on October 19, 2015 by J. Davis

I take pleasure in tea, appreciating it with my spirit and therefore cannot explain why. ~Sen Joo Ah, yes. I’m very behind on my book reviews because I  have been very deep in my cups. Cups of tea, that is. … Continue reading →

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The Age of Innocence by Edith Wharton; Published by the Arion Press

Posted on July 13, 2015 by J. Davis

The Age of Innocence seems an appropriate title to begin my first fine press review by a women writer in almost two years. Since I reviewed Rachel Carson’s Undersea published by the Nawakum Press, I’ve reviewed fifteen other books by … Continue reading →

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