Swan River Press
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Independent press dedicated to literature of the gothic, fantastic, strange, and supernatural. Æon House, Dublin, Ireland. Posts by Brian J. Showers. www.swanriverpress.ie
For those of you waiting on the next entry in our Strange Stories by Irish Women series, STRANGE SOUTH SEAS by Beatrice Grimshaw, here's an interview with editor Mike Ashley, talking about Grimshaw's life and and contribution to fantastical literature.
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Adventures in the South Seas | Swan River Press
Conducted by John Kenny © January 2026 Mike Ashley is a major enthusiast and collector of a wide range of popular fiction, including science fiction, fantasy, supernatural, and crime fiction. He has c...
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February 14, 2026 at 8:08 PM
For those of you waiting on the next entry in our Strange Stories by Irish Women series, STRANGE SOUTH SEAS by Beatrice Grimshaw, here's an interview with editor Mike Ashley, talking about Grimshaw's life and and contribution to fantastical literature.
swanriverpress.ie/2026/02/adve...
swanriverpress.ie/2026/02/adve...
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Just got the RTÉ guide and they clipped your Rosa Mulholland section for a Lyric Feature on her.
February 12, 2026 at 12:10 PM
Just got the RTÉ guide and they clipped your Rosa Mulholland section for a Lyric Feature on her.
After a stellar write-up in the New York Review of Books by Michael Dirda, there was a rush on our three-volume Fitz-James O'Brien series.
We only did 300 copies, so if you want the hardback set with all the extras, you know what to do!
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We only did 300 copies, so if you want the hardback set with all the extras, you know what to do!
swanriverpress.ie/srp-title/co...
February 11, 2026 at 10:49 PM
After a stellar write-up in the New York Review of Books by Michael Dirda, there was a rush on our three-volume Fitz-James O'Brien series.
We only did 300 copies, so if you want the hardback set with all the extras, you know what to do!
swanriverpress.ie/srp-title/co...
We only did 300 copies, so if you want the hardback set with all the extras, you know what to do!
swanriverpress.ie/srp-title/co...
A Thousand Witches
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February 11, 2026 at 12:56 AM
I can always spot a fellow Pisces.
February 7, 2026 at 11:29 PM
I can always spot a fellow Pisces.
A little bit more about the fascinating life of Irish writer Beatrice Grimshaw, author of our forthcoming volume STRANGE SOUTH SEAS.
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Beatrice Grimshaw (1870-1953) | Swan River Press
“A mountain paradise, yet silent and lonesome, somewhat strange, for all its sweetness of flower and of friend, not friendly . . . ” – “The Blanket Fiend” (1929) Beatrice Grimshaw (1870-1953) was born...
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February 7, 2026 at 9:34 PM
A little bit more about the fascinating life of Irish writer Beatrice Grimshaw, author of our forthcoming volume STRANGE SOUTH SEAS.
swanriverpress.ie/2019/02/beat...
swanriverpress.ie/2019/02/beat...
Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu's vault in Mount Jerome, Dublin.
I organised the restoration and plaque in co-operation with the Le Fanu family back in 2014 for the bicentenary of his birth.
Here's what it looked like back then, all spiff and bedecked with flowers.
JSLF passed away on 7 February 1873.
I organised the restoration and plaque in co-operation with the Le Fanu family back in 2014 for the bicentenary of his birth.
Here's what it looked like back then, all spiff and bedecked with flowers.
JSLF passed away on 7 February 1873.
February 7, 2026 at 8:32 PM
Joseph Sheridan Le Fanu's vault in Mount Jerome, Dublin.
I organised the restoration and plaque in co-operation with the Le Fanu family back in 2014 for the bicentenary of his birth.
Here's what it looked like back then, all spiff and bedecked with flowers.
JSLF passed away on 7 February 1873.
I organised the restoration and plaque in co-operation with the Le Fanu family back in 2014 for the bicentenary of his birth.
Here's what it looked like back then, all spiff and bedecked with flowers.
JSLF passed away on 7 February 1873.
“There are places in the Pacific almost as far away as another star.”
STRANGE SOUTH SEAS | Beatrice Grimshaw
#StrangeStoriesbyIrishWomen
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STRANGE SOUTH SEAS | Beatrice Grimshaw
#StrangeStoriesbyIrishWomen
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February 6, 2026 at 9:51 PM
“There are places in the Pacific almost as far away as another star.”
STRANGE SOUTH SEAS | Beatrice Grimshaw
#StrangeStoriesbyIrishWomen
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STRANGE SOUTH SEAS | Beatrice Grimshaw
#StrangeStoriesbyIrishWomen
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The publisher over at Calque Press tells me there are still a few copies left of THOUGHTS ON HORROR, my contribution to their Calque Ideas series.
I've all sorts of ideas on how broad an innovative the genre can be.
Curious? You know what to do: calquepress.com/collections/...
I've all sorts of ideas on how broad an innovative the genre can be.
Curious? You know what to do: calquepress.com/collections/...
Pamphlet Eleven - Some Thoughts on Horror: Consideration of an Effect
Buying from the EU? Please read about shipping from the UK. Limited edition - 100 copies Calque Ideas provides an opportunity for writers to think aloud, using their own experiences and knowledge to a...
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February 6, 2026 at 3:01 PM
The publisher over at Calque Press tells me there are still a few copies left of THOUGHTS ON HORROR, my contribution to their Calque Ideas series.
I've all sorts of ideas on how broad an innovative the genre can be.
Curious? You know what to do: calquepress.com/collections/...
I've all sorts of ideas on how broad an innovative the genre can be.
Curious? You know what to do: calquepress.com/collections/...
LA ATADURA DE MUERTE de Katharine Tynan
I just received this morning a lovely Spanish-language edition from La Biblioteca de Carfax featuring selections from our own volume The Death Spancel translated by Shaila Corria.
www.labibliotecadecarfax.com/libro/la-ata...
I just received this morning a lovely Spanish-language edition from La Biblioteca de Carfax featuring selections from our own volume The Death Spancel translated by Shaila Corria.
www.labibliotecadecarfax.com/libro/la-ata...
January 27, 2026 at 10:44 AM
LA ATADURA DE MUERTE de Katharine Tynan
I just received this morning a lovely Spanish-language edition from La Biblioteca de Carfax featuring selections from our own volume The Death Spancel translated by Shaila Corria.
www.labibliotecadecarfax.com/libro/la-ata...
I just received this morning a lovely Spanish-language edition from La Biblioteca de Carfax featuring selections from our own volume The Death Spancel translated by Shaila Corria.
www.labibliotecadecarfax.com/libro/la-ata...
TREATISES ON DUST | Timothy J. Jarvis
These weird tales are haunted, not by ghosts, but by an obscure volume of French decadent poetry, a seventeenth-century murder ballad, a bone antenna, and by places where “the membrane is thin”.
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These weird tales are haunted, not by ghosts, but by an obscure volume of French decadent poetry, a seventeenth-century murder ballad, a bone antenna, and by places where “the membrane is thin”.
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January 26, 2026 at 9:24 PM
TREATISES ON DUST | Timothy J. Jarvis
These weird tales are haunted, not by ghosts, but by an obscure volume of French decadent poetry, a seventeenth-century murder ballad, a bone antenna, and by places where “the membrane is thin”.
swanriverpress.ie/srp-title/tr...
These weird tales are haunted, not by ghosts, but by an obscure volume of French decadent poetry, a seventeenth-century murder ballad, a bone antenna, and by places where “the membrane is thin”.
swanriverpress.ie/srp-title/tr...
Been up to DreamHaven numerous times. Greg's a great bookseller. And a whole lot more. dreamhavenbooks.com
Remember the other day when I was saluting my friend Greg Ketter, owner of Minneapolis’ DreamHaven Books? This is him the following day. Greg will never say this, so I will — now is a great time to buy books from DreamHaven. Support Americans who stand up vs. 🧊. dreamhavenbooks.com
January 25, 2026 at 5:49 PM
Been up to DreamHaven numerous times. Greg's a great bookseller. And a whole lot more. dreamhavenbooks.com
The only people allowed to fuck with Minnesotans are Wisconsinites.
January 24, 2026 at 10:33 PM
The only people allowed to fuck with Minnesotans are Wisconsinites.
Unearthed this morning copies of two posters that I designed for Dublin City Libraries. Only the one on the right was ever produced.
They're quite cool though, I always thought.
They're quite cool though, I always thought.
January 24, 2026 at 10:55 AM
Unearthed this morning copies of two posters that I designed for Dublin City Libraries. Only the one on the right was ever produced.
They're quite cool though, I always thought.
They're quite cool though, I always thought.
Here's a good interview with Steve J. Shaw of Black Shuck Books. He talks about horror publishing. A lot. If you're at all interested in this stuff, it's worth a listen.
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Talking to the Man Behind Black Shuck Books, Steve J. Shaw || Awesome Indie Presses
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January 22, 2026 at 7:59 PM
Here's a good interview with Steve J. Shaw of Black Shuck Books. He talks about horror publishing. A lot. If you're at all interested in this stuff, it's worth a listen.
www.youtube.com/watch?v=tILw...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=tILw...
Bad news. Postage is increasing again on 3 February.
We will be absorbing this cost for our hardbacks for the time being.
However, I will need to raise the price of THE GREEN BOOK.
If you want to place an order before prices increase, please do so now.
swanriverpress.ie/green-book-i...
We will be absorbing this cost for our hardbacks for the time being.
However, I will need to raise the price of THE GREEN BOOK.
If you want to place an order before prices increase, please do so now.
swanriverpress.ie/green-book-i...
January 22, 2026 at 6:09 PM
Bad news. Postage is increasing again on 3 February.
We will be absorbing this cost for our hardbacks for the time being.
However, I will need to raise the price of THE GREEN BOOK.
If you want to place an order before prices increase, please do so now.
swanriverpress.ie/green-book-i...
We will be absorbing this cost for our hardbacks for the time being.
However, I will need to raise the price of THE GREEN BOOK.
If you want to place an order before prices increase, please do so now.
swanriverpress.ie/green-book-i...
I finally assembled, after many years, a complete run of Ghost Story Press publications, including the Lewis reissue.
GSP, their design, and ethos, have long been an inspiration for Swan River.
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GSP, their design, and ethos, have long been an inspiration for Swan River.
home.epix.net/~wallison/gs...
January 21, 2026 at 1:54 PM
I finally assembled, after many years, a complete run of Ghost Story Press publications, including the Lewis reissue.
GSP, their design, and ethos, have long been an inspiration for Swan River.
home.epix.net/~wallison/gs...
GSP, their design, and ethos, have long been an inspiration for Swan River.
home.epix.net/~wallison/gs...