Dorothy, a publishing project explained

Dorothy, a publishing project
Founded:	2009
Founders:	Danielle Dutton and Martin Riker
Country:	United States
Headquarters:	St. Louis, Missouri
Distribution:	Small Press Distribution
Publications:	Books
Genre:	Literary fiction

Dorothy, a publishing project is a St. Louis–based small press publishing house founded by Danielle Dutton and Martin Riker in 2009.^[1] Dorothy specializes in publishing short works of literary fiction written by women. The press releases two books each year, with the titles being a mix of new works and reprints.^[2] Some are written in English and others are translated from foreign languages. Dorothy has been lauded for its promotion of experimental literature that blends together different forms and styles, often crossing over between prose and poetry, as well as for its design aesthetic and the tactile appeal of its books as physical objects.^[3]

Dorothy is largely operated by its founders. The press derives its name from Dutton's great-aunt, Dorothy Traver. Traver worked as a librarian in San Bernardino County in the 1950s and 1960s. She travelled around in her station wagon into delivering books to distant towns that were lacking in libraries and well stocked book shops. Renee Gladman, the first author published by Dorothy, also helped in choosing the press's name.^[4]

A writer for The Atlantic said, "Dorothy books emerge each October like ringing endorsements of writers you’ve never heard of by a friend whose taste you can absolutely trust."^[5]

Notable authors

• Nell Zink
• Joanna Ruocco
  • Nathalie Léger Barbara Comyns
• Leonora Carrington
• Marianne Fritz
• Renee Gladman
• Manuela Draeger
• Amina Cain
• Suzanne Scanlon
• Azareen Van Der Vliet Oloomi
• Joanna Walsh
• Jen George
• Cristina Rivera Garza
• Sabrina Orah Mark
• Rosmarie Waldrop
• Marguerite Duras

Books

• Me & Other Writing by Marguerite Duras (translated by Olivia Baes & Emma Ramadan)
• The Hanky of Pippin's Daughter by Rosmarie Waldrop
• Wild Milk by Sabrina Orah Mark
• The Taiga Syndrome by Cristina Rivera Garza (translated by Suzanne Jill Levine & Aviva Kana)
• Houses of Ravicka by Renee Gladman
• The Complete Stories by Leonora Carrington
• The Babysitter at Rest by Jen George
• Suite for Barbara Loden by Nathalie Léger (translated by Natasha Lehrer & Cécile Menon)
• Vertigo by Joanna Walsh
• The Weight of Things by Marianne Fritz (translated by Adrian Nathan West)
• The Wallcreeper by Nell Zink
• Dan by Joanna Ruocco
• Creature by Amina Cain
• Ana Patova Crosses a Bridge by Renee Gladman
• Promising Young Women by Suzanne Scanlon
• Fra Keeler by Azareen Van der Vliet Oloomi
• In the Time of the Blue Ball by Manuela Draeger (translated by Brian Evenson & Valerie Evenson)
• The Ravickians by Renee Gladman
• Who Was Changed and Who Was Dead by Barbara Comyns
• Event Factory by Renee Gladman

External links

• Wild Milk in The Paris Review Staff's Favorite Books of 2018

Notes and References

1. Web site: DOROTHY, A PUBLISHING PROJECT. Entropy. 16 December 2014. 31 July 2017.
2. Web site: Fall promises bounty of great new books. Laura. Pearson. Chicago Tribune. 5 September 2014. July 31, 2017.
3. Web site: Rudick. Nicole. Press Pass: Dorothy. The Paris Review. 24 September 2012. 31 July 2017.
4. Web site: Filgate. Michele. Publisher, author, pioneer: Danielle Dutton's very Virginia Woolf life. Los Angeles Times. 11 March 2016. 31 July 2017.
5. Web site: American Literature Needs Indie Presses. McNamara. Nathan Scott. 17 July 2016. The Atlantic. live. https://web.archive.org/web/20160717163723/http://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2016/07/why-american-publishing-needs-indie-presses/491618/ . 2016-07-17 . 6 October 2019.