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Who is the best publisher, /lit/?

>> No.7309222

I think Oxford or Vintage, they're often the most reliable in my opinion. I do, however, have a soft spot for Penguin Publishing - as long as you don't buy huge paperback novels from their publishing house (however those kitsch little minimalist hardbacks they do are cute), they're not bad at all.

>> No.7309234

Taschen. The fact my parents had a shelf full of borderline porn taschen books was a godsend as a horny teen with no other access to porn. They were educational too

>> No.7309328

I'm fond of New Directions

>> No.7309353

>>7309220
Wakefield Press is kind of my perfect ideal of a publisher so far. Small books, well-produced, interesting content with a solid theme.

>> No.7309375

>>7309222
Do you mean the penguin classics, or the penguin deluxe classics (White Noise, Gravity's Rainbow)?

>> No.7309936

>>7309375
Penguin Classics

>> No.7309967

>>7309936
also their Modern Classics editions are pretty good too

>> No.7309980

>>7309222
Nice trips. Also yeah, Vintage are pretty based, I just wish they'd change their spines from that absurd red - it makes my book shelf look like a mess.

>> No.7309984

new directions, oxford, library of america

>> No.7310015

NYRB

>> No.7310016

>>7309220
I like Brill when it comes to ME texts.

>> No.7310037

Arkham House

>> No.7310052
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>>7309220
Libary of America

>> No.7310061

Everyman's library, Library of America, Penguin black, Wordsworth and modern library.
Publishers like vintage, barnes&nobles and signet are awful and overpriced for the quality of the paper. Literally newspaper tier.

>> No.7310135

>>7309936

>Penguin Classics
>published Morrissey's autobio as a 'classic'

No thanks senpai

>> No.7310333

>>7310135
Well, as a "Modern Classic." Not everything they print as a classic is worth reading (fuck, not every classic in the world is worth reading), but as a publisher they have a wide and varied roster of classic (and modern classic) reading material. Something is bound to cater to your tastes from them.

>> No.7310338

>>7310333
nice trips

also I got some love for the niggas at Picador, they published Miles Davis' autobiography and American Psycho so I have a soft spot for them.

>> No.7310362

>>7310135
It's quite an entertaining read and I don't even like The Smiths. Don't knock it until you've tried it, anon.