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Foghorn : The Nearly True Story of a Small Publishing Empire.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- DeArmon, Vicki.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Publishers and publishing--United States.
- Publishers and publishing.
- Women publishers.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (260 pages)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- La Vergne : Sibylline Press, 2025.
- Summary:
- This memoir chronicles the journey of Vicki DeArmon and her brother as they establish and grow Foghorn Press, an independent publishing company in San Francisco during the late 1980s and 1990s. With humor and candidness, the book explores the challenges and triumphs of building a small press in a pre-Internet, male-dominated industry. It delves into the personal and professional dynamics that shaped DeArmon’s path, including her family relationships, romantic struggles, and evolving feminist ideals. The narrative offers an insider’s perspective on the publishing world, highlighting the impact of technological advancements and the small press movement on the traditional book industry. This inspiring and reflective account is aimed at readers interested in memoirs, entrepreneurial endeavors, and the history of independent publishing. Generated by AI.
- Contents:
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Note to the Reader
- Introduction
- Part I: Start-Up
- San Francisco, 1987
- San Francisco, 1988
- San Francisco, 1989
- Part II: The Great Philosophy Crisis
- San Francisco, 1990
- San Francisco, 1991
- San Francisco, 1992
- Part III: A Real Publishing Company
- San Francisco, 1993
- San Francisco, 1994
- San Francisco, 1995
- Part IV: The Big Thing
- Sonoma County, 1996
- Sonoma County, 1997
- Sonoma County, 1998
- Part V: Morganization
- Sonoma County, 1999
- Sonoma County, 2000
- Sonoma County, 2001
- Epilogue
- About the Author
- Acknowledgments
- Foghorn Book Club Questions Generated by AI.
- Notes:
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- Part of the metadata in this record was created by AI, based on the text of the resource.
- ISBN:
- 1-960573-19-5
- OCLC:
- 1511110004
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