Camphor Press
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| Status | Active |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2014 |
| Founder | Michael Cannings John Grant Ross Mark Swofford |
| Country of origin | Taiwan |
| Headquarters location | Manchester, England |
| Nonfiction topics | East Asia |
| Fiction genres | East Asia |
| Imprints | Camphor Press Eastbridge Books |
| Official website | camphorpress |
Camphor Press is a British-Taiwanese independent publisher primarily focusing on books about East Asia. The company started as a digital-only publisher[1] focused on providing a platform for English-language writing about Taiwan,[2] before moving into print books in 2015. In 2017 Camphor Press acquired the backlist of US press EastBridge,[3] reissuing those books under the Eastbridge Books imprint. Camphor Press has also acquired the rights to a number of out-of-print titles about Taiwan and the wider region.[4] According to local media, at the end of 2017 Camphor Press was “dominating the Taiwan English-language book scene”.[3]
Imprints
- Camphor Press: East Asia-related fiction and non-fiction for the general reader
- Eastbridge Books: East Asia-related academic books and literary translations
Notable publications
- Sneider, Vern (2016) [1953], A Pail of Oysters, ISBN 978-1-910736-35-7
- Kerr, George H. (2017) [1965], Formosa Betrayed, ISBN 978-1-910736-53-1
- Carroll, Quincy (2017) [2016], Up to the Mountains and Down to the Countryside, ISBN 978-1-910736-50-0
- Bergvelt, Joyce (2018), Lord of Formosa, ISBN 978-1-78869-139-0
- Buck, Pearl S. (2019) [1936], The Exile, ISBN 978-1-78869-049-2
- Buck, Pearl S. (2019) [1937], Fighting Angel, ISBN 978-1-910736-97-5
References
- ^ Menconi, Keith, Taiwan Talk: Michael Cannings on Taiwan Focused e-Publisher Camphor Press, ICRT
- ^ Camphor Press: Bringing Taiwan to the World, Digitally, Centered on Taipei, p. 26
- ^ a b Winterton, Bradley (2017-12-28), Year in Review: Books, The Taipei Times
- ^ Chang, Darice, Niche Media and Taiwan’s Soft Power, Taiwan Sentinel