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Welcome!

Please allow me to introduce myself: I'm the man the first ten amendments to the American Constitution were intended to protect. That's right, it's me. I've read them, memorized a few even, and I can tell you, until further notice, I'm watching my back. Let's review: Bill of Rights

Welcome to Good Books, Well Made

April 21, 2017 by James J. Patterson

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We believe that there is no reason a small press can't publish books that compete on the shelf with the best that the big houses have to offer. Welcome to Good Books, Well Made James J. Patterson, Co-Founder, ASP. I suppose the last straw for me was when Eric Foner’s masterpiece, Tom Paine, … [Read more...] about Welcome to Good Books, Well Made

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Influences and Ambitions

December 7, 2016 by James J. Patterson

Marty in the Tower

On Writing Roughnecks I grew up at a time when something called “The Great American Novel” was still revered, aspired to, attempted. Steinbeck, Melville, Fitzgerald, Hemmingway, Harper Lee, and poets like Whitman, Dickenson, Sandberg, and Frost had taken their art into the heart of America and told … [Read more...] about Influences and Ambitions

Filed Under: Essays

ASP Titles Now on UK Amazon!

June 8, 2012 by James J. Patterson

Alan Squire Publishing now on Amazon UK!

Bermuda Shorts and That Paris Year, Now On Amazon UK! Bermuda Shorts, The Indy Best Seller in Essays and Lit Crit, by James J. Patterson, and That Paris Year, by Joanna Biggar, are now available on UK Amazon and Kindle! BS:  http://www.amazon.co.uk/Bermuda-Shorts-ebook/dp/B004BSGFH4/ TPY:  … [Read more...] about ASP Titles Now on UK Amazon!

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A Secret Woman Launch UK

June 8, 2012 by James J. Patterson

Book Launch Party! Thursday, June 14, The Old Bank Hotel, Oxford, England Chris Andrews Publications, Ltd., of Oxford, England, announces it's 30th Anniversary of continuous publishing, with the unveiling of A Secret Woman, by Rose Solari, and a display of Chris Andrew's Photography! At The Old … [Read more...] about A Secret Woman Launch UK

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Art Jericho, The Back Room Poets, And Me

February 12, 2012 by James J. Patterson

Poet Rose Solari, and writer James J. Patterson, recently went to a poetry reading in the Jericho neighborhood of Oxford, England, and an art exhibit broke out! This is why we love this town! Cheers... Art Jericho is a groovy little gallery nestled in among some old buildings just off trendy … [Read more...] about Art Jericho, The Back Room Poets, And Me

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A Secret Woman Prose Poem

February 12, 2012 by James J. Patterson

Sometimes someone surprises you with something so lovely you just can't wait to share. Here, in response to reading a galley of Rose Solari's forthcoming book from Alan Squire Publishing, a prose poem from Cynthia Matsakis. Enjoy! In the middle of the morning, I found myself still in bed, lost in … [Read more...] about A Secret Woman Prose Poem

Filed Under: Essays

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