Passage Publishing Explained

Founded:2021
Country:United States
Imprints:Passage Classics, Man's World (magazine)
Url:https://passage.press/
Publications:Books, magazines
Founder:Jonathan Keeperman
Predecessor:Passage Prize

Passage Publishing is a prominent new right[1] independent publisher, founded in 2021 and led by former University of California, Irvine (UCI) lecturer Jonathan Keeperman. Passage Publishing produces works from various online communities, reprints and new translations of fiction and historical nonfiction, and has stated plans to publish new fiction and nonfiction.

Passage Publishing has been described as differing from many other publishing houses in its niche, in that it offers new work by “the contemporary far-right’s intellectual celebrities,” “curat[es] in-person events,” and presides over a literary and art award.[1]

History

Passage Publishing was founded in 2021 out of the Passage Prize, an online writing and arts competition offering a $20,000 prize for selected works.[2] It received over 2,000 submissions.[3]

In 2023, Passage Prize was rebranded as “Passage Publishing,” and has expanded through acquisitions of both Mystery Grove Publishing,[4] and a magazine, Man’s World.

Publishing

Passage Publishing has published three books resulting from its Passage Prize writing and art competitions. Hardcover editions range from $300 to $400.[5]

Passage also works with prominent online authors by publishing compendiums of their works. As of May 2024, this has included Nick Land, Steve Sailer, and Curtis Yarvin.

Through its imprint, Passage Classics, Passage Publishing also offers works by Ernst Jünger, Peter Kemp, Pyotr Wrangel, Serge Obolensky and Joseph Conrad.[6]

Arts and Culture

Passage Publishing also engages in cultural projects, including sponsoring highly publicized events[7] [8] [9] with fashion designer Elena Velez, citing the Passage Publishing and its founder as inspiration.[10] [11] Passage Publishing also hosts in-person events alongside its book releases, in cities such as Austin, Miami, Los Angeles, and New York City.

Notes and References

  1. News: Wilson . Jason . 2024-05-14 . Revealed: US university lecturer behind far-right Twitter account and publishing house . 2024-05-14 . The Guardian . en-GB . 0261-3077.
  2. News: Wilson . Kit . The rise of the neoclassical reactionaries . 9 May 2024 . The Spectator . 24 November 2021.
  3. Web site: Passage Prize Volume I . Canonic . 9 May 2024.
  4. Web site: Passage Publishing . Announcement . Twitter . 9 May 2024 . 11 December 2023.
  5. Web site: Passage Publishing . Passage Publishing . 9 May 2024.
  6. Web site: Passage Classics . Passage Publishing . 9 May 2024.
  7. News: Friedman . Vanessa . Post-Pandemic Dressing Finally Takes Shape . 9 May 2024 . The New York Times . 14 September 2023.
  8. News: Testa . Jessica . Should Making It in Fashion Be This Hard? . 9 May 2024 . The New York Times . 13 September 2023.
  9. News: Tashjian . Rachel . Fashion’s problematic fave is Elena Velez . 9 May 2024 . Washington Post . 12 February 2024 . https://archive.today/20240411205333/https://www.washingtonpost.com/style/fashion/2024/02/12/fashions-problematic-fave-is-elena-velez/ . 11 April 2024.
  10. News: Lee . Justin . What I saw at the Longhouse Fashion Show . 9 May 2024 . First Things . 19 September 2023.
  11. News: Moore . Booth . Elena Velez Fall 2024 Ready-to-Wear: Finding Opportunity Beyond the Runway . 9 May 2024 . Women’s Wear Daily . 13 February 2024 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240213154501/https://wwd.com/runway/fall-2024/new-york/elena-velez/review/ . 13 February 2024.