“We exist to do the difficult things of publishing,” Eric Lane of Dedalus on life running “the most literary publishing house in Europe.” By Daniel Kalder CAMBRIDGESHIRE, UK: I first encountered Dedalus Books’ esoteric literary catalogue in the old Science Fiction Bookshop in Edinburgh, Scotland. It was a strange place: upstairs they sold Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, and French editions …
Is the Future of Niche Literary Publishing Dependent on Angel Investors?
By Edward Nawotka A small but dedicated group of readers, print-runs of 1,500 to 2,000 titles, titles that are tough to categorize and even tougher to sell to the mass market — these are just some of the issues faced by the UK’s Dedalus Books described in today’s lead article. Yet, the publisher has managed to survive for more than …