and if you don’t know, now you know (the Lit Pub)
The Lit Pub was/is the brainchild of Molly Gaudry and officially started June 1, 2011. We (Scrambler Books) are very happy to be a part of this community. The Lit Pub’s mission is described as follows (from their website): Our mission is to promote a sustainable literary community by introducing readers to authors we know and love. By providing a public gathering place for ongoing conversations, we aim to connect readers, authors, publishers, and other independent artists of all creative disciplines. Molly has a lot of ambition and has been putting in a lot of work (along...
read moreHappy Birthday Matthew
I want to wish my friend Matthew Savoca a very happy birthday. Buy his book for yourself as a present to help celebrate Matthew’s birthday with him. Here is an excerpt: together we feel something that feels like feeling sad in a calm and acceptable way when we’re lying in bed so i say things like, “run runy fast little bitty buffalo-lo” and “did i turn the giant deadbolt that keeps other humans from getting into the apartment at night or did you” then later maybe, “i feel tired but i don’t want to fall...
read morePublishing Hero: Reb Livingston
I cannot say enough good things about Reb Livingston. She is a writer, mother, editor, publisher. She is very, very good at those things. I am writing this post, because frankly without Reb’s help, there would be no Scrambler Books and I felt it was time to acknowledge that. When I was thinking about starting Scrambler Books, I reached out to her asking questions by email regarding how to run an independent press and make it work. She answered everything I asked and suggested more. She let me see her contract template. She told me about some of her experiences in this publishing biz....
read morewebsite redesign now live
If you are reading this, then you are most likely on our website and have noticed the new design. Grey/gray. Let us know your thoughts, feel free to send an email to editor@thescrambler.com Also, we have slightly changed format so that we will now be delivering daily content. Each new daily feature will be archived in monthly issues. So now you can read something new everyday at The Scrambler. And please feel free to browse the previous issues as well.
read moreannouncing Glimpses…new book
Glimpses, a collection of short fiction by Neila Mezynski is now available for pre-order here.
read moreLos Angeles: A Love Poem
Los Angeles: A Love Poem from D. King on Vimeo. This is a very nice little video for and about Los Angeles. Inspired by a poem from Sandra Beasley. She does the narration in the video as well. Check out her latest poetry book I Was The Jukebox – highly recommended.
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