ABOUT US

Sky Blue Press was conceived in 1996 when its editor, Paul Herron, had accumulated nearly 500 pages of work from more than 60 contributors for the book Anais Nin: A Book of Mirrors, an anthology of reactions to Nin’s life and work. Instead of letting a university press editor perform the inevitable surgery to the manuscript, Herron decided to publish it himself.

The result is a timeless classic containing the writings of Erica Jong, Allen Ginsberg, Sharon Spencer, Deena Metzger, among many others, as well as an ex-con pornographer from England, a medical doctor who’d placed an ad “looking for Anais” in the personals, and those who dislike Nin enough to write about it.

Since then, Sky Blue Press has published the works of Stéphane Mallarmé, Daisy Aldan, Sharon Spencer, Benjamin Franklin V, and most importantly, Anais Nin herself in the form of the long-lost original version of The Winter of Artifice. It has produced the annual A Café in Space: The Anais Nin Literary Journal since 2003, having the privilege of publishing the only journal dedicated to Nin in the world today. Its contributors include many Nin luminaries and scholars, and those who have been influenced by Nin, including Janet Fitch, author of White Oleander.

Sky Blue Press’s motto is “Preserving Literature as Art” because there are few publishers today whose main focus is on the content and its presentation, rather than the bottom line. Only work worthy of the mission makes it to the list of titles, and all titles are guaranteed to live up to the goal of “art.”

APPEARANCES & PRESENTATIONS

Paul Herron is available for speaking engagements, conferences, presentations and panel discussions related to Anais Nin. Past appearances have included:

Henry Miller Library, Big Sur, California (1997)
Anais Nin: A Book of Mirrors

University of Cincinnati, Ohio (1998) On Miracle Ground X
Anais Nin's Paris

University of Ottawa, Ontario, Canada (2002) On Miracle Ground XII
Transcending Cultural Heritage:
How Anais Nin Created Her Own Language

Santa Barbara City College, California (2003)
Transcending Cultural Heritage:
How Anais Nin Created Her Own Language

Hammer Museum, Los Angeles, California (2008) Anais at 105
Book Sales

Université Paris X, Nanterre, Paris, France (2008) On Miracle Ground XV
In the Néant: Miller’s Influence on Anais Nin’s
The Winter of Artifice and the Villa Seurat Series

Several book store readings and appearances including California, New York and throughout the country.

Please contact us for further information.

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