Poseidon Press
Parent company | Simon & Schuster |
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Founded | 1982 |
Successor | Simon & Schuster |
Country of origin | United States |
Headquarters location | New York City |
Publication types | Books |
Poseidon Press was an imprint of Simon & Schuster publishing, operating from 1982 to 1993. The founding editor was Ann Patty, who later went on to become an executive editor at Harcourt. The imprint was best known for discovering interesting new literary voices, and launched the careers of many now-famous writers.[1][2][3]
Poseidon Press is also the name of a fictional publishing house from the 1979 novel Proteus by Australian writer Morris West.
Books published by Poseidon Press[]
- Cabal, Clive Barker (1982)
- Fevre Dream, George R. R. Martin (1982)
- , Jenifer Levin (1982)[4]
- The Armageddon Rag, George R. R. Martin (1983)
- Days Between Stations, Steve Erickson (1985)
- , Steve Erickson (1986)
- Weaveworld, Clive Barker (1987)
- , Mary Gaitskill (1988)
- Cabal, Clive Barker (1988)
- The Grotesque, Patrick McGrath (1989)
- The Real Frank Zappa Book, Frank Zappa (1989)
- Tours of the Black Clock, Steve Erickson (1989)
- , Steve Erickson (1989)
- Spider, Patrick McGrath (1990)
- , Mary Gaitskill (1991)
- Guinevere, Persia Woolley (1991)
- , Siri Hustvedt (1992)
- , Steven Millhauser (1993)
- Arc d'X, Steve Erickson (1993)
- Stones from the River, Ursula Hegi (1994)
- A Frolic of His Own, William Gaddis (1994)
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