Sorry House
StatusActive
Founded2012; 12 years ago (2012)
FounderSpencer Madsen
Country of originUnited States
Headquarters locationBrooklyn, New York
DistributionWorldwide
Publication typesBooks
Official websitewww.sorryhouse.com

Sorry House is an independent, small press publishing company based in Brooklyn, New York that was founded by writer Spencer Madsen in 2012. Sorry House publishes poetry and fiction in print only.[1]

Sorry House's debut publication was I will never be beautiful enough to make us beautiful together by Mira Gonzalez. It was released on 31 January 2013.[2] Gonzalez is a close friend of Madsen, and the editing process was notably intimate.[3] The book was named a Dazed poetry book of the week,[4] a Flavorwire book of the year,[5] and was excerpted at Vice.[6] It was a finalist for both the Goodreads Choice Award[7] and Believer Poetry Award.[8]

That same year Sorry House published Joke Book by Victor Vazquez.[9]

In July 2014, Dazed named Sorry House one of "10 US Presses that don't play by the rules" alongside Publishing Genius, Wave Books, and Coffee House Press.[10]

References

  1. ^ Swanson, Clare (15 March 2013). "Independent publisher goes against the ebook tide". The Columbia Journalist. Archived from the original on 28 March 2014. Retrieved 27 March 2014.
  2. ^ "Sorry House Book Release". Time Out New York. 22 January 2013. Retrieved 27 March 2014.
  3. ^ Frank, Alex. "Interview: Spencer Madsen Writes Real-Life Poetry for Real-Life Attention Spans". The Fader. Retrieved 27 March 2014.
  4. ^ Smith, Karl. "Bound & Flogged: The world's best pornographer to a cultural perusal of the Northern Territories". Dazed. Retrieved 28 March 2014.
  5. ^ Scott, JD. "10 of 2013′s Best Books of Poetry". 17 Dec 2013. Flavorwire. Retrieved 27 March 2014.
  6. ^ DiTrapano, Giancarlo. "A BLACK FLAG KID WROTE A BOOK OF POEMS". Vice Magazine. Retrieved 27 March 2014.
  7. ^ "Best Books of 2013 Winners". Goodreads. Retrieved 28 March 2014.
  8. ^ "The Believer Poetry Award". The Believer Magazine. Retrieved 28 March 2014.
  9. ^ Cooke, Sam. "But To Answer Ur Question, No: An Interview With Kool A.D." Thought Catalog. Retrieved 27 March 2014.
  10. ^ Oyler, Lauren. "Ten US presses that don't play by the rules". Dazeddigital.com. Dazed & Confused Magazine. Retrieved 25 July 2014.

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