We’ve also got some other great stuff in the works - a sequel to our successful Invision art book, other novels, some childrens’ books, and more! If you’re in Portland, we’re having an Invision 2 release party on July 31st at The Goodfoot featuring art work from both books!

We’re also going to be unveiling a completely redesigned website soon! It’ll be much prettier, sleeker, and will feature a much more community oriented interface.

A special note about pre-orders for these two novels: any pre-order with a contribution of $10 or more will be signed and personalized by the author. Any pre-order placed previous to this notice will automatically qualify regardless of contribution amount. As our authors live far from us (one is currently residing in China!) this pre-order period may very well be the only time we can offer signed copies of these novels. So please consider supporting the authors and the press!

Ash Dogs by Justin Nicholes

• Binding: Perfect Bound
• Dimensions: 5.5” × 8.5”
• Length: 180 pages
• ISBN: 0977605167
• Release Date: June 15th, 2008

About

Marcus Green has just been discharged after a tour of duty in Iraq. Wounded and disfigured, Marcus returns to a life he barely recognizes… and that barely recognizes him. Stricken by guilt and self-doubt, and spurred on by deep-rooted restlessness, Marcus decides he must embark on a journey to reclaim that part of himself which he has lost. As he explores his past he reconnects with a forgotten half-brother in Mexico and a former hometown love, but he must also come to grips with his accidental family — other wounded veterans and the Iraqis he was supposed to protect.

20% of the profits from Ash Dogs will be donated to the Disabled American Veterans Charitable Service Trust.

Praise for Ash Dogs!

“Justin Nicholes’ impressive debut offers us a psychologically nuanced, spare and cinematic look at the way families and strangers cleave together in times of great crisis. The odd arrangement of family, as important a theme as ever here, is investigated alternately with great tenderness and a hundred-yard stare. The effect is often electric. This is compelling work by a young writer to watch.”
-Darren DeFrain, author of The Salt Palace (New Issues Press)

Pre-order Ash Dogs here!

The Golden Calf by Henry Baum

• Binding: Perfect Bound
• Dimensions: 5.5” × 8.5”
• Length: 180 pages
• ISBN: 0977605159
• Release Date: June 15th, 2008

About

Ray Tompkins is the kind of person you never get to know. He’s the security guard, the factory worker, the man working the midnight shift. Nobody really understands Ray - not his coworkers, not his family, and certainly not the women in his life. There is a rage building inside Ray Tompkins and Los Angeles is the fuel - the sick obsession with celebrity mixed with the vacuousness of everyday life. Against this backdrop, Ray Tompkins finds a way to vent his anger. He, too, will be known…

Praise for The Golden Calf!

“This pacy, tightly written novel is like ‘Taxi Driver’ meets Charles Bukowski’s Factotum.”
-Uncut

“An amusing, persuasive insight into obsession, stalking and the disintegration of sanity. Highly recommended to anyone with a bitter hatred of Tom Cruise and Hollywood stars in general.”
-Butterfly

“A marvel of pace and comic timing….Much of Baum’s narrative bears a similarity to Dostoevsky’s Notes from the Underground.”
-Daily Telegraph

“With a superb narrative control, Baum paints a portrait of male dysfunction set to explode.”
-The List

“Ray is nearly as good a portrait of post-collegiate angst as has been painted so far.”
-New York Press

“Explores the hazy junction where the teeth of the daily grind sink into the day-dreamt certainties of life’s true bell-head sounds.”
-Lee Ranaldo, member of Sonic Youth

Pre-order The Golden Calf here!

Your pre-orders help Another Sky Press out tremendously! Once our books re-coup their expenses we will be able to put our resources towards new projects. All profits for our books are distributed as royalties to the author and other project members in a breakdown that they determine!

Last night 15 different authors read at the legendary Powell’s City of Books during their Smallpressapalooza event celebrating the thriving Portland independent press scene. And four of them have been published in one way or another by Another Sky Press!

Kristopher Young read from his novel Click - specifically, the chapters ‘Going Back’, ‘Eyes and Cockroaches’, and a short segment from ‘Cold and Narrow’ (dedicated to his teeth!).

Jeremy Robert Johnson, an accomplished novelist who happens to have a fantastic short story in our anthology Falling From the Sky. Pure charm and presence as always, it’s safe to say that he lit up the room (with some help from batteries).

Carlton Mellick III, author of one million books (as well as a short story in our anthology Falling From the Sky). Yet another force to be reckoned with, he finished out the night with a style all his own.

Last but not least, the multi-talented Keith Rosson was scheduled to appear but unfortunately was unable to make it. Keith was not only featured in our art book Invision, but is responsible for the absolutely amazing cover of one of our newest releases, The Golden Calf (by Henry Baum)! We were looking forward to hearing him read, but there’s always next time!

Thanks to all who came out and supported the night, and an extra special thank you to Kevin Sampsell of Powell’s City of Books (as well as Future Tense Publishing) for all the work he put into organizing and running the event. Kevin ended up giving a reading as well and stole the show with the tale (tail?) of his cat, Frankenstein.

Here’s to more events!
Another Sky Press

In the meantime, they decided to interview Kristopher Young, who, by the way, is decidedly not a robot.

This interview is in the form of a podcast that is about an hour long, so listen up!

Check it out!

The end of the year approaches and what a year it has been!

Invision! Featuring the artwork of Kendra Binney, Ryan Bodiroga, Paul Fujita, Chris Haberman, Scott Wayne Indiana, Tim Karpinski, Tom Keating, Charlie Alan Kraft, Ashley Montague, Dan Ness, Jesse Reno, and Keith Rosson. It’s been getting a great reception (no surprise, given how beautiful it is), including being selected as a featured holiday gift over at the infamous Powell’s Bookstore!
Check it out: http://www.anothersky.org/in-print/invision/

Click was chosen for September’s Book Club Selection at Chuck Palahniuk’s official website, The Cult. Kristopher took part, answering questions and discussing the book with some very receptive (and perceptive) fans.
Dig into Click: http://chuckpalahniuk.net/community/showthread.php?t=30442
Haven’t read it yet? http://www.anothersky.org/in-print/click-kristopher-young/

We also had a wonderful art show release party for Invision, featuring work from all of the artists in the book. The event was organized by Invision editor Micheal Fields of ArtPDX.com and hosted by Portland’s own Crude Things Gallery. A fantastic time was had by all.

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And of course, 2007 also saw the release of Truth Will Measure and Falling from the Sky!

NEW PROJECTS FOR 2008
We’re aiming for 2008 to be even more productive! Not only do we have several novels in the works, but we’re also moving forward on a couple of childrens’ books, three anthologies, and some new art books! We’ll be sending out more info on these projects soon - we’re excited to be working with so many talented people and look forward to sharing their work with the world.

NEO-PATRONAGE, RADIOHEAD, and ANOTHER SKY PRESS
Neo-patronage got a big boost this year from the mainstream, with RADIOHEAD selling their latest album digitally under a ‘pay what you want (including nothing)’ paradigm. About time! This is fantastic news and more artists are already following suit. We’re no longer quite as fringe as we used to - and that’s a good thing. Part of our goal has always been to see the concepts we espouse spread and we’re happy to see it happening on such a large scale so soon!

Kristopher has also been interviewed quite a bit recently about Another Sky Press and our radical publishing paradigm-
Here’s one online:
http://ckwebb.com/publishing/the-radiohead-model-for-book-publishers/
Another will go live in the very near future at http://www.dogmatika.com

HAPPY HOLIDAYS!
The holidays are upon us so if you’re into that sort of thing make sure to have the best of times - and if not, have the best of times anyway!

All the best,
Everyone here at Another Sky Press!

Sound familiar?

We’ve been doing something similar for the past two years, but Radiohead brings something new to the table: mainstream attention.

Go go Radiohead! (check out their site here)

-everyone here at Another Sky Press

Chuck Palahniuk’s website, The Cult (www.chuckpalahniuk.net) has become the home of a thriving literary community, featuring everything from Writer’s Workshops with successful authors to a monthly Book Club.

And with that in mind, we’re very happy to announce that Kristopher Young’s Click is September’s Book Club selection! Kristopher will provide discussion points as well as answer questions direct from readers for the entire month.

We would love it if you would join in the discussion and help make the Book Club a rousing success.

Find the discussion here!

-Another Sky Press

Join us September 6th at Crude Things Gallery for the Invision Release Party and Art Opening (featuring work from the book)!

Book and show featuring:
Kendra Binney, Ryan Bodiroga, Paul Fujita, Chris Haberman, Scott Wayne Indiana, Tim Karpinski, Tom Keating, Charlie Alan Kraft, Ashley Montague, Dan Ness, Jesse Reno, and Keith Rosson!

Crude Things Gallery
Thurs, Sept. 6th from 6-10pm
625 NW Everett Street #104
Portland, OR

Another Sky Press and ArtPDX have joined forces to bring you a beautiful new full color book featuring 12 Portland artists. Invision will be released on September 6th - pre-order your copy today!

Join us at Aalto Lounge (3356 SE Belmont, Portland, Oregon) at 7:30pm for a reading that includes many Falling From the Sky authors - Carlton Mellick III, Jeremy Robert Johnson, Kristopher Young, Daniel Scott Buck, Santi Elijah Holley, Scott Wayne Indiana. Also reading are Mykle Hansen and Paul Ash.

Many thanks to Daniel Scott Buck for setting this reading up!

September 7th:

Join us at Friedrichs Coffee (4126 University Ave, Des Moines, Iowa) for a reading that includes two authors from Falling From the Sky, Chris Roberts and Tom Thompson.

Many thanks to Chris Roberts for setting this reading up!

And with that in mind, we’re very happy to announce that Kristopher Young’s Click is September’s Book Club selection! Kristopher will provide discussion points as well as answer questions direct from readers for the entire month.

We would love it if you would join in the discussion and help make the Book Club a rousing success. We will provide a link to the actual discussion once it goes live towards the end of August.

-Another Sky Press