Classic Mysteries: Republishing Ms. Davis

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Mystery Publishers

Academy Chicago Publishers
An imprint of the Chicago Review Press. Features a number of interesting authors, most long out of print, plus some other odds and ends, including some horror stories by Conan Doyle.
Crippen & Landru
Crippen & Landru publish mystery short story collections. Of particular interest is what they call "Lost Classics," a series of anthologies of mostly uncollected stories by authors who might be enjoyed by a new generation of readers.
Dean Street Press
This small British publisher has a great many classic crime books in its much broader catalog. They are bringing back many Golden Age classics by authors who deserve another chance at a new audience.
Felony & Mayhem
This publisher specializes in classic mysteries, broadly defined, including newer mysteries that adhere to classic standards. They have just overhauled their website to make it much more informative and user-friendly.
Locked Room International
A small press, specializing in very good English-language translations of (so far) mostly-French authors of locked room and impossible crime stories. They publish in Print-On-Demand and electronic editions.
Merion Press
The Merion Press is an independent publisher of out-of-print works that were originally published over 75 years ago, but are enduring even today.
MysteriousPress.com
The brainchild of editor/anthologist/author/bookstore-owner Otto Penzler, the Mysterious Press has recently returned to life and now works with Open Road Media as an electronic book publisher. It is already republishing the work of a lot of classic authors, with more books on the way.
Oconee Spirit Press
A small, independent publisher committed to publishing "lively fiction, and provocative non-fiction." Most of their list covers early works by established authors writing traditional mysteries, such as Carolyn Hart and Margaret Maron.
Oleander Press
This small eclectic British publisher has begun publishing a series of classic British mystery novels, primarily from the Golden Age. The series is grouped into a section of their catalogue named "London Bound," as the books are set in London.
Ostara Publishing
"Ostara Publishing re-issues titles that have unjustifiably become unavailable either through the ravages of time or the forces of publishing economics. We specialise in Crime and Thriller fiction titles and our range goes from the1920s through to the 21st century. We publish thematically and currently have six series available. All our titles are published in a 'trade paperback' format and printed to order."
Poisoned Pen Press
Based in Scottsdale, Arizona, the Poisoned Pen Press publishes a fairly wide variety of mysteries. Some are reprints; many are new, by newer authors. Their website has a great deal of information about their books and authors.

February 04, 2014

Republishing Ms. Davis

Dorothy Salisbury Davis is a first-rate American author - one who, happily, is nearing her 98th birthday. The e-book publishers at Open Road Integrated Media just announced that 22 books by Davis - 21 novels and an anthology of short stories - are being made available as e-books.

I am not all that familiar with Davis's work - much of it done in the 1950s and 1960s - but she is very widely regarded as one of the leading American mystery writers, having received the Grand Master Award from the Mystery Writers of America, not to mention lifetime achievement Anthony and Agatha awards from Bouchercon and Malice Domestic respectively.

The one work of hers that I have read recently is the short story "Lost Generation," which was included in Sarah Weinman's recent anthology, Troubled Daughters, Twisted Wives. It is a profoundly disturbing and powerful story, and I do recommend it. I believe it is also contained in the anthology, Tales of a Stormy Night, which is one of the books being republished by Open Road. You can find most of them on her Open Road author page.

I have said many times that one of the things I hope will be accomplished by the widening availability and acceptance of e-books is the return to "print" of a great many fine authors in all mystery genres, for the enjoyment of a new generation of readers. It's a goal I'm happy to see being achieved by Open Road.

Posted at 03:21 PM in Modern Masters, Web/Tech, Weblogs | Permalink

Tags: dorothy salisbury davis, mysteries, mystery, open road, open road integrated media

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Oh, that is such good news, Les! Thanks for sharing.

Posted by: Margot Kinberg | February 04, 2014 at 03:41 PM

It is indeed, Margot. You're welcome!

Posted by: Les Blatt | February 04, 2014 at 04:39 PM

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