A yummy treat (for those with strong stomachs) is coming soon in our Absurdist Texts & Documents series…a new collection of strange “tastes” from the late master chef Terry Southern: HOT HEART OF BOAR & Other Tastes We’ll be serving it fresh—piping hot and throbbing—in a limited edition of only 125 copies. First come, first served. … Continue reading Southern Discomfort…
A FISH FROM ELSEWHERE Eléa follows a strange fish and is thrown into a provocative realm of unabashed sexual gratification. Faced with evading the grip of the law, escaping the intoxicating clutches of l’hôpital du plaisir, and eluding the ire of her parallel lover’s fiancée, she must return home before she fades away altogether. A … Continue reading A RAUNCHY SUMMER FANTASY FROM FRANCE
#20 — THE BLACK HUMOR ISSUEFEATURING AN INTERNATIONAL CAST OF CHARACTERS: Alphonse Allais, Mark Axelrod, Jocelyne Geneviève Barque, Tom Barrett, Léon Bloy, Ken Brown, Michael Casey, Wayne Coe, Norman Conquest, Thomas James Cooper, Farewell Debut, S. C. Delaney, Rhys Hughes, Harold Jaffe, David Kuhnlein, Mantis, Marcel Mariën, J. H. Matthews, M. G. Mclaughlin, Jim Meirose, … Continue reading A SPECIAL ISSUE — NOW AVAILABLE!
Last month we were tickled pink and apple-green to announce a new collection by THE master of the absurd, Alphonse Allais. For June, we’re JUST PLAIN pickled to unleash THIS anthology of unadulterated nonsense — nonsense in all its merry infestations, from subtle emanations to cartoon lunacy. LE SCAT NOIR BEDSIDE NONSENSE is profusely illustrated … Continue reading June Buffoonery!
As we hunker down in our shelter here in Northern California, we remain busily preparing books to help you endure these terrible times. Alas, the crunch has hit everyone and small, independent bookstores and presses are struggling to stay alive. Please consider ordering a title or two from our list here. You can also donate … Continue reading In the Wings, Some Special Things For Spring & Beyond
NEW RELEASES ALLAIS, Alphonse We Are Not Sheep Let’s Not Hit Each Other 2 + 2 = 5 Loves, Delights, & Organs Alphonse Allais Reader The Blaireau Affair Captain Cap: His Adventures, His Ideas, His Drinks Pink and Apple-Green Double Over I Am Sarcey Long Live Life! Masks: Deluxe Special Edition No Bile! Selected Plays … Continue reading BUY BOOKS
Black Scat Books is proud to bring you this long out of print collection of poetry by the founder and editor of the legendary avant-garde press, Obscure Publications. Paul Rosheim founded Obscure Publications in 2000 and for ten years published an exquisite series of extremely limited edition chapbooks. OP boasted an astonishing roster of avant-garde writers … Continue reading Rosheim Returns!
JULY 4TH — Black Scat Books is celebrating two years of publishing sublime art and literature. In just 24 months we’ve published over 60 titles. Since July 4th, 2012, we’ve had the honor to publish many innovative artists and writers from around the world, including Alphonse Allais (France), Alain Arias-Misson (France), Mark Axelrod, G. Mackenzie Bacon, Honoré de Balzac (France), Allan Bealy, Eleanor … Continue reading The Terrible Twos!
Please consider these fine titles: CAPTAIN CAP (VOL. II) Alphonse Allais. Translated by Doug Skinner THE MAN WHO WALKED ON AIR & OTHER TALES OF INNOCENCE Alain Arias-Misson WASTED ENERGIES, BAFFLED THOUGHTS G. Mackenzie Bacon A CAMI SAMPLER. Pierre Henri Cami. Translated by John Crombie THE NEGLECTED WORKS OF NORMAN CONQUEST THE TWO LOVES OF NUNNY Farewell … Continue reading Happy Summer Reading!
“The way they work, they examine a manuscript for a while and then they may say ‘Oh yes, this is like Look Homeward Angel,’ and then they look up the sales record of Look Homeward Angel, and if that’s all right they’ll take it. But if the manuscript happens to be just a bit original, you can save … Continue reading T.S. on American Publishers (1957)
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