Piece of Paper Press in the TLS

It is a great thrill to see a large reproduction of the writer and artist Andrea Mason’s drawing of a Penguin paperback of Samuel Beckett’s First Love and Other Novellas – and thus a beautiful drawing of Beckett himself – on the back cover of this week’s Times Literary Supplement (No.6272, June 16 2023). The back cover of the TLS is devoted (as usual these days) to the journal’s ‘NB’ column.

The drawing is of course taken from an ongoing series of Book Drawings by Andrea. I’m very proud to have published the first twelve of these in BOOK DRAWINGS #1–12 (POPP.042) earlier this year.

The reproduction in the TLS is accompanied by short note on the history of Piece of Paper Press. With shout-outs to a few other past contributors including Tim Etchells, M John Harrison, Joanna Walsh, and Susana Medina.

It is possible, we are told, to overcomplicate the publication process. With Piece of Paper Press, which he established in 1994, Tony White avoids this danger…
TLS No.6272, 16 June 2023

The NB column is behind the TLS paywall, but as this is no longer the current issue, I hope it is okay to post a clipping here. Thanks, all.