Projects
Chapter House, co-founder
Founded in 2020, Chapter House is a publishing group founded upon the merging of imprints Black Ocean & Not a Cult.
“The merger of indie presses Black Ocean and Not a Cult into a new publishing group offers new path for competitive small-press publishing in the digital era.”
— Forbes
Not a Cult, co-founder
Not a Cult is a publisher of poetry, experimental fiction, art books, and nonfiction focusing on social, cultural, and art criticism.
“Poet Yesika Salgado blew up on Instagram. Now her books are breaking literary boundaries”
— Los Angeles Times
Cover design by Shaun Roberts
OBF logo by Faye Orlove
Behold, my second book, A Book About Books, forthcoming 2024 on One of the Big Five Book Publishers.
Books are spells cast throughout culture. But how does a text become a published book? What exactly defines that? Where does all of this power come from?
I am endlessly fascinated by systems of distribution and how art finds its audience. In this book, I discuss the myriad of paths that authors can follow in publishing their work, the current book distribution landscape, the impact of the Ingram consolidation, and speculations toward the future of book publishing.
This book aims to:
Equip authors with a better understanding of the business behind creating, distributing, and marketing their work.
Give aspiring book publishers deep insight into the systems they'll have to navigate.
Generally celebrate the process that is publishing books.