| Frayed Edge Press is pleased to announce the publication of Songs for the Gusle, the first-ever complete translation of Prosper Mérimée’s 19th-century French literary hoax. The widely-praised translation by Indiana-based translator Laura Nagle makes this exciting early example of “fakelore” available to English-language readers for the first time. The volume also includes Mérimée’s preface to the 1840 edition of the work, in which he confesses to the deception, as well as a translator’s note by Laura Nagle in which she discusses the background of the work and some of the challenges of translating it. More information and buying options are available on the book webpage. |  |
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 Our poetry defies expectation and convention both! Featuring:
The Splooge Factory by Christina Springer. Informed by theories of feminized eroticism and a feminist inquiry of power dynamics, these poems reflect the real stories of the real women in an “adult services” massage parlor. ¿Cómo Hacer Preguntas? or How To Make Questions by Daniel Hales. This poetry collection explores the spaces from which questions arise—the memories, musings, and metaphysics we use to seek out meaning. The Ghettobirds by Bryant O’Hara. Aftofuturist speculative poetry with a hip-hop beat. Includes the Rhysling Award-nominated "Hoop Dance." See all of the Frayed Edge Press titles here: https://www.frayededgepress.com/books.html  Continuously showcasing facets of history largely unseen and unexplored, our history authors produce work that intersects engaging prose with academic research. Check out:
A Nurse’s Story: Medical Missionary in Korea and Siberia, 1915-1920 by Delia Battles Lewis. A young American nurse works in a rural Korean hospital before being called to serve in a Red Cross unit on the Eastern Front during World War I. Yearning for the Sea by Esther Seligson, translated by Selma Marks. Translated from the Spanish, this feminist retelling of Homer’s Odyssey centers Penelope and her feelings of loss and desire. Jeremiah Hacker: Journalist, Anarchist, Abolitionist by Rebecca M. Pritchard. Covers the biography and writings of Jeremiah Hacker (1801-1895), editor of The Pleasure Boat--Portland, Maine’s most controversial newspaper. See all of the Frayed Edge Press titles here: https://www.frayededgepress.com/books.html  As we use January to rest and reboot, we invite you to explore some of the wonderful works we've published in the past! In 2020 and 2021, we published three unique works of fiction:
Ambushing the Void by James McAdams, a genre-subversive collection of short stories that explore the liminality of existence, Stealing: A Novel in Dreams by Shelly Brivic, an experimental novel explores the concept of individuality, the psychological influences of family, and the very nature of reality, and Right Guy, Wrong Time: A #MeToo Love Story by Louise MacGregor, an offbeat feminist romance moves beyond “girl meets guy,” dealing empathetically with sexual dysfunction, the ubiquity of rape culture, and what recovery can look like in the #MeToo era. BONUS: Check out Douglas Anderson's historical novel In Madison's Cave, which posits an epistolary conversation between founding fathers Jefferson and Adams -- and deals with topics we still find challenging today.
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