The two newest titles reflect the VanderMeers’ smart and wide-ranging curatorial talents, which have stretched to Finland to bring back English translations of fascinating work by Jyrki Vainonen and Leena Krohn. And for us fossils, the books are available sometimes in paperback as well. Already over a dozen books have sprung from Cheeky Frawg’s loins, including last year’s knockout Jagannath, by Karin Tidbeck. True gluttons for punishment, as well as dedicated embracers and purveyors and boosters of weird fiction, the VanderMeers have taken advantage of the e-book revolution to launch their new enterprise with less overhead and risk than in the days of strictly physical books. But the press went into hibernation, as VanderMeer pursued other projects, including his own fine fiction, and although it exists now nominally as an imprint of Wyrm Publishing, its output is minimal.Įnter Cheeky Frawg Books, the latest venture by VanderMeer with life- and business-partner Ann VanderMeer. During its heyday, the house published a stimulating and eclectic range of books, such as Stepan Chapman’s Troika. That pre-internet era seems like an antique age sometimes, but the accomplishments of MofW endure. The year 2014 will mark the thirtieth anniversary of the founding of Ministry of Whimsy Press by Jeff VanderMeer in 1984.
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