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Guide to the Serpent's Tail/High Risk Archives
ca. 1990-1997
MSS 86 MSS.086
Descriptive Summary
| Creator:
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High Risk Books (Firm) |
| Title: |
Serpent's Tail/High Risk Archive |
| Dates [inclusive]: |
ca. 1990-1997 |
| Abstract: |
High Risk Books was founded in New York City in 1993 by Ira Silverberg and Amy Scholder
as an imprint of Serpent's Tail Press in London. Dedicated to publishing challenging,
innovative, and progressive literature, High Risk Books transcended the traditional
boundaries of publishing to provoke and inspire a new generation of writers and readers.
While connected by a certain subversive impulse, authors as diverse as William S.
Burroughs, Kathy Acker, Tim Dlugos, Diamanda Galas, Robert Gluck, Gary Indiana, June
Jordan, Cookie Mueller, Lynne Tillman, Pagan Kennedy, John Giorno, Sapphire and many
others are published by High Risk. As a small press, High Risk played a crucial role
in providing a space for writers, many just beginning their careers, who would otherwise
have found it difficult to get published in mainstream houses. In January 1997, the
High Risk office in New York closed. Serpent's Tail Press continues to publish from
the United Kingdom.
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| Quantity: |
39 Linear Feet in 27 boxes. |
| Call Phrase: |
MSS.086 |
