Smith & Taylor Classics is an imprint of Unnamed Press, founded in 2024, combining Unnamed’s mission to uplift the unlikely and unexpected from around the world with editors Allison Miriam Smit…

Smith & Taylor Classics is an imprint of Unnamed Press, founded in 2024, combining Unnamed’s mission to uplift the unlikely and unexpected from around the world with editors Allison Miriam Smith and Brandon Taylor’s shared love of craftsmanship and classic literature. Featuring both celebrated and lesser-known authors from the past, S&T seeks to reintroduce titles that pushed the boundaries of their time, and whose themes continue to resonate today.

The Prongs - Hey Dandy What a rousing way to begin this volume. Two seasoned fellas from Dublin give us charming rant that encompasses descriptive memories of a dandies life from a bygone era. The self-titled post-punk lit-rockers immediately establish their literary credentials with these open lines,“Hey dandy, what you got in that sack? Books by Albert Camus and Jack Kerouac”.

A self-taught artist, Sook-Yin Lee's journey began in Vancouver's art-punk scene, playing in bands as an underage teen and sneaking into clubs. Today she is highly-regarded as one of Canada’s top multimedia artists. Her résumé includes, broadcaster, VJ, musician, film director and actress. She has appeared in films, notably in the John Cameron Mitchell adventurous sex comedy Shortbus. As a recording artist and film composer, …

Laptop is the pioneering electro-pop project from Jesse Hartman — the sharp-witted New York songwriter who first made waves as a teenage guitarist/keyboardist on Richard Hell’s 1990 legendary tour of Japan, then again in the ’90s as the front man of indie rock duo Sammy with guitarist Luke Wood. After Sammy’s brief run Hartman shifted gears, re-emerging in 1997 under the name…

After 20 years with Her Vanished Grace, NYC songwriter-producer, Charlie Nieland established himself as a solo artist rich on nuanced songwriting and sonic exploration. Nieland’s backstory is…

After 20 years with Her Vanished Grace, NYC songwriter-producer, Charlie Nieland established himself as a solo artist rich on nuanced songwriting and sonic exploration. Nieland's backstory is extensive, having written, performed and produced music for decades. He has written for and produced such artists as Debbie Harry, Rufus Wainwright, Blondie and Scissor Sisters, as well as scoring the feature film…

For many years I’ve been fortunate to meet and chat with so many extraordinary people, writers, actors, politicians, professors, musicians – people I find interesting. From the beginning, I m…

For many years I’ve been fortunate to meet and chat with so many extraordinary people, writers, actors, politicians, professors, musicians – people I find interesting. From the beginning, I m…

For many years I’ve been fortunate to meet and chat with so many extraordinary people, writers, actors, politicians, professors, musicians - people I find interesting. From the beginning, I made a strict rule - I don’t do interviews - I do conversations. I want the listener to imagine they are eavesdropping on an intimate chat between two friends. Singer-songwriter, author and friend the enormously talented…