Small Letters Press

One of our first works, "on life, death, and flowers" is a meditation by women writers whose work has been lost to time, from well-known authors whose greater body of work or poetry have disappeared, to women who were prolific in their day but are virtually unknown today, to those whose work simply never became part of the literary canon. "on life, death, and flowers" puts women in conversation with one another in intriguing new ways.

Includes writings from: Louisa May Alcott, Margaret Fuller, Katharine Tynan, Anna Lætitia Barbauld, Susan Fenimore Cooper, and Mary Wollstonecraft.

Curated by Rachel Linn and Marika Josephson, laser jet printed on vellum paper with archival ink, and bound by hand with original cover art by Marika Josephson. 24 pages.

Available with black or teal cover art. Packaged with removable sleeve in small letters envelope.

on life, death & flowers | Small Letters Press One of a pair of short books, on life, death, and flowers is a meditation by women writers whose work has been lost to time, from well-known authors whose greater body of work or poetry have disappeared, to women who were prolific in their day but are virtually unknown today, to those whose work sim...

We'll be profiling some of the works we've released over the last year, starting with today's tiny poem "total solar eclipse." This accordion-bound short poem, was written and illustrated by Marika Josephson, featuring typewritten text on the front with linocut art on reverse, packaged in a removable sleeve. More pictures are on our website, along with our other small books, poems and broadsides!

total solar eclipse | Small Letters Press total solar eclipseby marika josephson Accordion-bound short poem, written and illustrated by Marika Josephson. Typewritten text with linocut art on reverse, packaged in removable sleeve.​42 copies made.Dimensions: 1.5 in x 1.5 in​$5

Releasing this week is a very special collaboration we produced with our friends at Midwesterner, a magazine about food and agriculture in the Midwest. The Aromatic Wild Herbs & Spices of the Midwest is a field guide to identifying and using regional plants in food and drink. Written and illustrated by Marika Josephson, published by Midwesterner, and designed, printed, and bound by hand by Small Letters, this 50-page book is a pocket guide to forest and field. There are a dozen recipes in the appendix, including a unique take on "vanilla" ice cream using only native ingredients. We are honored to receive a shout out from the Chicago Reader as an anticipated book of the fall! (https://chicagoreader.com/food-drink/food-drink-feature/autumn-is-about-to-drop-a-cornucopia-of-local-food-books/?fbclid=IwAR3A53PkcHaQ2PqxNtAVevF9mZQEilRgA2EbXpX_9WncOuKmXyz7o98HTNA)

Books are available at the Midwesterner Shop (https://shopmidwesterner.com) and at Small Letters Press (www.smallletterspress.com).

We are here! Our Instagram account will have a bunch of process photos while working on projects. Our page will have more info on book releases and other events. We'll be posting more about our first season of books in the upcoming weeks.