We here at Payseur & Schmidt remember keenly the difficult years of the Great Depression, when the cost of ink and paper very nearly stopped our presses. Wisconsin winters were cold back then, and all we could hope for was that the fiery heat of the words in our books would warm hearts and minds, if not frostbitten toes. Plus, binding glue made a pretty good soup base in a pinch.
The current economy is biting us all in some mighty sensitive areas, and we want to do our part to ease the sting. We know our books are a bit pricier than the crappy, disposable paper blocks you can buy at big box stores. Everything we publish--from authors and artists like Nicola Griffith, John Clute, Paul Di Filippo, Jim Woodring, and more--is meant to be a work of art that you will give a place of honor on your bookshelf. But tough times call for extreme measures. So, we hereby announce...
The Payseur & Schmidt Mailing List-Only New Deal Book Sale!
Take a nice chunk off our regular retail prices from now until midnight on tax day, April 15th, 2009. The following deals can be had:
Cosmocopia, by Paul DiFilippo/Jim Woodring
Reg. Price: $65 + $10 shipping
SALE Price: $40 + $10 shipping!
And Now We Are Going to Have a Party, by Nicola Griffith
Reg. Price: $50 + $7 shipping
SALE Price: $35 + $7 shipping
The Darkening Garden, by John Clute
Reg. Price: $35 + $5 shipping
SALE Price: $25 + $5 shipping
Here's how to take advantage of our insanity:
1. Visit our web site: www.payseurandschmidt.com to remind yourself why you fell in love with Payseur & Schmidt the first time.
2. If you're interested in any of the sale items (listed above), send the appropriate amount of moolah (including shipping - domestic listed above, international may be extra) directly via paypal to orders@payseurandschmidt.com. We, as of yet, have not mastered the internets and have no easy way to implement sales via our website - please forgive.
3. You will get a confirmation from us and we'll ship out a delivery of bookish awesomeness to you pronto.
4. Sit back and wait for the goodness to arrive on your doorstep.
It's that easy. Give yourself the gift of words, art, and music to slake your thirst for something great. Take care, and don't forget that when the whiskey's all gone, Payseur & Schmidt stand strong.
As always, any questions can be sent to orders@payseurandschmidt.com as well. Please don't reply to this mailing list email, as we may not get it.
Happy Recession/Depression from the kids at Payseur & Schmidt
Alice Schmidt
Therese Littleton
Jacob McMurray
Monday, March 30, 2009
Monday, August 18, 2008
Cosmocopia is in the final stretch!
For all you Paul DiFilippo and Jim Woodring fans:
Cosmocopia, in all of it's complex glory, is off to the printer. We'd posted below some comps and reference images for each component of the project. We hope that you'll enjoy it!
We're having an opening party for Cosmocopia at the Fantagraphics Store in the Georgetown neighborhood of Seattle on October 11, 2008. In attendance will be Jim Woodring and Paul DiFilippo, and the first physical copies of Cosmocopia. If you're local (or even if you're not) you should try and stop by!
Note: due to the complexity and deluxeishness of the project, we're raising the release price to $65. The pre-order price of $50 will still be in effect until October 11, 2008, so if you want to save some cash, order up now! (Pre-orders will have priority on the lower release numbers).
Check out Paul's recent interview and what he says about the project.
Project Specifications:
*513-piece jigsaw puzzle of Jim Woodring's "The Artist's Eye".
*132-page hardcover of Paul DiFilippo's short novel Cosmocopia.
*Bound-in advertisement postcard
*Pulp-style Cosmocopia print
*Jigsaw puzzle box
*Printed sash/box enclosure/limitation page
*Limited edition of 500 numbered sets signed by the author and artist.
Check out the pics:
The Box Top (showing placement of the enclosing sash):
The Box Bottom (showing placement of the enclosing sash):
The Pulp-style print:
Book cover (front):
Book Cover (back):
Bound-in postcard:
Cosmocopia, in all of it's complex glory, is off to the printer. We'd posted below some comps and reference images for each component of the project. We hope that you'll enjoy it!
We're having an opening party for Cosmocopia at the Fantagraphics Store in the Georgetown neighborhood of Seattle on October 11, 2008. In attendance will be Jim Woodring and Paul DiFilippo, and the first physical copies of Cosmocopia. If you're local (or even if you're not) you should try and stop by!
Note: due to the complexity and deluxeishness of the project, we're raising the release price to $65. The pre-order price of $50 will still be in effect until October 11, 2008, so if you want to save some cash, order up now! (Pre-orders will have priority on the lower release numbers).
Check out Paul's recent interview and what he says about the project.
Project Specifications:
*513-piece jigsaw puzzle of Jim Woodring's "The Artist's Eye".
*132-page hardcover of Paul DiFilippo's short novel Cosmocopia.
*Bound-in advertisement postcard
*Pulp-style Cosmocopia print
*Jigsaw puzzle box
*Printed sash/box enclosure/limitation page
*Limited edition of 500 numbered sets signed by the author and artist.
Check out the pics:
The Box Top (showing placement of the enclosing sash):
The Box Bottom (showing placement of the enclosing sash):
The Pulp-style print:
Book cover (front):
Book Cover (back):
Bound-in postcard:
Thomas Disch and Winter Journey
Hopefully this isn't news to anyone by this time, but we at Payseur & Schmidt have been having a summer of silence after the news of Thomas M. Disch's passing. A lengthy period of depression (after the death of his long-time part partner Charles Naylor) ended in his unfortunate suicide on July 5, 2008.
Payseur & Schmidt is forever indebted to Tom for his support and contributions. We couldn't have started P&S without him. We will be publishing his Winter Journey project (along with a documentary film by Eric Solstein) at the end of this year, right after Cosmocopia.
Payseur & Schmidt is forever indebted to Tom for his support and contributions. We couldn't have started P&S without him. We will be publishing his Winter Journey project (along with a documentary film by Eric Solstein) at the end of this year, right after Cosmocopia.
Sunday, June 1, 2008
Nicola Griffith and ANWAGTHAP wins the Lambda!
Congrats to Nicola Griffith for winning the 2008 Lambda Award for best Women's Memoir/Biography for her P&S extravaganza: And Now We Are Going to Have a Party.
Check out Nicola talking about her memoir at her recent Richard Hugo House talk:
Part 1 of 2:
Part 2 of 2:
Check out Nicola talking about her memoir at her recent Richard Hugo House talk:
Part 1 of 2:
Part 2 of 2:
Sunday, May 4, 2008
Project Update: Cosmocopia
We are now accepting pre-orders for Paul DiFilippo's Cosmocopia! Paul's lurid and surreal short novel is accompanied by a 513-piece surprise jigsaw puzzle by non other than Jim Woodring! Paul's delivered the text, Jim's delivered the art (a detail of the jigsaw puzzle box is above -- the jigsaw puzzle itself is an entirely different piece of Woodring coolness), now we just need to get everything in motion! Pre-order now and get shipping for free! Check it out our Cosmocopia pre-order page.
More soon!
Wednesday, April 30, 2008
Appearance: Nicola Griffith at Hugo House
Nicola reads from her Lambda-nominated ANWAGTHAP in Seattle on May 6!
The details:
Tuesday, May 6
7:00 pm
Richard Hugo House
1634 Eleventh Ave
Seattle
Nicola will read with Corrina Wycoff, finalist in the Lesbian Debut Fiction category.
Payseur & Schmidt will be filming the event for posterity. Please come!!!
The details:
Tuesday, May 6
7:00 pm
Richard Hugo House
1634 Eleventh Ave
Seattle
Nicola will read with Corrina Wycoff, finalist in the Lesbian Debut Fiction category.
Payseur & Schmidt will be filming the event for posterity. Please come!!!
Tuesday, April 15, 2008
Award News: Nicola Griffith's ANWAGTHAP is a finalist for the Lambda
Nicola Griffith and her Payseur & Schmidt-published memoir, And Now We Are Going to Have a Party, is a finalist for a Lambda Award for best "Women's Memoir/Biography." Yay for Nicola!!!
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