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Chômu in 2012

Written by Chomu Press Admin on May 9, 2012 - 2 Comments
Categories: News, Reviews

After a four month hiatus (there were no releases from January to April, but we have actually been busier than ever), Chômu is about to enter another period of production. Below we offer you the pick of recent links related to the upcoming releases for 2012, as well as some general Chômu news and information.
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Dadaoism Contents and New Year Update

Written by Chomu Press Admin on February 3, 2012 - 1 Comment
Categories: News

This is the first post of 2012 and we have for you a round-up of 2011 Chômu links, some news, the table of contents for the Dadaoism anthology, and the results of the Secret Life of the Panda prize draw.
First, for those who missed them last year, a selection of Chômu-related links. Chômu was [...]

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An Imaginary Menagerie

Written by Chomu Press Admin on December 12, 2011 - 0 Comments
Categories: News

We come to the thirteenth and final Chômu release of 2011, The Secret Life of the Panda, by Nick Jackson, a collection of exquisitely realised short stories that forms a fitting(ly unusual) cap to an exciting and rewarding year. So, what can you expect to find between the mysterious covers of this volume, with its [...]

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The Young Mod’s Forgotten Story

Written by Chomu Press Admin on November 16, 2011 - 4 Comments
Categories: News

November is here. There must be something in the air. On the 14th of this month (two days ago), The Who’s Quadrophenia: The Director’s Cut was released, a re-issue of the 1973 ‘mod opera’ and the tale of a young Mod called Jimmy. Today we look into the future and go also a little further [...]

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Prize Draw Winners and Chômu News

Written by Chomu Press Admin on November 10, 2011 - 0 Comments
Categories: News

First of all, we would like to announce that we have a winner for the Orphan Palace prize draw, and that winner is Dave Brzeski, who will soon be receiving in the post a customised copy of Joseph S. Pulver, Sr.’s The Orphan Palace with free bookmark and CDs with selected tracks from the [...]

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The Orphan Palace: A Road Trip to Madness

Written by Chomu Press Admin on October 19, 2011 - 3 Comments
Categories: News

Three months have passed since our last release, Jeanette, but there are three more books to come from Chômu in 2011, and today the first of them, The Orphan Palace, by Joseph S. Pulver, Sr., (also featuring fabulous cover art from Peter Diamond) is finally released. Hitch a ride to madness by picking up a [...]

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Prize Draw Winners and General Update

Written by Chomu Press Admin on August 15, 2011 - 2 Comments
Categories: News

Time has passed and there have been a number of Prize Draw winners since the results of the Man Who Collected Machen competition were announced. The most recent of these eminent winners is Eddie Jones of Wisconsin, who will soon be receiving a specially inscribed copy of Jeanette, by Joe Simpson Walker, with a custom-made [...]

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Introducing Jeanette

Written by Chomu Press Admin on July 20, 2011 - 0 Comments
Categories: News

July is here. Could this be the feel-good hit of the summer? Jeanette, by Joe Simpson Walker, is officially released today.

Here is the soundbite:
“Joe Simpson Walker is to kinky boots what William S. Burroughs was to junk.”
We feel confident in saying that you have not read anything like Jeanette before. It is a [...]

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Are you nemonymous?

Written by Chomu Press Admin on June 15, 2011 - 8 Comments
Categories: News

We’ve said this before, but… And now for something completely different! The tenth publication from Chômu press, Nemonymous Night (released today!), by legendary Weirdmonger D.F. Lewis, is the kind of work for which Chômu exists: insanely challenging, too serious for your average dinner table conversation, but too much fun for your average publisher. It’s the [...]

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Update near the eve of the tenth Chômu release

Written by Chomu Press Admin on June 13, 2011 - 0 Comments
Categories: News

This month, Chômu Press will release our tenth publication, Nemonymous Night, by D.F. Lewis (reviewed here), so we thought it was an appropriate time for a general update and some future forecasts.
We are proud of each of our releases and are gratified to know that our titles are now enlivening bookshelves and enriching readers’ [...]

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