Who is the most Veeky Forums publisher and why is it NYRB?
Who is the most Veeky Forums publisher and why is it NYRB?
Tyler Mitchell
Caleb Young
NYBR, Pushkin Press and Every Man are top tier.
I only own Skylark and Warlock when it comes to NYBR but do you recommend picking up anything else by them? I plan on getting a good amount but I own the Vintage edition of Stoner.
Caleb Brown
I've bought nyrb classics with no prior knowledge of the books and have never been disappointed. 12/12 so far with this method.
Carson Phillips
They're fine but jesus the circle jerk for NYRB on this board is unbearable. It's a way for hipster pseuds to get their "obscure" novels literally spoonfed to them.
Samuel Perez
From what I can tell this place is full of people that have no friends that read. Who are these people trying to impress with their "obscure" books?
The feel, paper quality and selective publishing make nyrb great.
Ian Evans
god forbid i get enthusiastic about a high quality source of lesser known but interesting books
now i feel like such a pseud
Tyler Edwards
This answer just proved you're really one. Props.
Connor Green
vintage contemporary is the only answer. nyrb is garbage
Jordan Lee
But it's people like that make it not about the books themselves but about the "brand name". It's the complete absence of taste, as opposed to someone using it as a way to get a formerly out of print book of an author they're interested in.
Because really what is an NYRB book? What do Lucky Jim and Chess Story have in common other than a publisher?
Lucas Brown
they're both good?